The affairs of the Society are managed by an Executive Committee, appointed by the members at the AGM. PESA rules allow for some functions to be delegated to one of more sub-Executive Committees, currently noted as ‘Portfolios’ and listed below.
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PresidentSonja Arndt Melbourne Graduate School of Education, University of Melbourne https://findanexpert.unimelb.edu.au/profile/857664-sonja-arndt PESA Portfolios – Society Rules, Conference |
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Vice-PresidentDaniella Forster The University of Newcastle, Australia https://www.newcastle.edu.au/profile/daniella-forster PESA Portfolios - Safe spaces, Scholarships, Membership |
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SecretaryKylie Kerr Australian Catholic University, Australia https://www.acu.edu.au/research-and-enterprise/our-people/kylie-kerr Contact: |
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TreasurerRachel Buchanan The University of Newcastle, Australia https://www.newcastle.edu.au/profile/rachel-buchanan PESA Portfolios – Finance, Book Awards |
Ex Officio
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Immediate Past PresidentMarek Tesar The University of Auckland, New Zealand https://unidirectory.auckland.ac.nz/profile/m-tesar PESA Portfolios – Research Grants, Research, Archive |
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EPAT Editor-in-ChiefLiz Jackson The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong |
Member Representatives
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Sarah Gurr Charles Sturt University, Australia https://arts-ed.csu.edu.au/schools/education/staff/profiles/teaching-and-research-staff/sarah-gurr PESA Portfolios – Postgraduate & ECR, Social Media |
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Xing Shuyu The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong PESA Portfolios – Postgraduate & ECR |
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John Quay University of Melbourne, Australia https://findanexpert.unimelb.edu.au/profile/6019-john-quay PESA Portfolios – Website |
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Andrea Delaune University of Canterbury https://profiles.canterbury.ac.nz/Andrea-Delaune PESA Portfolio – Book Awards |









