ACHPER QLD Board

ACHPER Queensland Branch is governed by an honorary Board whose purpose is to provide ACHPER Queensland with strategic direction. The Board acts proactively to drive the work of the organisation to meet current and future demands of our members and the broader community.

The Board also has ultimate responsibility for the finances of the organisation and holds legal responsibility for its ventures and actions.

 

 

Ben Williams, President

Ben Williams is a Lecturer in Health and Physical Education in the School of Education and Professional Studies at Griffith University. He has an undergraduate degree with honours in Human Movement Studies (Education) and a PhD from The University of Queensland. Before completing his PhD and joining Griffith University, Ben was a secondary school health and physical education at The Gap State High School in Brisbane.

Caroline Brooks, Board Member

After 40 years as an HPE teacher Caroline has signed off and is looking forward to an active retirement. Caroline has spent time in regional and metropolitan state primary and secondary schools and has worked as a resource and curriculum writer and as a consultant. She will continue to advocate for HPE by working on projects with ACHPER QLD that support primary Physical Education.

Sue Monsen, Board Member

Sue Monsen is an experienced primary and secondary health and physical education teacher who currently lectures in the health and physical education teacher education program in UQ’s School of Human Movement and Nutrition Sciences. Throughout her career, Sue has also worked as a Principal Project Officer in Education Queensland's HPE Curriculum Team and a Learning Designer in various projects.

 

Carolyn Jones, Board Member

Carolyn Jones is a Principal Education Officer at the QCAA in the Health, Physical Education (HPE)/Technologies learning area. Carolyn led an Expert Writing Team in the development of the QCE 2019 Health General Syllabus, Syllabus Implementation Workshops and resources to support implementation. Carolyn has previously written HPE curriculum in Tasmania K-10 and 11/12. Other roles included Chief Marking and Setting Examiner for the Tasmanian Health Studies external assessment. Carolyn has taught in Queensland since 2004 and wrote the Health Education work program at Helensvale SHS before modifying and implementing it in the United Arab Emirates in a three year stint at the Australian International School.

Aaron Harding, Board Member

Aaron is the Head of Department for HPE at Anglican Church Grammar School (Churchie). Aaron has been head of subject for Certificate IV in Fitness and Recreation, as well as a teacher of junior and senior Physical Education at Churchie since 2013. He is a current confirmer for the QCAA for Physical Education. He has taught across the private and public school sector, previously teaching at Browns Plains State High School at which he taught both junior and senior Physical Education as well as being the schools Sports Coordinator until 2013.

Aaron is a long time basketball coach at school, association, state and QBL level, and currently runs the Vikings Basketball Club as well as coaching within the Churchie school programme where he formerly coached the First V from 2011-2016.

 

Hugh Shannon, Board Member

Hugh Shannon is a HPE Lecturer in the School of Exercise and Movement Sciences, Queensland University of Technology. He completed a PhD in Health Education and Health Literacy at QUT and a BScApp(HMS-Ed) undergraduate degree with honours from The University of Queensland. Hugh is a qualified secondary and primary teacher, with experience teaching HPE, Senior Physical Education, Senior Health Education and Science in the Queensland secondary school system. He is a member of the ACHPER National - Active and Health Schools Committee and the Health Education state panel managed by the Queensland Curriculum and Assessment Authority

Dan Michael, Board Member

As the Principal Education Officer for Physical Education at the Queensland Curriculum and Assessment Authority, Dan Michael oversaw the final approval of the Physical Education 2019 general syllabus and delivered Syllabus Implementation Workshops and resources to support implementation. Dan also led the trial of external assessment in Physical Education in 2017, in preparation for the new QCE system. He has been a Deputy Principal for senior school in a large P-12 College, spent 4 years as the district review panel chair for Physical Education in Brisbane South and 3 years as district secretary for Karawatha Secondary School Sport District. Dan is currently Head of Department for HPE at Browns Plains State High School and has taught Health and Physical Education in Queensland for 18 years.

Yasmin Atwani, Board Member

Yasmin Atwani is an early career Health and Physical Education Teacher currently in her second year of teaching and has recently joined John Paul College. Her passion lies in connecting middle school students to Senior Physical Education whilst fostering an interest in delving deeper into the world of movement and sport. Beyond the classroom, Yasmin also coordinates the Sporting Schools Program, Kokoda Challenge, coaches female AFL Q Cup teams, serves on the Met East Cross Country team, as well as coordinating HPE Week festivities. In her own time, she is a passionate soccer player currently playing for Logan Metro Football Club. Her Involvement with ACHPER dates back to 2019 in the capacity of student observer.

Our Staff

Rafe Griffin, Executive Officer

After 20 years in the Commonwealth Public Service where he managed and implemented major projects on behalf of the Federal Government, in 2016 Rafe decided on a career change into the sports industry building on media work he had performed in that field. 
For the previous five years, he worked at Football Brisbane (soccer) firstly as the Operations Manager before being appointed General Manager in 2019.

He brings a strategic perspective to the EO role, combined with a deep knowledge of organisational transformation and a passion for supporting health and wellbeing in young people.