AIRAH's 65th Annual General Meeting was held today, where we welcomed incoming board members Chris Bong, M.AIRAH and Alan Fok, M.AIRAH. We also thanked outgoing President Paul Jackson, F.AIRAH and Director Ura Sarfejoo, M.AIRAH for their dedicated, outstanding service.

AIRAH's 65th AGM

In our 65th Annual General Meeting, AIRAH members gathered to welcome new board members, thank outgoing board members, confirm minutes from the 64th AGM, and confirm the 2023 Annual Report.

The successful meeting also featured a passionate speech from incoming President Mikaila Ganado, M.AIRAH about the year that has passed, bringing a strong sense of direction and energy with her new role.

Congratulating our new President

President

Mikaila Ganado M.AIRAH

Associate Director - Women of AIRAH

AIRAH would like to Congratulate Mikaila Ganado, M.AIRAH for her appointment as President. Mikaila has been an AIRAH member for over thirteen years, and has dedicated countless hours of her time, effort, and expertise to support our organisation and industry. We are proud to have Mikaila as our new President, and thank her for her ongoing support.

Welcoming incoming board members

Director

Alan Fok M.AIRAH

Associate Director - NSW Divisional Committee

Director

Chris Bong M.AIRAH

Associate Director - WA Divisional Committee

We welcome our incoming board Directors Alan Fok, M.AIRAH and Chris Bong, M.AIRAH. Alan and Chris have been AIRAH members for over twenty and eighteen years respectively. They are both incredible assets to AIRAH and the HVAC&R industry, and we feel confident about the future with them as Directors.

Thanking outgoing board members

President

Paul Jackson F.AIRAH

Director

Ura Sarfejoo M.AIRAH

We say a bittersweet goodbye to outgoing President Paul Jackson F.AIRAH and outgoing Director Ura Sarfejoo, M.AIRAH. 

Paul has been an AIRAH member for over twenty years, during which time he has been a highly active supporter of AIRAH's advocacy activities, provider of expert-level technical advice, and all-around positive industry figure. We thank Paul for his years of service on the board.

Ura has been an invaluable AIRAH member for the past eight years, during which time she has championed diversity in the HVAC&R industry, sitting as the Associate Director of the Women of AIRAH STG. We thank Ura for her years of service on the board.

The path forward for AIRAH

Since launching our updated strategic direction, we have made great progress toward the three outlined major goals.

We have had a strong year of advocacy activity, driven by a change in resource allocation with Mark Vender moving from part-time work on HVAC&R News to his new full-time focus as Advocacy and Policy Manager.

We have begun and will continue to improve our digital offerings, modernised the AIRAH brand, and worked hard to raise the profile and visibility of the industry as a whole.

We have also made strides toward closing knowledge gaps, and fostering strong collaboration between organisations and individuals within the HVAC&R industry, related industries, and in tangential sectors such as government and education.

We will continue pushing forward in line with our strategic direction to improve outcomes for our members, our industry, and the world that all live on and share together.