Previous National Executive and Chapter Chairs

National Chair, RTSA

  • 2021 – Present Roy Unny
  • 2018 – 2020 Maneesh Gupta
  • 2016 – 2018 Phillip Campbell
  • 2014 – 2016 Graham Holden
  • 2012 – 2014 Katharina Gerstmann
  • 2010 – 2012 Simon Wood
  • 2008 – 2010 Martin Baggott
  • 2006 – 2008 Ravi Ravitharan
  • 2004 – 2006 George Erdos
  • 2002 – 2004 John Watsford
  • 2000 – 2002 Robert Schweiger
  • 1998 – 2000 Philip Laird

Chair, National Committee on Railway Engineering (prior to RTSA)

  • 1996 – 1998 George Erdos
  • 1992 – 1995 John Adams
  • 1988 – 1991 Michael O’Rourke
  • 1986 – 1987 Paul Jenkins
  • 1984 – 1985 Les McNaughton
  • 1982 – 1982 Ian Macfarlane
  • 1979 – 1981 Peter Booth

National Treasurer

  • 2021 – Present Mohamed Awadalla
  • 2012 – 2020 Darrien Welsby
  • 2004 – 2012 Robert Schweiger
  • 1999 – 2004 Ravi Ravitharan
  • 1998 – 1999 Robert Schweiger

National Secretary

  • 2018 Onwards – Role Assigned to Engineers Australia
  • 2016 – 2018 Maneesh Gupta
  • 2014 – 2016 Darrien Welsby
  • 2012 – 2104 Cameron Smart
  • 2006 – 2012 John Dring
  • 2001 – 2006 Chris Venn-Brown
  • 1998 – 2001 Ian Nibloe (deceased)

Queensland Chapter Chair

  • 2022 – Present Peter Sturwohld
  • 2019 – 2021 Prof. Colin Cole
  • 2017 – 2019 Shelly Fergusson
  • 2015 – 2017 Megan Wood
  • 2013 – 2015 Clive Shepard
  • 2008 – 2012 Alex Howie
  • 2006 – 2008 Mark Wishart
  • 2004 – 2006 Cameron Smart
  • 1999 – 2004 George Nikandros

NSW Chapter Chair

  • 2022 – Present Oliver Lake
  • 2018 – 2021 Shaun Robertson
  • 2016 – 2018 Stephen Muscat
  • 2014 – 2016 David Caldwell
  • 2011 – 2014 Stephen Muscat
  • 2009 – 2011 Katharina Gerstmann
  • 2007 – 2009 Andrew Honan
  • 2003 – 2007 Bill Laidlaw
  • 2000 – 2002 John Watsford
  • 1998 – 2000 Les McNaughton

Victoria/Tasmania Chapter Chair

  • 2021 – Present Tom Keating
  • 2019 – 2020 Mohamed Awadalla
  • 2016 – 2019 Rob Lennox
  • 2012 – 2016 Adam Morris
  • 2008 – 2012 Russell Trevaskis
  • 2006 – 2008 Martin Baggott
  • 1998 – 2005 David Ferris

South Australia Chapter Chair

  • 2020 – Present Stratton Killis
  • 2019 – Mark Jordan
  • 2014 – 2018 Phil Campbell
  • 2013 – 2014 Daniel Richter
  • 2011 – 2013 Russell Fuller
  • 2010 – 2011 Daniel Martucci
  • 2006 – 2010 Duncan McLeod
  • 2002 – 2006 Robert Schweiger
  • 2000 – 2002 George Erdos
  • 1998 – 2000 John Adams

Western Australia Chapter Chair

  • 2018 – Present Paul Breame
  • 2014 – 2018 Maneesh Gupta
  • 2013 – 2014 Peter Martinovich
  • 2011 – 2013 Graham Holden
  • 2007 – 2011 John Goodall
  • 2001 – 2007 John Syers
  • 2000 – Shane Hinchcliffe, Bill Larke

New Zealand Chapter Chair

  • 2020 – Present Daniel Headifen
  • 2016 – 2019 Simon Wood
  • 2013 – 2016 Muriel Seeley
  • 2011 – 2013 Barry Fryer
  • 2008 – 2011 Andrew Hunt

Awards Sub-Committee Chair

  • 2017 – Present Nathan Loriente
  • 2014 – 2016 Simon Wood
  • 2003 – 2014 John Dring
  • 1998 – 2003 John Adams

Marketing & Communications

  • 2020 – Present Lydia Saunders
  • 2018 – 2020 Roy Unny