President

Helen Willoughby — president@iyengaryoga.asn.au

The President's role is to maintain an overview of all activities of the Association through the Board and the Association's Committees. The President Chairs the Board Meetings and the AGM and represents the Association to members and outside bodies.

Secretary

Camille Jeboult (acting) — secretary@iyengaryoga.asn.au

The Secretary's role includes coordination of Director and any constitutional changes, preparation and distribution of documentation for the AGM and carriage of other duties as required by the President, the Board and the Association's Committees.

Certification Committee

Darrin McNally — cc@iyengaryoga.asn.au

The Certification Committee administers and regulates the requirements and standards for the training and assessment of Iyengar Yoga teachers. The committee is resposible for establishing assessment procedures and policies, ensuring consistent practices are followed for teacher training, certification, renewal and upgrading of teaching certificates. The Certification Committee organises bi-annual assessments for Levels 1, 2 and 3.

Ethics & Trademarks Committee

Kirsten Shteinman — ethics@iyengaryoga.asn.au

The Ethics & Trademarks Committee (ETC) regulates the Association's ethical guidelines. The committee provides a forum for complaints from within and outside the Association regarding conduct by members. They administer and oversee the use of the Certification Mark, which uniquely identifies certified Iyengar Yoga teachers. The ETC also oversees the use of the Iyengar name within the community to ensure that it is only used by certified Iyengar Yoga teachers and seeks to address trademark breaches of the Iyengar name.

Teachers Committee

James Hasemer — teachers@iyengaryoga.asn.au

The role of the Teachers Committee is to liaise with the Certification Committee and the Ethics & Trademarks Committee to provide professional support for teachers, disseminate relevant information to the teaching community and to provide a forum for teacher-related issues to be addressed.

Marketing & Communications

Sally Mumford — communications-chair@iyengaryoga.asn.au

The Marketing & Communications Committee (MCC) implements strategies to promote Iyengar Yoga via various channels to ensure strong communication throughout the existing community and educate the wider community about Iyengar Yoga in Australia. This includes overseeing the Association's website & social media channels, to produce a quarterly E-newsletter; production of all graphic design for the Association and to ensure consistent branding for all communication material produced for IYA.

Media Liason

Vacant — media@iyengaryoga.asn.au,

The Media Liaison is responsible for broadening the reach of Iyengar Yoga Australia in the community through the use of different media forums such as magazines and newspapers; establishment of relationships with key stakeholders in the industry to ensure exposure of the association and provides public statements on behalf of the Board and Committees.

Treasurer

Robyn Pearson — treasurer@iyengaryoga.asn.au

The Treasurer liaises with the Board and Bookkeeper to ensure clear financial reporting and communication, presents financial reports at the AGM and overseas investment of the Association's funds.

Events Committee

Natalie Murphy — events@iyengaryoga.asn.au

The Events Committee plans, coordinates and presents conventions and online events as approved by the Board.

Membership Services

Member Engagement and Management

Camille Jeboult — membership@iyengaryoga.asn.au

Membership Engagement is responsible for communication with members, maintenance and update of the IYA membership database, management of annual membership renewals, Yoga Rahasya subscriptions and administration of the IYA website.

Assessment Co-ordinator

Jeanette Rukavina — assessment@iyengaryoga.asn.au

The Assessment Co-ordinator is in charge of coordination and organisation of assessments for the Certification Committee. They also organise the annual All-Assessors meeting.