We are always keen to hear from our members who have achieved a board or committee position - and in particular if it was obtained from the Women on Boards posted positions. Please contact us with your success.

Interviews with women who have achieved boardroom success.

​On Board in 2023

Sandra Gamble has been appointed to the AICD NSW Divisional Council.

Nina Sherman has been appointed as Member of the Audit, Finance and Risk Committee of Calisthenics Victoria. Vacancy posted with WOB.

Kerry Harris has been appointed as a Non Executive Director and a member of the Audit, Finance, Risk and Compliance Committee of the Rocky Bay Ltd board

Tracy Pearce has been appointed to the Cancer Nurses Society of Australia (CNSA) Board.

Nadia Moffatt has been appointed to the Energy and Water Ombudsman (SA) Ltd board. Vacancy posted with WOB.

Megan Wilson has been appointed as President and Chair of Coffee Brigade Brisbane.

Belinda Leonard has been appointed to the Panthers Board, making her the first woman on the Board.

Tess Kerridge has been appointed to the Consulting Surveyors Victoria board. Vacancy posted with WOB.

Andrea Hall has been appointed to the Commonwealth Superannuation Corporation board.

Deirdre Blythe has been appointed to the Cell Therapies Pty Ltd board.

Karen Davies has been appointed as a founding Director of the Victorian Emergency Relief and Recovery Foundation (VERRF) Board.

Rebecca Zeus has been appointed to the Glenaeon Rudolf Steiner School board.

Julie Savet Ward has been appointed to the Arcadia Landscape Architecture board.

Jeanette Farren has been appointed to the Eastern Innovation Business Centre board.

Sara Harrup has been appointed to the Australian Charities and Not For Profit Commission board.Vacancy posted with WOB.

Helen Liossis has been appointed to the Sydney Investors, Professionals and Business Networking Group Incorporated (“SIPBN”) Advisory Board.

Susan Massasso has been appointed to the carsales.com Ltd board (ASX: CAR).

Kristie Atkins has been appointed to the Vennu board. Vacancy posted with WOB.

Marianna O'Gorman has been appointed to the Australian Renewable Energy Agency board.

Roslyn Pruden has been appointed to the Alexandra District Health Service board.

Karen Boyce has been appointed to the Yinhawangka Aboriginal Corporation board.

Deborah Daly has been appointed to the Ballarat Cemeteries - Class A Cemetery Trust.Vacancy posted with WOB.

Erica Edmands has been appointed to the Tasmanian Child Safety and Wellbeing Panel. Vacancy posted with WOB.

Kerry Skellern has been appointed to the Fiducian Group (ASX:FID) board. WOBSX Graduate.

Natasha Rees has been elected as Chair of the Access 2 Place Housing board.

Natasha Rees has been appointed to the South Australian Board of the Medical Board of Australia.Vacancy posted with WOB.

Libby Mears has been appointed to the Barwon Health Board.

Libby Mears has been appointed as Chair of the Western Leisure Services Board.

Julie Webster has been appointed to the Board of Black Dog Ride. Vacancy posted with WOB.

Pamela Williams has been appointed by the Victorian Minister for Health to the role of Member of the Geelong Cemeteries Trust. Vacancy posted with WOB.

Amanda Turnill has been appointed as Chair of the Australasian Birth Trauma Association.Vacancy posted with WOB.

Jill Rossouw has been appointed as Chair of the High Speed Rail Authority Board.

Joanne Butterworth-Gray has been appointed as Chair of the Northern Territory Seafood Council. WOBSX Graduate.

Shirley Chowdhary has been appointed as Chair of the Women for Election board.

Shirley Chowdhary has been appointed as Chair of the Royal Australian Institute of Architects board.

Paula Davies has been appointed as an Independent Member of the Child Safety & Wellbeing Panel, Department of Health in Tasmania. WOBSX Graduate. Vacancy posted with WOB.

Theodora Elia-Adams has been appointed as Treasurer & Chair of Audit, Risk & Finance for the Australian College of Optometry. WOBSX Graduate.

Gillian Savage has been appointed as Independent Chair of the Risk, Compliance and Audit Committee for the Royal Australian Navy Central Canteens Board.

Gillian Davie has been appointed to the Ronald McDonald House Charities Greater Western Sydney board. WOBSX Graduate.

