About Us - Structure

EMPA is a registered not-for-profit company that is home to two committees, the EMPA Conference committee and the EMPA Research and Development Centre.

Members of these committees are from state and federal government departments and agencies, business including public relations consultancies, and universities (currently The University of Southern QLD (USQ), the University of the Sunshine Coast (USC) and La Trobe University).

The EMPA conference is a limited guarantee company that supports the EMPA conference organising committee. 

Management Committee

• Peter Rekers, Crisis Ready , (Chairman)
• Barbara Ryan, University of Southern Queensland, (Secretary/Treasurer)
• Peter Hughes, LaTrobe University, (Director)

Conference Committee

• Alastair Wilson, Emergency Management Australia (Chair)
• Karen Willett, Emergency Management Australia, (Secretary)
• Jenny Barrett, Anglicare
• Sandeep Varmal, OESC Victoria
• Phil Campbell, NSW SES
• Tony Poole, High Power Events

Research and Development Centre Committee

• Anne Leadbeater, OESC Victoria(Chair)
• Peter Hughes, LaTrobe University, VIC
• Barbara Ryan, University of Southern Queensland, QLD
• Steve Delaney, State Emergency Service, NSW 
• Susan Nicholls, University of Canberra, ACT
• Hamish McLean, Bond University, QLD
• Neil Stanbury, Western Australia Police
• Michael Eburn, University of New England, NSW