Join us for the AAEE 2026 Conference

Executive Committee

President’s Message

Welcome message from the President

Dear Members

I, Sasha Nikolic, have taken over the AAEE Presidency term for 2025-2026. I am excited to say we are working on many new initiatives. However, first, I would like to show appreciation to our past executive committee members who have built such a strong foundation. AAEE has an amazing community with high quality international impact. 

In 2025, we developed a strategic plan to enhance our structure, membership value and community & technical contribution. The intention is that we create plans that go beyond a single term, enabling change that benefits the community for years to come. We look forward to working with you to make AAEE an even better organisation. Thank you in advance for your contribution.

All the best,

Sasha Nikolic

The 2026 Executive Committee

AAEE is governed by an elected executive committee that guides the direction of AAEE and undertake the day-to-day operations of the Association, as well as international outreach and global engagement in engineering education. Leadership roles in AAEE is also an opportunity for engineering educators to demonstrate national/international leadership and recognition in the field. The executive also includes appointed representatives of the aligned bodies Engineers Australia, Engineering New Zealand and the Australian Council of Engineering Deans (ACED). The Executive Committee members for 2026 are:

Elected (voting) members:

Sasha Nikolic (President)

Enda Crossin (Vice-President)

Steven Goh (Immediate Past- President)

Jayashri Ravishankar (Secretary)

Sam Cunnigham (Treasurer)

Maryam Moridnejad (Communications and Engagement)

Gavin Buskes (Education)

Zach Quince (Education)

Tony Vo (Awards)

Tania Machet (Grants)

Non-voting auxillary members:

Helen Fairweather (Engineers Australia)

Brett Williams (Engineering New Zealand)

Sally Male (Australasian Journal of Engineering Education)

Prasad Yarlagadda (Australian Council of Engineering Deans)

May Lim (2026 Conference Chair)

Ian Skinner (ECR Academy Convenor)

Scott Daniel (Research Convenor)

History Committee:

Les Dawes, Roger Hadgraft, Prue Howard & Zach Quince

You can find the current committee structure here.

Governance Roles

The Executive has a number of roles and portfolios in which members serve the organisation. For transparency and continuity, we are producing position descriptions that also incorporate workflow. As these are developed and approved, they will be hyperlinked below. If you are considering nominating to join the committee, please ensure to check the workload commitment first.