Toni Brendish has been appointed to the Colbram Estate Olives Limited (ASX:CBO) board. WOBSX Graduate.

Jacqueline Pascarl has been appointed to the International Social Services Governing Board in Geneva, Switzerland.

Jacqueline Pascarl has been appointed as Director & Trustee of RSL Australia. Vacancy posted with WOB.

Louise Martin-Chew has been appointed to the Curious Legends board.

Cheryl Hayman has been appointed to the Silk Logistics Holdings Limited (ASX:SLH).

Jeanette Brooks has been appointed to the Argyle Community Housing Board. Vacancy posted with WOB.

Marcella Lazarus has been appointed to the Osteopathy Board Australia board. Vacancy posted with WOB.

Michele Robbins has been appointed to the Melanoma Patients Association board.

Shelly Park has been appointed as Chair of Ambulance Victoria. WOBSX Graduate.

Kathryn Brown has been appointed as an Independent Member to the Finance committee of Ambulance Victoria.

Bronwyn Powell has been appointed to the Bowls Australia board. Vacancy posted with WOB.

Linda Fox has been appointed to the QV Equities board (ASX:QVE). And as Chair of their Nominations & Governance Committee. Member of the Audit & Risk Committee. WOBSX Graduate.

Lyn McGrath has been appointed to the Auswide Bank Ltd board.Vacancy posted with WOB. WOBSX Graduate.

Lyn McGrath has been appointed to the Credit Corp Ltd board. WOBSX Graduate.

Liz Smith has been appointed to the Australian Red Cross board. WOBSX Graduate.

Liz Smith has been appointed as Chair of Audit and Risk for Pureprofile (ASX:PPL). WOBSX Graduate.

​Fiona Jolly has been appointed to the Australian Institute of Building Surveyors board. Vacancy posted with WOB. WOBSX Graduate.

Fiona Jolly has been appointed to the GNS Wholesale Stationers Ltd board. Vacancy posted with WOB. WOBSX Graduate.

Lynette Pinder has been appointed as CEO of The Navy's Anchorage (formerly Navy Canteens).

Susan Lloyd has been been appointed as an Independent Member of the GunaiKurnai Traditional Land Owners Audit and Risk Committee.

Carolyn Hough has been appointed to the Dress for Success Sydney board. Vacancy posted with WOB. 

Lindi Deguara has been appointed as an Independent Member of the Residential Tenancies Authority (Qld) Audit & Risk Committee. Vacancy posted with WOB.

Kay Salvair Smith has been appointed as Special Advisor to the Board of Investructure.

Maria Halasz has been appointed to the Garvan Research Foundation board.

Rachel de Gruchy has been appointed as an Independent Member of the Investment Committee of Thorne Harbour Health.

Joanne Ford has been appointed to the Wide Open Agriculture (ASX:WOA) board. WOBSX Graduate.

Claire Alexander has been appointed to the Audit and Risk Committee of the Department of Children, Youth Justice and Multicultural Affairs (Queensland). Vacancy posted with WOB. 

Jane Lovell has been appointed to the Freshcare board.

Mitali Tyagi has been appointed as Treasurer to the Rafiki Mwema board.Vacancy posted with WOB.

Ilona Meyer has been appointed as a member of the Audit, Risk and Improvement Committee of the Inner West Council. WOBSX Graduate.

Alexandra Meldrum has been appointed as Chair, Scientific Board, Net Zero Initiative, University of Sydney.

Jen Dalitz has been appointed Trustee and ARC Chair of the Australian Museum

Susan Chew GAICD has been appointed has been appointed to the board of the Yued Aboriginal Corporation ("YAC").

Sara Harrup has been appointed to the boards of Enterprise and Training Company (ETC) & HCi. Vacancies posted with WOB.

Suzanne Storrie has been appointed to the Chris O’Brien Lifehouse board, Chair Audit & Risk Committee.

Maree Davenport has been appointed Chair of Endometriosis Australia

Karen Reynolds has been appointed to the Licensed Building Practitioners Board New Zealand. Vacancy posted with WOB. 

Annie Haggar has been appointed to the Music for Canberra board. Vacancy posted with WOB.

