Paul Nicolaou AFAMI CPM

AMI NSW Council President

Paul is Director of Solutions R Us, a boutique marketing/fundraising/events consultancy. He has held positions as Director of Public Affairs and Development at UNSW, CEO of UNSW Foundation, Marketing Manager of the Foundation for National Parks & Wildlife, and Fundraising Manager of the Children's Hospital at Westmead. He is a former Chairman of The Ethnic Communities Council of NSW and Vice-Chairman of the Federation of Ethnic Communities Councils of Australia. He holds a MCom in Marketing and BA in Economics/Industrial Relations from UNSW.

Maryjane Aviles AMAMI CPM

AMI NSW Council Vice-President

Maryjane Aviles is a senior marketing professional with more than 15 years of experience in local and international marketing. She has a strong background in strategic marketing, brand, product management and communications. Her industry expertise includes financial services, IT&T, media and entertainment, and conservation and tourism. She has a BA (Communications) from the University of Newcastle, a MBA from the MGSM and a Graduate Diploma from the Australian Institute of Company Directors.

Frank Cohen AFAMI CPM

Frank Cohen is Regional Director Asia Pacific Stolichnaya Vodka with SPI Spirits Group, with expertise in integrated marketing communications and strategic and operational marketing. He is a former Marketing Director of Beam Global Wines and Spirits Australia/NZ. He has been a judge in the 2007, 2008 and 2009 AMI Awards for Marketing Excellence and was an AMI Award winner in 1995. He has a Bachelor of Social Science and a Diploma in Marketing Management (Distinction), receiving the 'Merit Award' as top student.

Michael Locke AFAMI CPM

Michael Locke has more than 20 years of international experience in marketing and communications, a decade of which has been spent developing and managing iconic, market-leading brands. His experience traverses all elements of the marketing mix. Having worked for multinationals, government, private enterprise, NGOs, and now his own consultancy, Michael has experienced diverse situations and issues relevant to many NSW practitioners. Michael holds a Grad Dip in Professional Marketing, Grad Cert in Management and BA Communication (Org Comm/ Marketing).

Sean Grant AFAMI CPM

Sean Grant is a marketing, BD, communications and strategy consultant and adviser. His expertise includes campaign management, demand generation, thought leadership positioning, CRM, market segmentation and opportunity analysis, pitch presentation and BD skills coaching, metrics and ROI assessment. He was Executive Director of Marketing for Ernst & Young and, prior to that, he held BD and marketing leadership roles with law firm Allens Arthur Robinson, engineering firm URS Corporation and insurance broker Aon. Sean is a former NSW Council President and he has been a member of the NSW Council since 1999.

Chris Mooney AFAMI CPM

Chris Mooney is the Principal Marketing Executive for the Nepean Group. He has 38 years' experience in senior management and marketing roles within the BHP Billiton and BlueScope Steel group of companies. Positions held included Country Manager, National Marketing Manager, and Strategic Marketing Manager. He holds a Master of Commerce (Marketing) and has lectured masters-level students in marketing. Chris is a former AMI NSW president and the NSW state Director to the AMI Board.

Nicholas Ridis FAMI CPM

Nicholas Ridis has spent more than a decade coordinating and lecturing postgraduates and undergraduates in the Faculties of Business at Sydney University, UTS and Insearch. He is a Director of AVODKA and Malemorphosis and has tertiary qualifications in management, marketing and building. He is a former national Director of the AMI and has chaired AMI annual conferences.

Mahesh Enjeti AFAMI CPM

Mahesh Enjeti is the Managing Director of SAI Marketing Counsel, a unique strategy practice that takes a business-led approach to marketing. During a 37-year journey in the discipline, Mahesh has built path-breaking brands in diverse sectors – services, technology and consumer products. He has an honours degree in physics and is an MBA with marketing and finance majors. Mahesh is a Fellow of the AIM and is associated with the Sydney Graduate School of Management as Adjunct Faculty (formerly with the AGSM) and is actively involved in writing, speaking and mentoring.  He has won several national and international awards for excellence in marketing.

Joel Goodsir AFAMI CPM

AMI Hunter Representative

Joel is a senior marketing professional who specialises in retail marketing and has experience in the architectural and decorative coatings, outdoor adventure, hospitality, gaming and conferencing industries. He is a keen public speaker on marketing topics and has lectured in postgraduate marketing since 2006. Joel is  the national marketing manager for Inspirations Paint & Colour. He has a Bachelor of Business (Marketing and Human Resources) from the University of Newcastle and a Master of Marketing from Newcastle Business School.

Peter Griffin AMAMI CPM

Peter Griffin is the Deputy CEO of the Real Estate Institute of NSW, the professional association for real estate agents in NSW. His career spans a variety of industry sectors including associations, publishing, financial services, telecommunications, IT, management consultancy and healthcare. Earlier in his career he qualified as a Chartered Accountant in the UK.

Gerry Murray AMAMI

Gerry Murray is the Marketing and Communications Manager NSW/ACT for AECOM, where he is responsible for the planning, management and implementation of regional marketing strategies, key strategic clients and business critical pursuits. Following a 12-year study, rugby and working ‘sabbatical’ in the United Kingdom, Gerry returned to Australia in 2005. With a proven ability to lead, drive and deliver client-facing operational and industry leading strategies to market, Gerry has spent his 16-year professional career working within advertising and marketing communications across automotive, telco, utilities and professional services sectors.

Julie Toma AMAMI CPM

Julie Toma is the General Manager Marketing and Communications at Independent Practitioners Network, a wholly owned subsidiary of Sonic Healthcare. Julie began her career in biomedical science, going on to complete an MBA majoring in Marketing Management at the Macquarie Graduate School of Management. She has leveraged her combined expertise in global corporations including Cochlear, Kimberly-Clark Healthcare and Becton Dickinson. Julie has also held board roles with the Asthma Foundation ACT and Advenio Group.