National Allergy Council Advisory Committee
Michaela Lucas is Co-chair of the NAC Advisory Committee. Michaela is a clinical immunology/allergy specialist, past President of ASCIA and Project Co-lead for the Drug Allergy Project.
Maria Said AM is Co-chair of the NAC Advisory Committee and the CEO of Allergy & Anaphylaxis Australia, the national patient support organisation. Maria is also Project Co-lead for the Anaphylaxis Reporting System Project and the Shared Care for Allergy Project.
Preeti Joshi is a paediatric clinical immunology/allergy specialist and the Project Co-lead for the Food Allergy Prevention Project (Nip allergies in the Bub).
Brynn Wainstein is a paediatric clinical immunology/allergy specialist, a past President of ASCIA (2018-2020) and Project Co-lead for the Anaphylaxis Reporting System Project.
Melanie Wong is a paediatric clinical immunology/allergy specialist, a past President of ASCIA (2014-2016) and Project Co-lead of the Allergy 250K Youth Project.
Wendy Freeman is a representative of Allergy & Anaphylaxis Australia and Project Co-lead for the School and CEC Project.
Sally Voukelatos is a representative of Allergy & Anaphylaxis Australia and Project Co-lead for the Food Service Project.
Briony Tyquin is a clinical nurse consultant in allergy and Project Co-lead for the School and CEC project.
Jody Aiken is a representative of Allergy & Anaphylaxis Australia and Project Co-lead for the Food Allergy Prevention Project (Nip allergies in the Bub).
William Smith is a clinical immunology/allergy specialist, a past President of ASCIA (2016-2018) and Project Co-lead for the Drug Allergy Project.
Katie Frith is a clinical immunology/allergy specialist, Chair of the ASCIA Anaphylaxis Committee and Project Co-lead for the Shared Care for Allergy Project.
Eleanor Thackrey is a dietitian and a representative of Allergy & Anaphylaxis Australia. Eleanor is Project Co-lead for the Allergy 250K Project.
Vicki McWilliam is an allergy dietitian and Project Co-lead for the Food Service Project.
Kirsten Perrett is a clinical immunology/allergy specialist and Director of the National Allergy Centre of Excellence.
From left: Dr Katie Frith, Briony Tyquin, Dr Preeti Joshi, Dr Michaela Lucas (NAC Co-chair), Sandra Vale (NAC Manager), Dr Melanie Wong (front), Dr William Smith, Maria Said AM (NAC Co-chair), Dr Vicki McWilliam, Dr Brynn Wainstein, Dr Wendy Norton, Jody Aiken, Eleanor Thackrey.
Content updated February 2023.