Phillipa Dobbin has been appointed to the Dress for Success Sydney (DFSS).

Maria Koutsimpiris has been appointed to the ANCAP board. Vacancy posted with WOB.

Bronwyn Powell has been appointed to the Torrens University Ethics Committee. Vacancy posted with WOB.

Cathy McGowan AO has been appointed as Chair of AgriFutures Australia. Vacancy posted with WOB.

Josephine Napoli has been appointed to the Grok Academy board. Vacancy posted with WOB and matched with !Snap vacancy alert email.

Alecia Hancock has been appointed to the Girl Guides Australia board. Vacancy posted with WOB.


On Board in 2022

Jacinta Dale has been appointed to the Ipswich Hospital Foundation board. Vacancy posted with WOB.

Anne Parnham has been appointed to The Greater Narellan Business Chamber board.

Anne Parnham has been appointed to the Wsacci t/as IC Care board.

Helen Ali-Haapala has been appointed to the Parenting Research Centre board.

Jinny McGrath has been appointed to the Disability Worker Registration Board of Victoria.Vacancy posted with WOB.

Kristie Atkins has been appointed to the Hunter Medical Research Institute (HMRI) board and as Chair of the HMRI Foundation.

Elizabeth Brande has been appointed to the Calistheincs Victoria board.

Sara Watts has been appointed to the Nuix board (ASX: NXL).WOBSX Graduate.

​Janice Morris has been appointed to the Aboriginal Housing Victoria board and as Chair of the Finance, Audit & Risk Committee. Vacancy posted with WOB.

Janice Morris has been appointed as an independent investment committee member for the Northern Territory Aboriginal Investment Corporation. Vacancy posted with WOB.

Roseda Campbell has been appointed to the Emerge Australia board.Vacancy posted with WOB.

Amelia Phillips has been appointed to the Actrua board. 

Kath Hall has been appointed to the Women's Justice Network board. Vacancy posted with WOB.

Libby Soderholm has been appointed to the Curtin Heritage Living Board.

Karen Boyce has been elected as Chair of the Board of South West Catchments Council. Vacancy posted with WOB.

Jan Fitzgerald has been elected as Chair of the Board of Destination Gippsland board.

Kerrie Edwards has been appointed to the Royalties for Rejuvenation Fund Expert Panel - Central West Region - NSW Government, Department of Regional NSW.

Larissa Cook has been appointed to the Central and Eastern Sydney Primary Health Network (CESPHN) board. Vacancy posted with WOB.

Heather Disher has been appointed as Chair of Highett Community Financial Services Ltd (Community Bank Highett - Bendigo & Adelaide Bank). Vacancy posted with WOB.

Alysia Brandenburg has been reappointed to the board of Ecotourism Australia and to the Walhalla Committee of Management.

Lauren Eyles has been appointed as President of Business Hunter.

Michele Smith has been appointed to the CARA Inc board. Vacancy posted with WOB and matched with !Snap vacancy alert email. 

Janet Attwood has been appointed to the Central Coast Community Women’s Health Centre.

Michele Adair has been appointed Chair of Homes Tasmania.

Lyndal Thorburn has been appointed to the Team Invest Private Ltd (ASX:TIP) - member of Due Diligence Committee.

Lyndal Thorburn has been appointed to the Fisheries R&D Corporation Ltd board.

Libby Nankivell has been appointed to the Human Research Ethics Committee at the QMIR Berghofer board.

Rhyll Gardner has been appointed to the BankVic (Police Financial Services Ltd) board and as member of both the Audit and the Risk Committees.

Rhyll Gardner has been appointed to the Identitii Ltd (ASX:ID8) board and Chair of the Audit and Risk Committee.

Tina Morrell has been appointed to the Newington College Council. Vacancy posted with WOB.

Kathy Jack has been appointed as an advisory board member to the Priestley's Gourmet Delights board.

Martha Vasquez has been appointed to the Leichardt Women’s Community Health Centre.

Jacqui Colwell has been appointed to the CDF Melbourne board.

Jacqui Colwell has been appointed to the Wise Australia board and as Chair of the Risk Committee.

Joanna Buck has been appointed to the Powerlink Queensland board.

Kristen Podagiel has been appointed to the Alluvium Holdings board. Vacancy posted with WOB.

