The Board Directors Chair and sit on a number of board committees that oversee key areas of operation for the association.
Governance Committee
Position
Name
Committee Chair
Blane McGuiness
Director
Aaron Sudholz
Director
Dean Ferguson
Audit, Finance, and Risk Committee
Position
Name
Committee Chair
Kingsley Brown
Secretary / ACA General Manager
Ross Boucher
Director
Aaron Suholz
ACA Board Chair (ex-officio member)
Dean Ferguson
Finance Manager
Suzzanna Selvey
Education and Training Committee
Position
Name
Committee Chair
Michael Werle
Director
Patricia Shaw
Committee Member
Justin Rigby
Committee Member
Peter Dove
Committee Member
Dean Wall
Training & Development Coordinator
Jeffrey Lim
Membership Committee
Position
Name
Committee Chair
Wayne Burns
Technical Group Coordinating Subcommittee Chair
Lorraine Duffy
Membership Benefit Subcommittee Chair
John Grapiglia
Membership Growth Subcommittee Chair
Adam Levi
Membership Services Coordinator
Lachlan Sebbens
Young Corrosion Group Steering Committee
Position
Name
Branch
Chair (Interim)
Hannah Pollock
VIC
Secretary
Dymock Dibb
VIC
Committee
Austin Bennett
VIC
Committee
Dominique Veloso
VIC
Committee
James Kollias
SA
Committee
Javad Nadem
QLD
Committee
Kyle Fortune
VIC
Committee
Eli Sutton
WA
Committee
Anthony Roccisano
SA
Committee
Anton Bardak
QLD
Committee
Dominic Boin
NSW
Committee
Sri Kambhampati
WA
Membership Subcommittee Chair
Wayne Burns
QLD
Council
The council consists of the President and two Vice-Presidents, two Council members appointed by each Branch Committee each year and the Public Officer.
Position
Name
President
Igor Chaves
Vice President
Vahid Afshari
Vice President
Isaac Isakovich
Councillors
NSW
Michael Barone
NSW
Gary Bennett
VIC
Scott Wade
VIC
Richard Brodribb
QLD
Bob Phang
QLD
Wayne Thompson
SA
Daniel Fosdike
SA
Hannah Watchman
WA
Graham Carlisle
WA
Rhiannon Easdon
TAS
Dean Wall
TAS
Mark Jones
NCL
Robert Freedman
NCL
David Nicholas
NZ
Matthew Vercoe
NZ
Willie Mandeno
Staff
Name
Position
Responsibilities
Ross Boucher
General Manager
Achieving the ACA revenue and membership satisfaction goals by acquiring new business, building and nurturing member industry relationships and networks, developing sales strategies and implementing and maintaining member service standards.
Suzzanna Selvey
Finance Manager
Contributes to the overall success of the ACA by effectively managing administrative, financial and management accounting services to ensure long term financial viability and providing accurate and timely financial reports, analysis and recommendations to assist with effective corporate governance and decision-making.
Robert Slater
Digital Services Manager
Leading the development and optimisation of fit for purpose business information systems and digital services ensuring they meet and maintain business and legal requirements, improve productivity, service delivery, member engagement and experience.
Jeffrey Lim
Training and Development Coordinator
Provision of contemporary learning and development products and services to support the achievement of ACA revenue and membership satisfaction goals, build capability and capacity to meet the future needs of industry.
Lachlan Sebbens
Membership Services Coordinator
Leading the ACA membership operations and experience by nurturing member relationships and networks, coordinating the delivery of professional events and maintaining member service standards.
Rachelle Rigby
Event Coordinator - Corrosion and Prevention Conference
Organising and leading the ACA's delivery of the annual Corrosion & Prevention Conference.
Gillian Slater
Admin Officer
Providing professional support to the General Manager and coordinate and performs a range of administrative functions. Works collaboratively across business units driving a superior member experience.
Website Admin
Website Admin
