ASCIA Council, Committees and Working Parties

ASCIA COUNCIL 2016-2018
AREA REPRESENTATIVES
OTHER REPRESENTATIVES
ASCIA COMPANY SECRETARY
ASCIA PAST PRESIDENTS
ASCIA ANAPHYLAXIS COMMITTEE
ASCIA EDUCATION COMMITTEE
ASCIA LABORATORY PRACTICE COMMITTEE
ASCIA PAEDIATRIC COMMITTEE
ASCIA IMMUNODEFICIENCY COMMITTEE
ASCIA WORKING PARTIES (HAE, Drug Allergy, Chronic Urticaria, Immunotherapy, Insect Allergy, Autoimmunity)
ASCIA DIETITIANS COMMITTEE
ASCIA NURSES COMMITTEE
ASCIA MEMBERS REPRESENTED ON MAJOR NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL ORGANISATIONS OR COMMITTEES
ASCIA COMMITTEES - TERMS OF REFERENCE

ASCIA COUNCIL 2016 - 2018

DIRECTORS (EXECUTIVE)
PRESIDENT (CHAIR of Board of Directors)	Dr William Smith (SA)
PRESIDENT ELECT (DEPUTY CHAIR of Board of Directors)	Dr Brynn Wainstein (NSW)
DIRECTOR	Dr Jan Sinclair (NZ)
DIRECTOR	Dr Michael O'Sullivan (WA)

AREA REPRESENTATIVES

QUEENSLAND	Dr Susan Perel
NEW SOUTH WALES	Dr Lara Ford
VICTORIA	Dr Jeremy McComish
SOUTH AUSTRALIA	Dr Pravin Hissaria
WESTERN AUSTRALIA	A/Prof Michaela Lucas
NEW ZEALAND	Dr Andrew Baker

OTHER REPRESENTATIVES

COMMITTEE CHAIRS
Anaphylaxis committee Chair	Dr Brynn Wainstein (NSW)
Education committee Chair	Dr Kathryn Patchett (NSW)
Laboratory Practice committee Chair	Dr Karl Baumgart (NSW)
Paediatric committee Chair	Dr Preeti Joshi (NSW)
Immunodeficiency committee Chair	Dr Andrew McLean-Tooke (WA)
ASSOCIATE REPRESENTATIVES
Associate (Dietitian) Representative	Ingrid Roche (WA)
Associate (Nurse) Representative	Val Noble (WA)
Associate (GP) Representative	Dr Victoria Smith (TAS)
Associate (Trainee) Representative	Dr Mark Taylor (NSW)
OTHER
Immediate Past ASCIA President	Dr Melanie Wong (NSW)
JCTC (Joint College Training Committee) Immunology/Allergy advanced training, previously known as JSAC (Joint Specialist Advisory Committee) training	Dr Melanie Wong (NSW)
Allergy and Immunology Foundation of Australasia (AIFA) Chair	Dr Melanie Wong (NSW)
National Allergy Strategy co-chair (ASCIA)	A/Prof Richard Loh (WA)

ASCIA COMPANY SECRETARY
Jill Smith
ASCIA STAFF
Jill Smith	Chief Executive Officer
Other staff (alphabetical order by surname)
Christa Bayer	AIFA Fundraising Consultant
Rikki Dunstall	Administration Officer
Michelle Haskard	ASCIA-AIFA Project Officer
Sandra Vale	National Allergy Strategy Coordinator

ASCIA PAST PRESIDENTS

Prof Tony Basten AO	1990-1992
A/Prof Dan Czarny	1992-1994
Prof Connie Katelaris	1994-1996
A/Prof Robert Heddle	1996-1998
A/Prof Ron Walls AM	1998-2000
Dr Roger Garsia	2000-2002
Dr David Gillis	2002-2004
Dr Karl Baumgart	2004-2006
Prof Dominic Mallon	2006-2008
Dr Ray Mullins	2008-2010
Prof Jo Douglass	2010-2012
A/Prof Richard Loh	2012-2014
Dr Melanie Wong	2014-2016

Further information about past ASCIA Presidents is available at

www.allergy.org.au/members/ascia-past-presidents

The following list includes members of ASCIA committees and working parties (listed in alphabetical order), as well as ASCIA members who are representatives on major national and international organisations or committees.