Suzanne Hillier has been appointed as Chair of the Board of Trails WA. Vacancy posted with WOB.

Jennifer Cook has been appointed to the Surf Lifesaving Australia board.

Kiki Paul has been appointed to the Go Gentle Australia board.

Natasha Rees has been appointed to The Council on Chiropractic Education Australasia. Vacancy posted with WOB.

Caroline Mackinnon has been appointed to the Fight Cancer Foundation Board.

Ilona Meyer has been appointed as Chair of Audit & Risk Committee with MX1. WOBSX Graduate.

Michele Smith has been appointed to the Inaugural SA Voluntary Assisted Dying Review Board.

Paula Davies has been appointed to the Julia Farr MS McLeod Benevolent Fund board. Vacancy posted with WOB.

Kerrie Hicks has been appointed to the Inglewood & Districts Health Service board.

Leesa Bauer has been appointed to the Centacare New England and North West board. Vacancy posted with WOB.

Jen Dalitz has been appointed to the iPartners board.

Ngaire Elwood has been appointed to the Cord Blood Association board.

Clea Smith has been appointed to the Cricket Australia board.

Evelyne Tadros has been appointed to the St Vincent de Paul Governance Risk & Nominations Board Committee.

Kathryn Brown has been appointed as an Independent Member of the Queen Victoria Women's Centre Trust - Finance, Audit, Risk and Governance committee. Vacancy posted with WOB.

Felicity Conlan has been appointed to the Surfing NSW board.

Deanna Varga has been appointed to the ASUM board. Vacancy posted with WOB.

Sharon Howes has been appointed to the Hunter Health Insurance board. Vacancy posted with WOB.

Jane Lovell has been appointed as Independent Chair of Cherry Growers Australia Inc.

Jane Lovell has been appointed to the Food Standards Australia New Zealand board.

Larissa Cook has been appointed to the Hunter Health Insurance board.  Vacancy posted with WOB.

Larissa Cook has been appointed to the St John Ambulance NSW board.  Vacancy posted with WOB.

Sarah Petty has been appointed to the Board Treasurer for Gasworks Arts Park board. Vacancy posted with WOB.

Karen Klockner has been appointed to the Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing Association of Australia (EMDRAA) board.

Tracey Horton has been appointed to the IDP Education board.

Jacqui Walshe has been appointed to the Tourism New Zealand board. Vacancy posted with WOB.

Heather Disher has been appointed to the board of Highett Community Financial Services Ltd. Vacancy posted with WOB.

Lauren Anderson has been appointed to the Wylie's Baths Trust as a community representative and secretary.

Sanjeeta Aggarwal has been appointed to the Council's Environment Advisory committee and Women's Advisory committee.

Alison Creagh has been appointed to the Paralympics Australia board.

Alison Creagh has been appointed to the Rowing Australia board.

Alison Creagh has been appointed to the GME board.

Ruth McClelland has been appointed to the MSC Trustees board.

Rachel de Gruchy has been appointed as an External Member of the Investment Sub Committee of The Australian and New Zealand College of Anaesthetists.

Rachel de Gruchy has been appointed as an Independent Member of the Finance, Audit and Risk Committee of The Police Association of Victoria. Vacancy posted with WOB.

Simona Turin has been appointed to the Fidelity Life board. WOBSX Graduate.

Jane Crombie has been appointed to the Cromwell Funds Management board, subsidiary of ASX 200 Cromwell Property Group (ASX:CMW). WOBSX Graduate.

Toni Brendish has been appointed to the Prolife Foods (NZ) Ltd board. WOBSX Graduate.

Toni Brendish has been appointed to the Aurora Dairies Advisory Committee (Part of Warakirri Asset Managers). WOBSX Graduate.

Robin Buckham has been appointed to the board of the Law Institute of Victoria.

Kate Gaffney has been appointed to the Gippsland Regional Council of the Adult Community and Further Education Board.

Helen Millicer has been appointed to the inaugural Tasmanian Waste and Resource Recovery Board. Vacancy posted with WOB.

Elizabeth Delahunty has been appointed to the Latrobe Regional Hospital Board.

Rena Padman has been appointed to the Board of WHEN: when.org.au.

Amanda Galbraith has been appointed to the Pharmaceutical Defence Limited board.

