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RREAC Membership

CHAIR
Hon Matthew Benson-Lidholm MLC
South West Electorate

DEPUTY CHAIR
Mr Terry Waldron MLA
Wagin Electorate and Deputy Leader of the Parliamentary National Party of Australia (WA)

SECRETARIAT
Mr Don Boyd, Director
Rural and Remote Education, Department of Education Services

Ms. Carol O’Connor, Administrative Assistant
Rural and Remote Education, Department of Education Services

COMMUNITY/ CONSUMER REPRESENTATIVES

Ms Anne Gisborne, President
State School Teachers Union of Western Australia; and Independent Education Union of Western Australia

Ms Amy Ruddock, Executive Officer North West Region
The Chamber of Minerals and Energy

Ms Susan Jordan, Chair
WA Primary Industries Training Council (WAPITC)

Ms Emma Foulkes Taylor, President
Isolated Children’s Parents’ Association of WA (Inc) [ICPA(WA)]

Mr Laurie Eastwood, Executive Director
Parents and Friends’ Federation of Western Australia Inc.

Ms Carol Garlett, Chair
Aboriginal Education and Training Council (AETC)

Mr Robert Fry, President
Western Australian Council of State School Organisations Inc (WACSSO)

Ms Jane Fuchsbichler
WA Farmers Federation

Ms Marianne Hasson
Country Women’s Association of Western Australia (CWA of WA)

Ms Doreen Blum
Telecentre Advisory Council

Ms Helen Bennett
Western Australian Local Government Association

Ms Wendy Newman
Regional Development Council

FUNDER/PROVIDER REPRESENTATIVES

Mr Richard Strickland, Chief Executive Officer
Department of Education Services

Mr Colin Pettit, Executive Director
Regional & Remote Education, Department of Education & Training

Mr Phil DeGaris, Director
Department of Education & Training

Mr Brett Sabien, Manager, Telecentre Support Branch
Department of Local Government and Regional Development

Ms Anne Cullender, Principal Schools Advisor for Geraldton  Region
Catholic Education Office of Western Australia

Robyn Quin, Pro Vice Chancellor, Teaching & Learning
Curtin University

Mr Le Van Burgel, Executive Officer
Association of Independent Schools in Western Australia