ASCIA ANAPHYLAXIS COMMITTEE

Chair:
Dr Brynn Wainstein	(NSW)
Deputy Chair:
TBC
Members:
Ms Jody Aiken	(NSW)
Dr Sara Barnes	(VIC)
Dr Andrew Broadfoot	(NSW)
Prof Dianne Campbell	(NSW)
Dr Domenic Cincotta	(VIC)
Dr Vincent Crump	(NZ)
Dr Amanda Day	(VIC)
Dr Ana Dosen	(NSW)
Ms Geraldine Dunne	(NSW)
A/Prof Mike Gold	(SA)
A/Prof Suran Fernando	(NSW)
Dr Lara Ford	(NSW)
Ms Rebecca Gibson	(VIC)
Dr Preeti Joshi	(NSW)
Dr Helen Kolawole	(VIC)
Dr Alan Leeb	(WA)
Dr Rob Loblay	(NSW)
A/Prof Richard Loh	(WA)
A/Prof Michaela Lucas	(WA)
Dr Ray Mullins	(ACT)
Ms Valerie Noble	(WA)
Dr Claire Nickolls	(NSW)
Ms Rachel Pandeli	(NSW)
A/Prof Jane Peake	(QLD)
Dr Elizabeth Pickford	(NSW)
A/Prof Janet Rimmer	(NSW)
Dr Marnie Robinson	(VIC)
Dr Kristina Rueter	(WA)
Ms Maria Said	(NSW)
Dr Luke Sammartino	(VIC)
Dr Jan Sinclair	(NZ)
Dr Jo Smart	(VIC)
Prof Pete Smith	(QLD)
Dr Victoria Smith	(TAS)
Dr Kymble Spriggs	(VIC)
Dr Michael Sutherland	(VIC)
Prof Mimi Tang	(VIC)
Ms Margot Treloar	(NSW)
Ms Briony Tyquin	(NSW)
A/Prof Sheryl van Nunen	(NSW)

ASCIA EDUCATION COMMITTEE

Chair:
Dr Kathryn Patchett	(NSW)
Deputy Chair:
TBC
Members:
Ms Jody Aiken	(NSW)
Prof Katie Allen	(VIC)
Dr Sara Barnes	(VIC)
Prof Dianne Campbell	(NSW)
Dr Damien Chan	(SA)
Dr Lara Ford	(NSW)
Dr Kuang-Chih Hsiao	(VIC)
Prof Ann Kupa	(SA)
Prof Dominic Mallon	(WA)
Dr Sam Mehr	(NSW)
Dr Raymond Mullins	(ACT)
Dr Mahila Namasivayam	(NSW)
Dr MaiAnh Nguyen	(NSW)
Dr Richard Nolan	(WA)
Dr Michael O'Sullivan	(WA)
A/Prof Janet Rimmer	(NSW)
Ms Maria Said	(NSW)
Prof Pete Smith	(QLD)
Dr Victoria Smith	(TAS)
Ms Deryn Thompson	(SA)

ASCIA LABORATORY PRACTICE COMMITTEE (LPC)

Chair:
Dr Karl Baumgart	(NSW)
Deputy Chair:
Dr Chistine Bundell	(WA)
Members:
Dr Sharon Choo	(VIC)
Dr Allen Gale	(SA)
Dr David Gillis	(QLD)
Dr Carolyn Hawkins	(ACT)
Ms Marie Hetherington	(QLD)
A/Prof Peter Hollingsworth	(WA)
Dr Tiffany Hughes	(SA)
Dr Daman Langguth	(QLD)
Dr Michael O'Sullivan	(WA)
Ms Kerri Prain	(QLD)
Ms Louise Wienholt	(NSW)
Dr Andrew Williams	(NSW)
Mr Bob Wilson	(QLD)

ASCIA PAEDIATRIC COMMITTEE

Chair:
Dr Preeti Joshi	(NSW)
Deputy Chair:
TBC
Members:
Ms Jody Aiken	(NSW)
Prof Katie Allen	(VIC)
Ms Betina Altavilla	(NSW)
Dr Rani Bhatia	(NSW)
Dr Shannon Brothers	(NZ)
Prof Dianne Campbell	(NSW)
Dr Damien Chan	(SA)
Ms Terri Corderoy	(WA)
Dr Ana Dosen	(NSW)
Dr AnnKathrin Franzmann	(WA)
Dr Katie Frith	(NSW)
A/Prof Mike Gold	(SA)
Dr Ralf Heine	(VIC)
Dr Marco Ho	(HK)
Dr Tiffany Hughes	(SA)
A/Prof Alyson Kakakios	(NSW)
Prof Connie Katelaris	(NSW)
Dr Nina Kingon	(NSW)
Dr Rob Loblay	(NSW)
A/Prof Richard Loh	(WA)
Dr Alex Lozynsky	(NSW)
A/Prof Michaela Lucas	(WA)
Dr Tracy Markus	(WA)
Dr Sam Mehr	(NSW)
Dr Ray Mullins	(ACT)
Dr Mahila Namasivayam	(NSW)
Dr Merryn Netting	(SA)
Dr Claire Nickolls	(NSW)
Ms Valerie Noble	(WA)
Dr Michael O'Sullivan	(WA)
A/Prof Jane Peake	(QLD)
Dr Kahn Preece	(NZ)
Prof Susan Prescott	(WA)
Dr Patrick Quinn	(SA)
A/Prof Glenn Reeves	(NSW)
Dr Kristina Rueter	(WA)
Ms Ingrid Roche	(WA)
Ms Maria Said	(NSW)
Ms Rebecca Sertori	(NSW)
Dr Jan Sinclair	(NZ)
Dr Jo Smart	(VIC)
Prof Pete Smith	(QLD)
Dr Anne Swain	(NSW)
Prof Mimi Tang	(VIC)
Ms Margot Treloar	(NSW)
Ms Briony Tyquin	(NSW)
Ms Carol Valerio	(NSW)
Dr Brynn Wainstein	(NSW)
Dr Melanie Wong	(NSW)
Prof John Ziegler AM	(NSW)