Vivienne Yu has been appointed as a member of Finance, Risk and Audit Committee at Bridge Housing.

Deidre Missingham has been appointed to the East Wimmera Health Service board. 

Suzanne Delaney has been appointed to the Cancer Care Centre board. Vacancy posted with WOB.

Julia Reynolds has been appointed to the Cohuna District Hospital Board.

Kirsty Wall has been appointed to the The Maternal, Child and Family Health Nurses Australia (MCaFHNA) board..

Kirsty Wall has been appointed to the Westpac Rescue Helicopter Regional Advisory Committee.

Melanie Eagle has been appointed to the St Vincent’s Institute of Medical Research board.

Amber Brodrick has been appointed as chair of the BPA Children’s Services board and a Member of the Finance & Risk committee. 

Brynnie Goodwill has been appointed to the Australian College for Rural and Remote Medicine (ACRRM). Vacancy posted with WOB.

Leesa Chesser has been appointed to the Neami National board as a Non Executive Director.

Maree Davenport has been appointed to the Tradeswomen Australia board.

Maree Davenport has been appointed to the Endometriosis Australia board.

Pauline Stanton has been appointed to the Central Highlands Rural Health Board.

Kim Vella has has been appointed to the Legal Aid Review Committee non-legal practitioners panel

Christine Bowen has been appointed to the Board of Life Education NSW as a Non-Executive Director.

Ruth Ottewill  has been appointed to the Board of Cancer Care Centre. Vacancy posted with WOB.

Alex Patterson has been appointed to the WASH House Board. Vacancy posted with WOB.

Ngaire Elwood has been apppointed to the International Society for Cell and Gene Therapy (ISCT) board.

Ngaire Elwood has been appointed as Chair of the Board of Australian Sickle Cell Advocacy Inc (ASCA)

Liz Wall has been appointed as a Non Executive Director of the Firefinch Ltd board and as Chair of the Corporate Social Responsibility Committee.

Megan Gale has been appointed as Chair of The Sheldon College Foundation board.

Jan Fitzgerald has been appointed to the Think Water group board. Vacancy posted with WOB.

Tracy Morgan has been appointed as Non Executive Director for The Australian Music Centre & Chair of their Audit, Finance & Governance Committee.

Christine Hahn has been appointed as an Independent Member to the Town of Gawler Council Audit and Risk Committee. Vacancy posted with WOB.

Leesa Chesser has been appointed to the Australian Physiotherapy Association board.

Ruth Faulkner has been appointed to the Australian Physiotherapy Association and Chair of the Audit & Risk Committee.

Shirley Chowdhary has been appointed to the Royal Australian Institute of Architects. Vacancy posted with WOB.

Nathalie Samia has been appointed to the Australian Multicultural Council.

Helga Svendsen has been appointed as Chair of the Victorian Asbestos Eradication Agency board.

Patricia Reid has been appointed to the Tellus Holdings board.

Margaret Donnan has been appointed as a Governing Board Member of the Environment Protection Authority Victoria. Vacancy posted with WOB.

Teresa Harm has been appointed as a Director of the South Western Sydney Local Health District board.

Annette Ruhotas has been appointed to the Kimbriki Environmental Enterprises Pty Ltd board. Vacancy posted with WOB.

Kellie Earl has been appointed to the Girl Guides Australia board. Vacancy posted with WOB.

Tegan Smith has been appointed to the Australian Science Innovations board.Vacancy posted with WOB.

Claire Alexander has been appointed as a board member for the Community Enterprise Queensland.Vacancy posted with WOB.

Dominique Hogan-Doran SC has been appointed to the Natural Hazards Research Australia board. Vacancy posted with WOB.

Annette Ruhotas has been appointed to the Kimbriki Environmental Enterprises Pty Ltd. Vacancy posted with WOB.

Dianne Ball has been appointed to the NZ Ministry of Health, Psychologists Board.

Katherine Byrne has been appointed to the Veterans’ Review Board. Vacancy posted with WOB.

Naomi Colville has been elected as Chair of the Permanent Care and Adoptive Families (PCAFamilies) board. Vacancy posted with WOB.

Alicia Achilles has been appointed to the YWCA Hunter Region board. Vacancy posted with WOB.

