(Peter) Willie Rowe - BA, BCom UWA
Chairperson

Willie has been on the Board since 1997 and has extensive experience in government, political and lobbying processes and currently works as a consultant to business and government.

Samantha Dowling - BA
Vice Chaireperson

Samantha has had a vast and varying degree of involvement in the GLBTI community of WA for over 16 years, including (GRAI Retirement Association) and PRIDE WA. Samantha was an adviser in the office of the Attorney General during Gay and Lesbian Law Reform in 2001/2002 and is now a senior policy officer at the WA GP Network.

Samuel Cutt - LLB (Hons), BA Murdoch
Treasurer

Sam is currently employed as an Articled Clerk with the law firm Blake Dawson Waldron. He volunteered at the WA AIDS Council assisting with fundraising and events from 2001 to 2005.

Mark Woodman 
Secretary

Bio to come

Mark Vandenhurk
Openly HIV Representative

Bio to come

Jonathan Hallett - BA, PostGradDip (International Health)
Community Representative

Jonathan currently works as a researcher with the Western Australian Centre for Health Promotion Research at Curtin University of Technology and is completing a PhD in Public Health. He has previously worked and volunteered at the WA AIDS Council in a number of education and health promotion programs.

Sam Rigg - MA (Int. Studies) Curtin, BA UWA
Community Representative

Sam is currently employed by Minara Resources as the Community Liaison Officer responsible for all communications with local stakeholders, managing sponsorship programs and development of Indigenous employment and training initiatives. Sam has previously served on the UWA Senate and been involved with a number of other volunteer, leadership and mentoring projects. 

Reg Yarran
Community Representative (ATSI)

Bio to come 

Steve Fragomeni
Staff Representative

I came to the WA AIDS Council (WAAC) the day before ANZAC Day 2006 – portentous in its metaphor of soldiering and sacrifice against the odds for freedom and a better quality of life. It was a fantastic day for me because it meant I would be putting my efforts into the community to which I belong, helping people who are my peers and trying to make a difference in the fight against HIV/AIDS.

My portfolio here includes the CyberReach online outreach program, WAAC’s involvement in Pride, the Beats Outreach project, Community Development, peer support and assisting my fellow co-workers in workshops and sexual health testing.

I love working at the WA AIDS Council. It is a collegial work environment; enthusiastic, cheerful and passionate. I strongly believe in the mission statement and vision of WAAC – prevention of the transmission of HIV, and education and advocacy around HIV/AIDS. It has a deeply personal resonance for me as I lost my first partner to the epidemic. I don’t consider myself special in this, but I do feel a great need to try to make a difference. In doing so, I hope that I am helping to make a healthier community for us all.

Trish Langdon - BCom, BSW, Grad Dip Pub Hlth UWA
Executive Director / Ex-Officio

Trish has worked at the WA AIDS Council since 2000 having worked in hospital settings and disability services in WA and NSW. She was the previous Chairperson of the WA AIDS Council.