People

Our People

National Executive Team | National Operations Team | Past Candidates

The people behind the partyNational Executive

  • Therese Faulkner

    Therese Faulkner

    President - 2021-2024
    Candidate for Bean - 2019 Federal Election, Canberra Progressives Candidate for Kurrajong - 2020 ACT Election

  • Corey Allen

    Corey Allen

    Vice President

  • Kate Hamley

    Kate Hamley

    Secretary

  • Jaime Benjamin

    Jaime Benjamin

    Treasurer

  • Drew Simmons

    Drew Simmons

    Membership Director

  • Edward Carroll

    Edward Carroll

    General Executive

  • Emilia Leonetti

    Emilia Leonetti

    General Executive
    Keep Sydney Open Candidate for Balmain - 2019 NSW State Election

  • Peter Wingate

    Peter Wingate

    General Executive
    Independent Candidate for Maribyrnong Council (Yarraville Ward) - 2020 Victorian Local Election

  • Helen Dunn

    Helen Dunn

    General Executive

  • Kabilan Sripathy

    Kabilan Sripathy

    General Executive

  • Xin Qian

    Xin Qian

    General Executive

  • Suzanne Cass

    Suzanne Cass

    General Executive

The people behind the partyNational Operations Team

  • Chris Golding

    Chris Golding

    Policy Director
    Candidate for Bennelong - 2017 Bennelong Federal By-election

  • Brenden Prazner

    Brenden Prazner

    Communications Director
    Vice President (2014-2015)

  • Antoinette Pitt

    Antoinette Pitt

    Communications Team

  • Candy Lawrence

    Communications Team
    Communications Director 2014-2018, Life Time Member appointee 2019

The people behind the partyPast Candidates

  • Robert Knight

    Robert Knight

    Candidate for Canberra - 2019 Federal Election, Party President - 2018-2021

  • Angela Fulco

    Angela Fulco

    Candidate for Sturt - 2019 Federal Election, General Executive 2019-2021

  • Kagiso Ratlhagane

    Kagiso Ratlhagane

    Candidate for Fenner - 2019 Federal Election

  • Jono Young

    Jono Young

    Candidate for Longman - 2019 Federal Election

The Progressives would like to acknowledge other past candidates

  • Russell Hayward - Candidate for Batman - 2016 Federal Election
  • Allan Quartly - Candidate for the Senate, NSW - 2016 Federal Election
  • Ash Rose - Candidate for the Senate, NSW - 2016 Federal Election
  • Ken Stevens - Candidate for the Senate, QLD - 2016 Federal Election
  • Jo McCormack - Candidate for the Senate, QLD - 2016 Federal Election
  • Sasha Pazeski-Nikoloski - Candidate for the Senate, SA - 2016 Federal Election
  • Artie Priddey - Candidate for the Senate, SA - 2016 Federal Election
  • David Knight - Candidate for the Senate, VIC - 2016 Federal Election
  • Josh Gilmore - Candidate for the Senate, VIC - 2016 Federal Election