Nadia Moffatt has been appointed as a Member General Advisory Standing Committee for the Australian Domain Administration. Vacancy posted with WOB.

Sharyn Darrell has been appointed as Secretary to the Diving SA Board. Vacancy posted with WOB. Vacancy posted with WOB.

Cathy Hales has been appointed to the Navigator Global Investments (ASX:NGI) board.

Sharon Howes has been appointed as Chair of the Risk Committee for The Mutual Bank.

Theresa Best has been re appointed to the Cricket Victoria board.

Anne Gripper has been appointed to the International Cycling Union board.

Paula Ward has been appointed to the Sport SA board.

Annette Ruhotas has been appointed as a committee member of the Australasian College of Emergency Medicine, Selection Subcommittee. Vacancy posted with WOB.

Annette Ruhotas has been appointed as a committee member of the Therapeutic Goods Administration, Advisory Committee on Chemical Scheduling. Vacancy posted with WOB.

Sally Mackenzie has been appointed to the Regional Australia Bank board.

Cheryl Hayman has been appointed to the board of Ai-Media (ASX:AIM). Cheryl will be a member of the company's Remuneration and Nomination Committee and the Audit and Risk Committee.

Josephine Buontempo has been appointed as Deputy Chair of the ABC Advisory Council.

​Dagmar Neumann has been appointed to the board of the Hume Bank as a NED and member of the Risk Management Committe. Vacancy posted with WOB.

​Jenifer Frederick has been appointed to the Institute of Management Consultants (Australia) board.

Ruth Ottewill has been appointed to the DivingSA board. Vacancy posted on WOB.

Ilona Meyer has been appointed as a NED & member of the Audit & Risk Committee to the Mircro-X Limited (ASX:MX1) board. 

"I am pleased to say that the pragmatic advice and guidance I have received from Leanne Heywood - Chair of the current WOBSX - Kerry Schott Syndicate, in addition to her willingness to share, availability and unwavering encouragement, has been nothing short of invaluable and instrumental in me obtaining my first ASX-Listed appointment.  A big thank you to Leanne and the whole WOBSX Syndicate cohort, a group of amazing, accomplished, intelligent women, who continue to inspire, encourage and support each other through the various stages of our board journeys. What a great way to tick off the first challenge for IWD 2022 and to celebrate women's achievements! "

Leanne Heywood (WOBSX) has been appointed to Symbio Holdings Limited (ASX: SYM)

Mahjabeen Zaman has been appointed to the Future2 Foundation board.

Kathryn Brown has been appointed to the ASIC's Financial Services and Credit panel.

Amy Tankard has been appointed to the Opus Orchestra New Zealand board.

Jenny Selway has been appointed to the HILT CRC board.

Rosa Flaherty has been appointed to the Act for Kids board.

Debra Anderson has been appointed to ASIC’s Financial Services and Credit Panel.

Debra Anderson has been re-appointed to the Tax Practitioners Board.

Sandy Chakravarty has been appointed to the Queen Victoria Market and as Chair of Finance , Audit & Risk committee.

Jenny Selway has been elected to the Engineers Australia Victoria Division Committee.

Alissa Webster has been appointed as a NED to the South Coast Flame Football Club Board.

Phillipa Taylor has been been appointed to the Raiz Investment (ASX:RZI) board.

Victoria Weekes has been appointed to the Bendigo and Adelaide Bank Limited board.

Claire Bibby has been appointed to the Magnis Energy Technologies (ASX:MNS; OTCQX: MNSEF) board.


On Board in 2021

Alysia Brandenburg has been appointed to the Walhalla Board of Management Inc board.

Dagmar Neumann has been appointed to the NSW Bridge Association board.

Patricia Vaz has been appointed to the Pines Learning board.

Angela Aroozoohas been appointed company secretary and Chief Counsel for Sun Cable.

Lisa Seary has been appointed to the Its Not a Compliment board.

Ilham Ahamed has been appointed to the Australian Parents Council (APC) board. 

Paula Davies to the City of Burnside Audit and Risk Committee.Vacancy posted on WOB.

Glenys Schuntner has been appointed to the National Trust of Australia (Queensland) board.

Kim Hughes has been appointed to the Metro Arts board.

Nicole Adamson has been elected to join the VicSport board.

