HAA Council

HAA Council

From 12 June 2024 to 12 March 2025, HaSS Association Australia (HAA) was managed by an Interim Council prior to the first Annual General Meeting of HAA. The members of the Interim HAA Council are shown above. Thank you to these committed educators for their work on the HAA  Interim Council to establish HAA and guide the initial work of our association. 

In accordance with the requirements of the HAA Constitution, on 12 March 2026 the HAA Inc. AGM was held.  At the AGM, the following leadership and Council positions were filled:

  • A Council of fifteen (15) Directors (maximum 15).
  • An Executive comprising a President, two Vice Presidents, Secretary and Treasurer
  • Directors excluded from holding executive office are the pre-service educator members of HAA
The members appointed to the of the HAA Council at the 12 March 2026 AGM were:

Stephanie Morbidelli, Grace Emanuele, Philippa Marsh. Georgia McDonald, Olivia Quinn, Malcolm McInerney, Deborah Green, Owen Nicholson, Sanusha S Sritharan, Alec Santucci, Susan Jones, Mel Leaver, Johanna Kowalenko, and Roxanne Simpson. 

The Executive positions on the HAA Council were appointed at the 12 March 2026 AGM. They are: Malcolm McInerney (President), Owen Nicholson and Stephanie Morbidelli (Vice-Presidents), Phillipa Marsh (Secretary) and Susan Jones (Treasurer).
 

The Terms of Reference for the HAA Council are:  

The HAA Council is to:

 

* operate under the HAA Constitution

* to be the official decision body of HAA

* regularly consult with HAA members during the financial year of HAA – at least 3 Members Meetings, in addition to the AGM

* disseminate information to the HASS education community about the aims of HAA and benefits of membership

* plan and conduct professional learning

* contribute to all efforts to promote and publicise HAA

*  contribute to resource development and publications.

 
HAA Committee Structure

The work of the HAA Council is guided by a committee structure that includes:

Marketing, communication and competitions committee

Chairs: Stephanie Morbidelli and Phillipa Marsh

Committee members: Olivia Quinn, Roxanne Simpson, Natalie Kirk, Deb Green and Mel Leaver

Involves initiating and coordinating:

  • Marketing/publicity of HAA
  • Membership drives
  • Social media
  • Website
  • Blog
  • Student competitions and scholarships

Professional learning Committee

Chairs: Malcolm McInerney and Alec Santucci

Committee members: Owen Nicholson, Alec Santucci, Georgia McDonald, Johanna Kowalenko and Sanusha S Sritharan

Involves initiating and coordinating:

  • Planning of professional learning program (face-to-face and online events).
  • Logistics of events: venues, catering and resources
  • Webinar program
  • Grant applications
  • Program publicity: flyers, distribution etc

Finance committee

Chairs: Susan Jones and Grace Emanuele

Involves initiating and coordinating:

  • Fund-raising
  • Sponsorships and grant management
  • HAA product coordination and promotion

 

 

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