Our Council members, secretariats and trustees

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CAA Committee Members

Mina Hasman

Chair of Professional Practice

United Kingdom

Mina is the CAA Chair of Practice and the CAA’s Focal Point at the Global Alliance for Buildings and Construction (GlobalABC). As a recognised expert in her field, Mina has also been elected to, and is actively involved with the UK Green Building Council’s Board of Trustees, RIBA Council, the joint UN Environment Programme, GlobalABC COP Task Force, and the UK Construction Industry Council Climate Change Committee.

Camille Douglas Stephenson

Chair of Professional Practice (Acting)

Jamaica

Ninah Briggs

Committee Member, Professional Practice

Nigeria

Florence Noyle

Committee Member, Professional Practice

Kenya

John Peterson

Committee Member, Professional Practice

Canada

Curisa Smith

Committee Member, Professional Practice

Antigua and Barbuda

Michael Abu

Committee Member, Professional Practice

Nigeria

Alex Ndibwami

Chair of Education and Validation

Rwanda

Alex is the CAA Chair of Education. He is an architectural educator currently based in Rwanda. He doubles as the Director, Teaching and Learning Enhancement at the College of Science and Technology of the University of Rwanda. Whereas Alex founded a small architecture practice and from time to time offers leadership, most of his current work focusses on enhancement of science and technology education and bridging the apparent academia and industry gap.

Wycliffe Waburiri

Committee Member, Education

Kenya

Jacquiann Lawton

Committee Member, Education

Jamaica

Evelyn Allu-Kangkum

Committee Member, Education

Nigeria

Warebi Brisibe

Committee Member, Education

Nigeria

CAA Council Members

Kalim Siddiqui

Immediate Past President

Pakistan

Kalim is the Immediate Past President of the Commonwealth Association of Architects (CAA). A former Chairman of the Pakistan Council of Architects & Town Planners (PCATP) as well as Vice President of the Architects Regional Council Asia (ARCASIA). He is actively helping to deliver sustainable development of the built environment in the Commonwealth.

Vincent Cassar

Treasurer & Honorary Secretary, and Trustee

Malta

Vincent is a former President of the CAA. He is currently the President of the Kamra tal-Periti, National Delegate to the Architects’ Council of Europe (ACE) and the European Council of Civil Engineers (ECCE). He is a Fellow of the Institute of Civil Engineers (FICE) and of the Institute of Health Estate Engineering Management (FIHEEM). He served as Director General of Public Works until February 2023 when he was appointed Chair of the Environment and Resources Authority Board.

Steven Oundo

Senior Vice President

Kenya

Stephen is CAA Senior Vice President. He is a Fellow of Chartered Institute of Arbitrators, past Chairman of Architectural Association of Kenya, former Treasurer of African Union of Architects and former Vice President of East African Institute of Architects. He is appointed by the President of Kenya to the Selection Panel for Members of the National Gender and Equality Commission.

Wilson Mugambi

Vice President Africa

Kenya

Ian Marfleet

Vice President America's

Trinidad and Tobago

Ian is CAA Vice President, Americas. He is Past Vice-President, Trinidad and Tobago Institute of Architects. He has provided the World Bank with his expertise for their civil works programs throughout the region. This included being part of their disaster assessment team for St.Maarten in the aftermath of Hurricane Irma and inputting into the disaster recovery plan. Ian is Consultant (Education) for the World Bank: Resilience in Caribbean Education (2020).

John Brown

Vice President America's (Alternate)

Canada

Umar Saeed

Vice President Asia

Pakistan

Umar is CAA Regional Vice President Asia. He is a Council member of IAP National Council, Chairman of the Board of Architectural Education (BAE‐IAP), a Member of the Punjab Housing Task Force (PHTF) and convener subcommittee of “New Cities”. Umar is engaged in developing architectural education in Pakistan and is a Board member at three universities. He is a visiting faculty member the at National College of Arts & University of Lahore.

Christos Panayiotides

Vice President Europe

Cyprus

Justin Hill

Vice President Pacific

Australia

Justin is CAA Regional Vice President Pacific. He also serves as Chair of the Australian Institute of Architects International Chapter and is a member of the National Council of the RAIA. He is a retired architect, having practiced for 40 years in Singapore and Australia.

