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National Office and Council The Meetings and Events Australia
Ltd is an independent non profit body with a national
office and seven branch
secretariats around Australia. Each branch
runs an education program through out the year.
Most activities are open to members and non-members.
Contact the particular branch for further details.
The National Office address
is:
Level 1, Suites 5 & 6,
1 McLaren Street
(Cnr McLaren St & Pacific Hwy)
NORTH SYDNEY NSW 2060
AUSTRALIA
Tel: +61 2 9929 5400
Fax: +61 2 9929 5600
Email: mea@mea.org.au
The National Council
In accordance with the new Constitution the
Board of Directors consists of 5 members drawn
from the National Council, inclusive of 3 office
bearers and 2 ordinary members of the Board.
Board of Directors
.Chair |
 Ms Rhona Walker AFMEA
Managing Director
Solution RED
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Rhona is the owner operator of Solution RED and has a very strong background in event support within the hospitality and venue environment, Rhona played a major role in the induction of audio visual services into hotels in Victoria and around Australia during the early 1990's.
In 2001 Rhona made the decision to open her own Audio Visual and Theming company and in 2008 opened new offices in both Sydney and on the Gold Coast.
Rhona holds positions on three boards one of which is MEA National and although her business life is extremely busy she still finds time to mentor and coach those that are entering the meetings and events industry.
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Vice
Chair |
 Ms Ruth Lilian AMM
Conference Manager
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Ruth's world of conferencing spans over thirty years and, during this time, she and a number of others have worked to grow the meetings and events industry to what it is today. She has been associated with MEA since the mid eighties and has been part of all the name changes to the Association.
She has worked over a wide range of conference areas throughout this time and has tended to specialize in the medical, scientific, technical, educational and pharmaceutical sectors. She has had the opportunity to manage and work on some of the largest medical meetings to be brought to Australia .
Ruth is an Accredited Meetings Manager, and has worked with MEA to establish industry accreditation and to encourage others towards achieving Meetings Management Accreditation and Associate Fellowship.
Ruth has served on the NSW and National Boards and is now Vice Chair of the National Board of Directors. She is also a Board Member of the Tasmanian Convention and Visitors Bureau and a member of the mice.net Advisory Board.
Ruth was awarded an OAM in the 2008 Australia Day Awards for service to the community, particularly through event management, administrative roles in medical professional bodies and a range of communal organizations.
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Mr Michael Siebert AFMEA
General Manager - Adelaide Expo Hire Pty Ltd
Mr Simon Baggs
Chief Executive Officer - Lateral Marketing and Management Pty Ltd
Branch Chair – Australian Capital Territory (Announcement Pending)
Mrs Shari Carr AFMEA
Branch Chair – New South Wales
Ms Carrie Altamura
Branch Chair – Northern Territory
Mr Phil Holmes AFMEA
Branch Chair – Tasmania
Ms Dana Busic, IP Australia
Branch Chair – Australian Capital Territory
Mr David Addison AMM, Avanti Events
Branch Chair – New South Wales
Ms Carrie Altamura, Darwin Convention Centre
Branch Chair – Northern Territory
Ms Liz Rivers, Awards Absolute Pty Ltd
Branch Chair – Queensland
Mr Philip Wells AFMEA, Adelaide Convention Centre
Branch Chair – South Australia
Susan Ryman-Kiernan AFMEA, Wise Connections
Branch Chair – Victoria
Ms Renee Bennett, EECW Pty Ltd
Branch Chair – Western Australia
National Staff
Chief Executive Officer |
Linda P Gaunt |
National Finance & Administration Manager |
Pina Bargenda |
National Manager Strategic Alliances/Manager NSW |
Anne Camenzind |
National Event Manager |
Anna Tartakovskaia |
National Training Manager |
Gaille Barr |
National Administration & Communications Officer |
Sasha Turner |
National Membership Officer |
Meagan Hannaford |
NSW Events Coordinator / National Y MEA Coordinator |
Amanda Petrie |
Receptionist/Administration Assistant |
Larissa Centorino |
Branch Development Officer ACT/TAS/WA |
Lisa Philps |
Branch Development Officer SA / Coordinator Strategic Partnerships |
Kate Duldig |
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