ASCIA IMMUNODEFICIENCY (ID) COMMITTEE

Chair:
Dr Andrew McLean-Tooke	(WA)
Deputy Chair:
Dr Joanne Smart	(VIC)
Members:
Dr Karl Bleasel	(TAS)
Dr Shannon Brothers	(NZ)
Dr Damien Chan	(SA)
Dr Sharon Choo	(VIC)
Dr Theresa Cole	(VIC)
Prof Matthew Cook	(ACT)
Ms Noelene Davies	(SA)
Ms Rachael Dunn	(WA)
Ms Geraldine Dunne	(NSW)
Dr Marianne Empson	(NZ)
Dr David Gillis	(QLD)
Dr Paul Gray	(NSW)
Dr Sandhya Limaye	(NSW)
A/Prof Richard Loh	(WA)
Dr Tracy Markus	(WA)
Dr Michael O'Sullivan	(WA)
A/Prof Jane Peake	(QLD)
Dr Patrick Quinn	(SA)
Dr Jan Sinclair	(NZ)
A/Prof Rob Stirling	(VIC)
Prof Mimi Tang	(VIC)
Dr Melanie Wong	(NSW)
Prof John Ziegler AM	(NSW)

ASCIA WORKING PARTIES

ASCIA DRUG ALLERGY Working Party

Chair:
A/Prof Michaela Lucas	(WA)
Deputy Chair:
Prof Connie Katelaris	(NSW)
Members:
Ms Annabelle Arnold	(WA)
Dr Sara Barnes	(VIC)
Dr Jack Bourke	(WA)
Dr Andrew Broadfoot	(NSW)
Dr Christine Bundell	(WA)
Dr Damien Chan	(SA)
Ms Terri Corderoy	(WA)
Dr Jason Fok	(SA)
Dr Alka Garg	(SA)
Dr Meilyn Hew	(WA)
Dr Diamond Hira	(QLD)
Dr Pravin Hissaria	(SA)
Dr Tiffany Hughes	(SA)
Dr Benedicta Itotoh	(WA)
Dr Alisa Kane	(NSW)
Dr Helen Kolawole	(VIC)
Dr Daman Langguth	(QLD)
A/Prof Richard Loh	(WA)
Dr Patricia Martinez	(WA)
Dr Jeremy McComish	(VIC)
Dr Ray Mullins	(ACT)
Dr Ari Murad	(NSW)
Dr Mahila Namasivayam	(NSW)
Ms Val Noble	(WA)
Dr Jennifer O'Hern	(NT)
Dr Michael O'Sullivan	(WA)
Dr Kathryn Patchett	(NSW)
Dr Susan Perel	(QLD)
Dr Robert Puy	(VIC)
Dr Katrina Randall	(ACT)
Dr Kristina Rueter	(WA)
Dr Sam Salman	(WA)
Dr William Smith	(SA)
Dr Meera Thalayasingam	(WA)
Prof Frank Thien	(VIC)
Dr Winnie Tong	(NSW)
Dr Jason Trubiano	(VIC)
Dr Nimal Vijayaraghavan	(NT)
Dr Melanie Wong	(NSW)
Dr James Yun	(NSW)

ASCIA HAE Working Party

Chair:
Prof Connie Katelaris	(NSW)
Deputy Chair:
Dr William Smith	(SA)
Members:
Dr Karl Baumgart	(NSW)
Dr David Gillis	(QLD)
A/Prof Alyson Kakakios AO	(NSW)
Dr Karen Lindsay	(NZ)
Dr Andrew McLean-Tooke	(WA)
Dr Ray Mullins	(ACT)
Dr Robert Puy	(VIC)
Prof Mimi Tang	(VIC)
Dr Melanie Wong	(NSW)

