National Representation for Postgraduates
CAPA Officers:
Contact details for all CAPA Officers can be found here, or you can send an email using the form in the "Contact Us" link above. Details of the CAPA Officer's responsibilities can be found in the CAPA Constitution (385K), the CAPA Regulations (570k) and the CAPA Policy Document (1.4 Meg).
CAPA Executive:
The CAPA Executive is comprised of the President (chair), Vice President, National Secretary, Treasurer, and a nominee of both the Equity Committee and the National Operations Committee (to email: replace the [AT] with @).
| President | Nigel Palmer | president [AT] capa.edu.au |
| Vice-President | Kate Barnsley | vicepresident [AT] capa.edu.au |
| National Secretary | Bronwyn Crowe |
natsec [AT] capa.edu.au |
| Treasurer | Nicholas McCarthy | treasurer [AT] capa.edu.au |
| Equity Committee Nominee | Melissa Lovell | equity [AT] capa.edu.au |
| NOC nominee | Phil Betts |
eastregsec [AT] capa.edu.au |
Details for CAPA Executive Committee Meetings, Annual Council Meetings (ACMs) and Special Council Meetings (SCMs)
are available here ---> CAPA Executive Committee Meetings
CAPA Equity Committee
The Equity Committee makes recommendations to the Executive on all equal representation and equity matters. This Committee is comprised of the CAPA President and National Secretary, the Equity Officers (Women's, Indigenous, Queer, Disability and International), and a member of staff. The Equity Committe nominates one of their members to serve on the CAPA Executive (to email: replace the [AT] with @).
| Women's Officer (Executive member) | Melissa Lovell | women [AT] capa.edu.au |
| Indigenous Peoples' Liaison Officer | John Browne | indigenous [AT] capa.edu.au |
| International Student Officer | Marion Baillat |
international [AT] capa.edu.au |
| Queer Officer | VACANT | queer [AT] capa.edu.au |
| Disability Officer | Tony Williams | disability [AT] capa.edu.au |
| Vice-President (non voting) | Kate Barnsley | vicepresident [AT] capa.edu.au |
| President (non voting) | Nigel Palmer | president [AT] capa.edu.au |
Details for Equity Committee meetings are available here ---> CAPA Equity Committee Meetings
CAPA National Operations Committee:
The National Operations Committee (NOC) makes recommendations to the Executive on all regional and affiliate-specific matters, on membership and recruitment, and on CAPA's short and long-term planning and strategic needs. The NOC is comprised of the CAPA President and Vice President (chair), the NIPAAC President, the CAPA Regional Secretaries, and a member of staff (to email: replace the [AT] with @).
| Northern Regional Secretary | Jill O'Sullivan | northregsec [AT] capa.edu.au |
| Eastern Regional Secretary (Executive member and chair) | Phil Betts |
eastregsec [AT] capa.edu.au |
| Southern Regional Secretary | Felicity Rai | southregsec [AT] capa.edu.au |
| South Eastern Regional Secretary | Tammi Jonas |
southeastregsec [AT] capa.edu.au |
| Western Regional Secretary | Robyn Robertson | westregsec [AT] capa.edu.au |
| NIPAAC President | John Browne | indigenous [AT] capa.edu.au |
| President (non voting) | Nigel Palmer | president [AT] capa.edu.au |
| Treasurer (in place of VP, non voting) | Nicholas McCarthy | treasurer [AT] capa.edu.au |
Details for CAPA National Operations Committee (NOC) meetings are available here ---> CAPA NOC meetings
CAPA Staff:
CAPA employs staff to help it fulfill its duties as the representative body for postgraduate students in Australia (to email: replace the [AT] with @).
| Project Officer | Jessica Payne | jessica [AT] capa.edu.au |
The staff work from the CAPA office in Victorian Trades Hall in Melbourne. CAPA's staff work under the direction of the President. CAPA also has the services of external contractors - bookkeeping /accounting services and IT consultants.