My executive role is General Manager Corporate Services at Hunter Valley Coal Chain Coordinator (HVCCC). I am also non-executive Director of The Newcastle Permanent Building Society and The Newcastle Permanent Charitable Foundation.

 

While completing Business and Industrial Relations degrees, I worked in sectors such as Professional Services, Health and Leisure and eventually landed in the Education sector. I had always wanted to undertake a Law degree and completed this concurrently. In most of my roles, I have lead and facilitated teams to achieve outcomes, which gives me great satisfaction.

 

With my family, hopefully enjoying a good meal and a laugh! Outside the family, I have a trainer that keeps me reasonably healthy and a yoga class now and again.

Virgin group founder Richard Branson said “My professional inspiration has no separation from my personal inspiration: it is people who make a positive difference to other people’s lives”. This type of thinking and being around these types of people is what drives me.

 

The best advice I can offer someone just starting out is to listen. As a leader, it’s important to listen to what’s on the minds of your colleagues, clients and peers to get an idea sense of the goals they are trying to achieve as well as the challenges they may face. Listening is also crucial to understand getting a sense of what makes people tick, what motivates them, and what may be keeping them up at night.

 

I won the Telstra Young Business Women’s Award in 2002.

 

The Hunter continuing to grow and remain internationally competitive.

The areas in which we have a competitive advantage will deliver for us economic growth and create jobs. Advanced Manufacturing, Defence, Logistics Supply Chain and Education are some of the areas primed for growth. Also, the region keeping a positive ‘can do’ attitude.

 

Lotus at the Junction

The Silk Roads by Peter Frankopan

 

Australian Wallabies

 

“Frankly my dear, I don’t give a damn! “ - Gone with the Wind, 1939.