Executive Committee

Current committee members

The current committee elected on 12 June 2019 are:

Associate Professor Tanya Jakimow (President)
Associate Professor
College of Asia & the Pacific, Australian National University
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Associate Professor  Bina Fernandez (Vice-President)
Associate Professor in Development Studies
School of Social and Political Sciences, University of Melbourne
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Associate Professor Anthony Ware (Secretary)
Associate Professor of International and Community Development
Faculty of Arts and Education, Deakin University
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Dr Joyce Wu (Treasurer)
Research Fellow
Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National University
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Lauren Tynan (Student Representative)
Department of Geography and Planning
Faculty of Arts, Macquarie University
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Dr Philippa Smales (Industry Member)
Research for Development Impact Network (RDI Network)
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Associate Professor Nichole Georgeou (Ordinary Member)
Associate Dean, Engagement and International, Dean’s Unit School of Social Sciences
Associate Professor in Humanitarian and Development Studies
Humanitarian and Development Studies, Western Sydney University
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Dr Kearrin Sims (Ordinary Member)
Lecturer, Development Studies
College of Science & Engineering, James Cook University
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Dr Rochelle Spencer (Ordinary Member)
Senior Lecturer
Murdoch University
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Dr Vicki-Ann Ware (Ordinary Member)
Senior Lecturer, International and Community Development
Faculty of Arts and Education, Deakin University
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