Jennie Officer [FRAIA]
Winner of the 2025 RAIA Presidents Award
As a founding director at Officer Woods Architects and senior lecturer in the School of Design at the University of Western Australia, Jennie combines several roles in professional life: practitioner, teacher, researcher and advocate. The built work of Officer Woods has been published and awarded at state and national level across diverse categories, and the practice is committed to flexible thinking about projects and their sites, cultures, contexts and characters, delighting in the overlaps of architecture, landscape and urban design. Jennie makes regular contributions to architectural dialogue and knowledge by review, presentation and publication; has served as a jury member at both state and national levels for peer-reviewed awards programs; and is a current member of the Western Australian State Design Review Panel. Jennie grew up in the remote Murchison region of Western Australia and particularly enjoys responding to non-standard challenges and issues.

Danielle Geagea
Director of ZSA ZSA Property
Trusted by homeowners to transform architectural vision into premium sales results. For over two decades, Danielle has specialised in the sale of design-led and luxury homes, building a reputation for elevating properties to their highest potential and achieving premium outcomes for her clients. Entrenched in the design community, Danielle is a Board Member of Open House Perth and a regular contributor to Perth’s major design events, giving sellers unrivalled access to a cultivated network of architecture-appreciating buyers. Her polished negotiation style, strategic marketing lens, and instinct for market fit and presentation, ensure every home she represents stands out — and sells with impact. Danielle is ranked 5th in WA for value sold in 2025.

Suzanne Hunt [LFRAIA RIBA]
First female President of RAIA WA
Suzie is a successful architect, businesswoman, mentor, board member, TV presenter and public speaker. Her advocacy accolades include the 2021 National Paula Whitman Prize for Gender Equity and the 2022 [WA] Architects Board Award. During her tenure as President of the WA Chapter of the Australian Institute of Architects, Suzie fiercely advocated for the architectural profession, good design and in particular the issues of equity, diversity and inclusion for women- establishing #WorkWomenWisdom- a grass roots advocacy group that continues to this day. Through WWW, Suzie convenes the popular
Parlour Salon in Perth. Expanding her advocacy to a broader audience, Suzie has been a presenter on the Australia By Design suite of programmes - Architecture, Interiors, Hotels and Innovations broadcast on Channel 10. Suzie has also been interviewed for local, national and international print media, as well as local radio and national TV. In addition to running her award-winning boutique architectural and interior design practice, Suzie has sat as a non-executive board member on the Rottnest Island Authority, City of Melville Architecture and Urban Design Panel, Curtin Architecture Advisory Board, Curtin
School of Design and Built Environment Panel and as the Deputy Community Representative of the WA Legal Practice Complaints Committee. Her personal experiences juggling caring roles with professional and personal demands inform her mentoring and championing of equity, diversity and inclusion and sustainable work practices for all, now and into the future.

Stephanie Alama Chavez
EmAGN WA Co-Chair & ArchiQueers Co-Founder
Stephanie is a passionate designer with over 10 years of experience across urban planning, building design, and interior design projects. A significant part of her professional background was developed in her home country of Peru. As an international student at Curtin University (completing the Master of Architecture in 2023) Stephanie embraced every opportunity with gusto, resulting in a series of accolades. In 2022 Stephanie was awarded WA State Winner of the SONA Super Studio Competition as well as the NAWIC Lendlease University Student Scholarship. Stephanie is also a recipient of the prestigious EG Cohen Medal (2023) and actively collaborates with Cohen Connect, helping to organise networking workshops for young professionals across different disciplines. Currently working at With Architecture Studio, Stephanie contributes to a range of projects, including the Perth Concert Hall Redevelopment. Alongside her day job, Stephanie co-launched ArchiQueers in 2024 and serves as current WA EmAGN Co-Chair. Her current focus is supporting emerging professionals, helping them feel connected, engaged, and empowered within the Western Australian architecture community.