ASCIA CHRONIC URTICARIA Working Party

Chair:
Prof Connie Katelaris	(NSW)
Deputy Chair:
Dr William Smith	(SA)
Members:
Dr James Choi	(NSW)
Dr Katie Frith	(NSW)
Dr Wun Yee Lau	(TAS)
Dr Richard Nolan	(WA)
Dr Katrina Randall	(ACT)
A/Prof Robert Stirling	(VIC)
Dr Brynn Wainstein	(NSW)

ASCIA IMMUNOTHERAPY Working Party

Chair:
Dr William Smith	(SA)
Members:
Prof Robert Heddle	(SA)
Prof Connie Katelaris	(NSW)
A/Prof Richard Loh	(WA)
Dr Sam Mehr	(NSW)
Dr Ray Mullins	(ACT)
Dr Richard Steele	(NZ)

ASCIA AUTOIMMUNITY Working Party

Chair: (TBC)
Members:
Dr David Gillis	(QLD)
Dr Pravin Hisssaria	(SA)
Dr Karen Lindsay	(NZ)
Prof Ian Mackay	(VIC)
Ms Kerri Prain	(QLD)
Dr Lucinda Wallman	(NSW)
Ms Louise Wienholt	(NSW)
Mr Bob Wilson	(QLD)

ASCIA INSECT ALLERGY Working Party

Chair:
Prof Robert Heddle	(SA)
Members:
Dr Andrew Broadfoot	(NSW)
A/Prof Suran Fernando	(NSW)
Dr Ray Mullins	(ACT)
Dr Robert Puy	(VIC)
Ms Maria Said	(NSW)
Dr Victoria Smith	(TAS)
Dr Graham Solley	(QLD)
Dr Michael Sutherland	(VIC)
A/Prof Sheryl van Nunen	(NSW)
Dr Michael Wiese	(SA)

ASCIA DIETITIANS COMMITTEE

Chair: Ingrid Roche

Deputy Chair: Kathy Beck

ASCIA NURSES COMMITTEE

Chair: Val Noble

Deputy Chair: Sacha Palmer

ASCIA MEMBERS REPRESENTED ON MAJOR NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL ORGANISATIONS OR COMMITTEES

Asia-Pacific Association of Allergology, Asthma & Clinical Immunology (APAAACI)

Prof Connie Katelaris	Past President
Prof Frank Thien	President Elect
A/Prof Ron Walls AM	Historian
Prof Mimi Tang	House of Delegates

Asia-Pacific Association of Pediatric Allergy, Respiratory and Immunology (APAPARI)

Prof Susan Prescott	Executive Committee

Australian Drug Evaluation Committee (ADEC)

TBC

Australian Prescriber Journal

Prof Connie Katelaris	Immunology and Allergy sub-editor

Federation of Clinical Immunology Societies (FOCIS)

A/Prof Stephen Adelstein

Internal Medicine Journal (IMJ)

Dr Marianne Empson	Immunology and Allergy sub-editor

International Union of Immunological Societies (IUIS) Allergen nomenclature subcommittee

A/Prof Andreas Lopata

International Union of Immunological Societies (IUIS) Primary Immunodeficiency Expert Committee

Prof Mimi Tang	Committee member

LabTests Online

Dr Daman Langguth	ASCIA Immunopathology representative

Pathology Associations Committee (PAC)

Dr Karl Baumgart	ASCIA representative - PAC Scope of Practice Working Party for Scientists

JCTC (Joint College Training Committee) Immunology/Allergy advanced training, previously known as JSAC (Joint Specialist Advisory Committee) training

Dr Melanie Wong	Chairperson
TBC	Coordinator of advanced training in Immunology and Allergy
A/Prof William Sewell	Chief Examiner in Immunology, RCPA
Dr Mark Taylor	Trainee representative
Vacant	Paediatric Allergy - Immunology Representative
Prof Brad Frankum	Clinical representative
Dr Jan Sinclair	Chairperson, NZ JSAC (Immunology and Allergy)
Dr Theo de Malmanche	RCPA representative
Vacant	Curriculum representative

National Asthma Council

Prof Bob Heddle	Director

RACP Adult Medicine Division Council

TBC

World Allergy Organisation - WAO

A/Prof Richard Loh	House of Delegates
Prof Pete Smith	House of Delegates, Web Editorial Board
Prof Mimi Tang	Board

For Member qualifications see Allergy and Clinical Immunology in Australia and New Zealand

Content updated June 2017