The Committee
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The newly elected Young Guns club committee for 2021/2022 includes the following members:
President: Alexander Price
Vice President Education: Marlese Fairgray
Vice President Membership: Olia Kolokolova
Deputy Vice President Membership: Daniel Morris
Vice President Public Relations - Ike Wang
Secretary/Treasurer : John Dowey
Sergeant of Arms : Jade Chan
The newly elected Young Guns club committee for 2020/2021 includes the following members:
President: Jade Chan
Jade works as a physiotherapist specializing in aged care and community rehabilitation. She is passionate about preventing falls in the elderly. Jade is always smiling. She loves giving hugs, trying new foods, and scuba diving around the world. She is determined to try every new restaurant in Perth. Her life goal is to be a TED speaker by 2025.
Vice President Education: Theresa Lee
Theresa is an admin assistant and paraplanner at a boutique financial planning firm and is currently studying to become an adviser herself. Theresa loves trying new foods and exploring new places!
Vice President Membership: Alex Price
Vice President Public Relations - Jack Neylan
Jack works as an electrical engineer within the resources sector. With a curious mind an an appetite for exploration, Jack has recently returned to reality after a twelve month travel sabbatical exploring the world. Being mild adrenaline junkie, on the weekends you'll find Jack kite-boarding, on a bike or pursuing his latest interest. Keen on
personal development, finance and fitness, Jack loves to learn, meet new people and live in the present!
Treasurer : Jonni Chin
Jonni works as a residential and commercial mortgage broker and advisor at Wealth Plus Lending. Jonni loves to run, whether its business or in real life everything has a deadline...somehow. His life revolves around his wife and attention-seeking puppy whom he spoils rotten. Apart from that, he loves numbers in his finance business and early morning-runs. Jonni also really enjoys public speaking and helping others overcome their fears in front of a crowd.
The newly elected Young Guns club committee for 2019/2020 includes the following members:
President: Sarah Blyde
Sarah works as a reservoir engineer at Woodside Energy. She has a soft spot for hot cups of tea, cryptic crosswords and board games but a relaxing weekend for Sarah often involves running, kite surfing, water skiing or some sort of adventure.
Vice President Education: Jade Chan
Vice President Membership: Dan Broomfield
Dan is a Safety Security Health & Environmental Professional, working for Qantas Airways. He loves keeping busy and enjoys the outdoors, good coffee, movie nights and getting away hiking and camping with his wife & friends.
Vice President Public Relations - Jonni Chin
Treasurer : Will Smith
The newly elected Young Guns club committee for 2018/2019 includes the following members:
President: Shil Shanghavi
Shil is the Founder of Chatterbox Public Speaking and a TEDxPerth Speaker Coach. When he’s not crafting talks or facilitating speaking sessions, Shil is a dedicated Manchester United supporter and spends his time keeping fit at the gym.
Vice President Education: Rimma Shafikova
Rimma is the Data Scientist at one of the Perth's most promising and fast growing startups: VGW. In her spare time Rimma loves to dance and currently is the soloist of the West Australian Dance and Performing Arts Company.
Vice President Membership: Dan Broomfield
Dan is a Safety Security Health & Environmental Professional, working for Qantas Airways. He loves keeping busy and enjoys the outdoors, good coffee, movie nights and getting away hiking and camping with his wife & friends.
Vice President Public Relations - Sarah Blyde
Sarah works as a petroleum engineer at Woodside Energy. She has a soft spot for hot cups of tea, cryptic crosswords and card games but a relaxing weekend for Sarah often involves running, soccer, water skiing or some sort of outdoor activity.
Treasurer : Jeremy Njo
Jeremy works as a Senior Manager at Apple Retail. He is a dedicated father and enjoys spending time discovering beaches and new places with his family. In his spare time, Jeremy enjoys going to the gym, cycling & is a keen iPhone photographer.
Sergeant at Arms : Emily Redmond
Emily is currently a Public Servant and full-time university student. She is a dedicated ice-hockey fan, often spending most of her spare time at Perth Thunder games or watching the NHL. Emily additionally has a strong interest in aviation and travelling around the world.
The club committee for 2016/2017 comprised of:
President: Shil Shanghavi
Shil is the Associate Director of InSite Commercial Interiors, a leading commercial fitout firm in Perth. Shil is a dedicated Manchester United supporter and when he’s not toasting speeches or working on new fitout projects, Shil spends his time keeping fit at the gym.
Vice President Education: Rimma Shafikova
Rimma is the Data Scientist at one of the Perth's most promising and fast growing startups: VGW. In her spare time Rimma loves to dance and currently is the soloist of the West Australian Dance and Performing Arts Company.
Vice President Membership: Liam O'Connor
Vice President Public Relations - Sarah Blyde
Sarah works as a petroleum engineer at Woodside Energy. She has a soft spot for hot cups of tea, cryptic crosswords and card games but a relaxing weekend for Sarah often involves running, soccer, water skiing or some sort of outdoor activity.
Treasurer : David Sanders
David runs his own business selling refurbished IT hardware around the world. He's a massive sports fan - anything from rock climbing, gym and hiking - burning off extra energy daily is a must for him! David also has a keen interest in psychology, technology and politics; chat with him over a pint and you'll understand how passionate he is about these topics!
Sergeant at Arms : Liam O'Connor
The club committee for 2015/2016 comprised of:
President: Sebastian Bednarczyk
Seb works with listed companies and their advisers to help make transactions happen. You can also find him burning a hole in the dancefloor and on stage talking to you! Seb plays an active role in inspiring generosity in the community as a board member and projects coordinator of a local Rotary Club.
Vice President Education : Shane Collins
Shane is a project manager for a green building solutions engineering firm. He is also a sports fanatic, if its competitive he likes to get involved or watch it
Vice President Membership : Rimma Shaffikova
Rimma is the Data Scientist at one of the Perth's most promising and fast growing startups: VGW. In her spare time Rimma loves to dance and currently is the soloist of the West Australian Dance and Performing Arts Company
Vice President Public Relations - Shil Shanghavi
Shil is the Associate Director of InSite Commercial Interiors, a leading commercial fitout firm in Perth. Shil is a dedicated Manchester United supporter and when he’s not toasting speeches or working on new fitout projects, Shil spends his time keeping fit at the gym.
Treasurer : Tim Scott
Tim is a commercial real estate agent at Colliers International, focusing on mainly retail and development sites. In his spare time Tim is an avid beach-goer, traveller and reader.
Sergeant at Arms : Belinda Creswell
Belinda is the Marketing Manager at Matthews Scavalli Architecture, an innovative and vibrant practice placing emphasis upon design supported by real building experience. When she’s not welcoming everyone to night at Toastmasters, or evaluating a speech, she is open water swimming.
The club committee for 2015/2016 comprised of:
- President: Sevi Rich
- VP Education: Michelle Naude
- VP Membership: Ivan Tcherkashnev
- VP Public Relations: Sebastian Bednarczyk
- Treasurer: Jeff Hart
Secretary: Jemma Fyson
Sergeant at Arms: Neal Molloy