Structure

Current Directors

ACA is governed by a Board of Directors who are elected by members of the Council.

Position	Name
Chair	Dean Ferguson
Director	Patricia Shaw
Director	Kingsley Brown
Director	Blane McGuiness
Director	Wayne Burns
Director	Aaron Sudholz
Non-executive Director	Michael Werle
Non-executive Director	Kim Jones

Governance Structure

Board Committees

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
Chairperson	TBC
Secretary	Dymock Dibb	VIC
Committee	Austin Bennett	VIC
Committee	Dominique Veloso	VIC
Committee	Hannah Pollock	VIC
Committee	Javad Nadem	QLD
Committee	Kyle Fortune	VIC
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	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	Vahid Afshari
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.