Committee Information
The following members of the APS Branch Committee have been elected by APS members in a particular geographical area. Please feel free to contact the Branch Committee members with any queries or suggestions about the activities and events which they organise for all APS members in this area.
Chair
Mrs Ashley Ristanto
Phone: 0402918313
Ashley is a registered psychologist with special interest in health psychology, bariatric surgery psychology - support and research.
Completing her clinical psychology masters at Central Queensland University, she is currently enrolled in the clinical psychology registrar program.
Ashley is also interested in cultural psychology and anthropology with a focus on Australia's First Nations People.
Secretary
Mrs Karen Ott
Karen is a registered General Psychologist and is currently studying Clinical Psychology at UNE. She has a special interest in disaster recovery.
Committee Member
Dr Helen Mason
Dr Helen Mason is a registered General Psychologist and Board Approved Supervisor. She has worked in private practice and the not-for-profit sector since 2008. She is a member of the Australian Psychological Society (APS) and the Australasian Cognitive Neuroscience Society (ACNS). She is currently Senior Lecturer/Head of Course for the Master of Professional Psychology at CQUniversity and working in private practice on the Atherton Tablelands.
Committee Member
Ms Jessica Woolf
Jessica is a newly registered provisional psychologist and is currently enrolled in the Master of Professional Psychology program at La Trobe University for 2023. She has worked in the community services and education sectors in FNQ since 2012.