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Executive Committee

Our Executive Committee is nominated and selected from our unique member base. Our Executive Committee adopts resolutions for action and determines policy positions on important environmental issues.

Matters related to CCWA Executive Committee members and Council members are covered by the CCWA Constitution - you can read it here.

Office bearers

Dr James Eggleston <br> President
Dr James Eggleston
President
Dr James Eggleston has built, invested in, and worked for technology companies from startup through multiple financing rounds and exit, and is globally recognised for his contributions - presenting at over 30 technology conferences, including a TEDx talk. James' PhD merged computer and behavioural sciences expertise to produce innovative software that can adapt to users' behaviour, lowering the cost of green electricity. James has also served on the boards of major environmental advocacy organisations, managing organisational governance, strategy, and oversight to achieve major environmental outcomes. 
Lillian Ryan <br> Vice President
Lillian Ryan
Vice President
Jason Parish <br> Honorary Treasurer
Jason Parish
Honorary Treasurer

Executive Committee members

Tim Clifford
Tim Clifford
Timothy Clifford was the first member of the WA Parliament to introduce a climate change act to address the climate crisis. Following the 2021 WA state election, Tim took on the State Campaign Manager role at The Wilderness Society WA - where he is currently fighting to protect our iconic Northern Jarrah forests and Kimberly, where many fossil fuel companies are looking to expand polluting industries. Tim also worked as a construction/FIFO worker before he took on a degree in journalism and political studies at ECU - after which he worked as a public servant before being elected to the State Parliament of Western Australia.
Katherine Helps
Katherine Helps
Katie is a senior copywriter and communications specialist. She has a decade of experience working with charities and organizations of all sizes — from Amnesty International to Medicare and many businesses in between. Katie contributes to meaningful change at a local level and helps to dismantle large-scale environmental challenges through collaborative campaign work. Along with advocating for the environment, she is passionate about results-driven communication - the kind of campaigns that can change someone’s worldview and bolster them to make change for the better.
Sophie McNeill
Sophie McNeill
Sophie McNeill is the Australia researcher for Human Rights Watch. She was formerly an investigative reporter with ABC TV’s Four Corners program, and a multi-Walkley-award-winning foreign correspondent for the ABC and SBS in the Middle East. Previously, she worked as a reporter for ABC’s Foreign Correspondent and SBS’s Dateline programs and she is a former host of triple j’s news and current affairs program Hack. She is the author of “We Can’t Say We Didn’t Know: Dispatches from an Age of Impunity.”
Jessie Parrish
Jessie Parrish
Jessie graduated as a curious biologist with degrees in Conservation Biology, Biomedical Science and Molecular Biology. Jessie has since garnered national recognition for her impactful contributions in the areas of local government, industry, and academia, where she has driven organisational cultures of sustainability and led environmental collaborations across disciplines. Jessie resides on Whadjak Noongar Boodja and holds immense respect and gratitude for the everlasting custodianship, care for Country, and rich culture of all First Nations communities.
Felicity Bairstow
Felicity Bairstow
Tim Barling
Tim Barling