Andrew Amara

Chair of Communications

Uganda

Andrew is CAA Chair of Communications. He is current Treasurer of the Uganda Society of Architects. He runs both an architecture practice and an urban development programme and is supporting UNICEF & UN World Food Programme as they develop sustainable common premises. He has won multiple awards for sustainability, architecture, and impact on communities, and is passionate about taking the very latest innovations for sustainable cities and making them accessible.

Alex Ndibwami

Chair of Education and Validation

Rwanda

Alex is the CAA Chair of Education. He is an architectural educator currently based in Rwanda. He doubles as the Director, Teaching and Learning Enhancement at the College of Science and Technology of the University of Rwanda. Whereas Alex founded a small architecture practice and from time to time offers leadership, most of his current work focusses on enhancement of science and technology education and bridging the apparent academia and industry gap.

Mina Hasman

Chair of Professional Practice

United Kingdom

Mina is the CAA Chair of Practice and the CAA’s Focal Point at the Global Alliance for Buildings and Construction (GlobalABC). As a recognised expert in her field, Mina has also been elected to, and is actively involved with the UK Green Building Council’s Board of Trustees, RIBA Council, the joint UN Environment Programme, GlobalABC COP Task Force, and the UK Construction Industry Council Climate Change Committee.

Brenda Nyawara

Youth Representative

Kenya

Brenda is an architect with over 5 years of experience. She is a Masters student at the University of Nairobi where her research is in sustainable urban design for safe, liveable and breathable cities. As part of the Urban Planning Technical Committee for Nairobi City, she aims to bridge the gap between research in sustainable design and policymaking in Kenya. She holds volunteer leadership positions at the Architectural Association of Kenya, Women in Real Estate Society and the East Africa Institute of Architects.

Jacob Mwangi

Executive Director

Kenya

Peter A. Oborn

President

United Kingdom

Peter is President of the Commonwealth Association of Architects (CAA) and is a member of the UN Habitat Stakeholder Advisory Group. He is former RIBA Vice President International and UIA Council Member, was lead author of the Survey of the Built Environment Professions in the Commonwealth, and has been an active contributor to the Call to Action on Sustainable Urbanisation across the Commonwealth.

CAA Secretariat

Jacob Mwangi

Executive Director

Kenya

Asim Jalal

IT Manager

Pakistan

Asim Jalal is the CAA’s IT Coordinator. He graduated in computing science from Pakistan and then moved to UK to pursue post graduate studies in IT, where he held several positions in London before joining a Press Office as IT Manager. Asim has also worked for the Government of Punjab, and the Board of Revenue, Punjab.

Tiriveedhi Dileep Kumar

GIS Administrator

India

Sarah Kachingwe

GIS Administrator

Malawi

CAA Trustees

Vincent Cassar

Treasurer & Honorary Secretary, and Trustee

Malta

Vincent is a former President of the CAA. He is currently the President of the Kamra tal-Periti, National Delegate to the Architects’ Council of Europe (ACE) and the European Council of Civil Engineers (ECCE). He is a Fellow of the Institute of Civil Engineers (FICE) and of the Institute of Health Estate Engineering Management (FIHEEM). He served as Director General of Public Works until February 2023 when he was appointed Chair of the Environment and Resources Authority Board.

Annette Fisher

Trustee

United Kingdom

Annette is an award winning British/Nigerian architect with her own practice operating in Lagos and London. She is a former executive council member of the Association of Consultant Architects Nigeria (ACAN) and former Chair Kush Housing Association and Group Board Director for Places for People HA. She is a tutor at Westminster University, London, and a former RIBA Vice President. She’s the founder and co-chair Unionne a consortium of female led architects’ practices, and the chair of Let’s build, a televised forum championing women and diversity.

Sumita Singha

Trustee

United Kingdom

Sumita is an award-winning architect, Professor of Architecture, and author of many books. Sumita founded Architects for Change, the Equality forum at RIBA. Sumita is a trustee of four built environment charities including the Architects Benevolent Society and RIBA. Sumita received the OBE for services to architecture in 2021.

Llewellyn van Wyk

Trustee

South Africa

Llewellyn is a former CAA President. He also served as President of the Cape Institute of Architects, President of the South African Institute of Architects, and Director for Sustainability for Region V, UIA. He has lectured extensively around the globe and currently lectures at the University of Johannesburg in the Master of Sustainable Energy programme. He is the recipient of several awards including the Mayor of Cape Town’s Greening Award, and the CSIR President’s Award of Excellence. Llewellyn has a long history of engagement with the teaching and practice of architecture.