Our 2026 Committee
WAHPSA has a committee made up of volunteers.
Executive Committee –
President – Laura Bryce (Foodbank WA)
Laura Bryce is a public health nutritionist and the nutrition education and cooking program lead at Foodbank WA. Having worked in the world of nutrition education, food literacy, and food insecurity for 5 years, she embraces a holistic approach to nutrition; supporting people to eat a healthier diet of mostly the five food groups but also recognising that larger systems heavily influence what people eat.
Laura has worked predominantly with WA schoolchildren, getting to work with a range of kids from different backgrounds and educators who wish to support healthy eating in their classrooms. She believes in empowerment through education, environmental changes, and policy. In her spare time, she loves to play netball, start renovation projects at home, and spend time with friend and family.
Treasurer – Noelene Swain (Fresh Finesse)
Growing up on a farm, Noelene developed a deep appreciation for the food we eat—how it’s produced and how to enjoy it at its best. This passion led her to establish a specialist food marketing business, combining her love for food with her expertise in marketing and educating consumers.
With extensive experience in the horticulture industry, Noelene has gained a unique understanding of local fresh produce and its vital link to community health. Her background qualifications in Food and Home Economics, combined with her expertise in marketing, has allowed sharing her passion to eat fresh local food with students from kinder to university level. Noelene’s insights into food production and consumer engagement make her an invaluable asset to our team.
Secretary – Jodi Milnes (Foodbank WA)
Jodi Milnes has always found joy in people, food, and connecting with others over a meal. She has a double degree in Nutrition and Health Promotion and works as a public health nutritionist at Foodbank WA. Volunteering with Foodbank’s nom! Schools program and her church’s youth program throughout her studies played a significant role in developing Jodi’s passion for young people. The fields of nutrition and community health are not only interesting to her, but also practical avenues for supporting and serving people in the community. She strives to empower and positively challenge people to develop their abilities to live healthy lives.
Connecting with her own family and friends over food and in nature are some of Jodi’s favourite things to do.
General Committee –
Amanda Ferguson (Foodcore Nutrition Services Inc)
Amanda Ferguson is a Public Health Nutritionist at Foodcore Nutrition Services Inc. Amanda is passionate about the impact food environments can have on a child’s health and believes every child should have access to food that supports good health and particularly good learning outcomes.
She consistently highlights the importance of building partnerships with government departments and other NGO’s to ensure there is a continued focus on advocating for healthy food services in all settings. She is the current Vice president of WAHPSA and Treasurer of the Federation of Canteens in Schools. Amanda was the Project Coordinator for the Healthway funded “What is a health Promoting school? project which included the third edition of the “What is a health promoting school”? resource
Himani Jog
(Cancer Council WA)
Himani is the Schools Nutrition Project Officer at Cancer Council Western Australia, and this is her first year on the WAHPSA Committee. She has a Master of Public Health degree, specialising in Applied Public Health from the University of Western Australia.
Himani is passionate about improving health outcomes at a population level through evidence-based practice and is working towards better health outcomes for primary school-aged children across Western Australia.
Olivia Christmas
(Kidsafe WA)
Olivia Christmas is a Project Officer at Kidsafe WA, an independent not-for-profit organisation dedicated to promoting safety and preventing childhood injuries and accidents in Western Australia. Since commencing at Kidsafe WA in 2021, Olivia has been involved in working within the home safety program and the schools program, which takes her travelling all across Western Australia, teaching parents, carers, professionals and students how to keep children safe from injury.
When she isn’t working, Olivia enjoys coaching a netball team and spending time by the beach.
Peri Hawks
(Department of Health)
Peri Hawks is a Senior Policy Officer at the Department of Health, working on the Schools portfolio as part of the Sexual Health and Blood Borne Virus Program. Over the past 10 years, Peri has worked in Health and Physical Education, and in youth peer support programs in Perth and Edinburgh, Scotland. With a background in education, health promotion and sexology, she is passionate about ensuring young people have access to comprehensive relationships and sexuality education (RSE) in a range of settings. Peri believes that health in schools should be centred around the development of skills to make informed choices and build healthy life-long habits. In her spare time, she loves swimming, travelling and anything that involves movement and spending time in nature.
Aimee Sullivan
(Healthway)
Aimee Sullivan is a Senior Grants Development Officer at Healthway, the State Government agency dedicated to health promotion in WA.
Aimee brings a decade of experience spanning health promotion, clinical dietetics, remote health, and executive-level health management. She spent the last five years working in the Kimberley region as a Paediatric Dietitian and then in managing a team of allied health professionals for a not for profit health organisation. Aimee has found her way back to health promotion as she’d much rather be preventing disease than treating it!
Originally from Melbourne, Aimee has called Broome, Kununurra and now Perth her home. When she isn’t working, Aimee loves to keep active and try new hobbies – the most recent one being rollerskating.