Michelle Lawson has been appointed to the HMRI (Hunter Medical Research Institute) Foundation Board.

Trudi Angwin has been appointed to the Patricia Giles Centre for Non-Violence board. 

Libby Soderholm has been appointed to the Shine Inspire Achieve Belong Inc board.

Jo O'Brien has been appointed to the auDA Technical Advisory Standing Committee.

Jenny Smith has been appointed to the Country Executive Committee for Global Mental Health Peer Network.

Fiona Gainsford has been appointed to the Environment Institute of Australia and New Zealand (EIANZ) Board as an Ordinary Board Member.

Natasha Rees has been appointed as Deputy Chair of Access 2 Place Ltd.

Leah Schwartz has been appointed as company secretary to the Melbourne Women in Film Festival board.

Kim Hughes has been appointed to the Volunteering Australia Board.

Jillian Harrington has been appointed to the Board of the Australian Psychology Accreditation Council.

Jillian Harrington has been appointed to the Board of the Blue Knot Foundation. Vacancy posted on WOB.

Elisabet Wreme has been appointed to HAMBS board as a Non Executive Director.

Colleen Papadopoulos has been appointed to the Ahpra and National Boards Chiropractic National Board as Community Member. Vacancy posted on WOB.

Amanda Wescombe has been appointed as a director to the ACT Eden Monaro Cancer Support Group board.Vacancy posted on WOB.

Laura Buckley has been appointed to the South East Leisure board and as Chair of the Risk & Audit Committee.

Laurie Leigh has been appointed to the Australian Federation of AIDS Organisation.

Jodi Price has been appointed to the Sunshine Coast Gympie Rugby League.

Sherine Soliman has been appointed to the IDEAS board.

Miranda Bruyniks has been appointed to the QInsure board.

Suzanne Jones has been appointed to the North Sydney Retirement Trust board and as Chair of the Clinical Governance and Care Committee.

Vera Ignjatovic has been appointed to the Toyota Community Foundation Australia and as trustee of the Toyota Community Trust.

Rosanne Jessop has been appointed to the APPMA board.

Sue Cunningham has been appointed as Chair of The Community Grocer board.

Mary Wlodek has been appointed to the Villagehood Australia board. Vacancy posted on WOB.

Mary Wlodek has been appointed to the Pines Learning board. Vacancy posted on WOB.

Susan Wilson has been appointed as Director Selection Committee, Hort Innovation

Cris Topfner-Rigby has been awarded the Diligent Modern Governance 100 and Digital Transformation.

Cris Topfner-Rigby has been appointed as Independent Director for the North East Water Board.

Cris Topfner-Rigby has been appointed as Chair of the Technology and Cyber Subcommittee at Red Cross.

Jackie Connor has been appointed to the One Direct Connect board.

Ariadne Magalhaes has been appointed to the Arthritis & Osteoporosis Tasmania's (AOT) Board.

Bridget Thakrar has been appointed to the Refuge Victoria board. Vacancy posted on WOB.

Alexandra Meldrum has been elected by members to be Vice President Learned Society and sit on the Board of Trustees, Institution of Chemical Engineers.

Lauren Ball has been appointed to the board of Dietitians Australia.

Julie Garland McLellan has been appointed to the board of Dam Safety NSW. Vacancy posted on WOB.

Kerrie Williams has been appointed to the SSJG Finance Advisory Committee.

Jenny MacMahon has been approved as a Transitional Board Member for the Certified Environmental Practitioner Board.

Jayne Senior has been appointed to the Better Healthcare Technology Foundation board.

Jayne Senior has been appointed to the Arthritis NSW board. Vacancy posted on WOB.

Joanne Butterworth-Gray has been appointed as Chair of the Southern Rural Water board.

Lisa Vitaris has been appointed as a Board Director of Engineers Australia. Vacancy posted on WOB.

Danielle Gordon has been appointed to the Legal Aid Review Committee Non-legal Practitioner Panel. Vacancy posted on WOB.

Jennifer Douglas has been appointed to the Judo Bank board.

Nina Aubin has been appointed to the Eutopia Refugee and Asylum Seeker Health board.

Sue Hansford has been appointed to The Bridge board. 

Sarah Percy-Dove has been appointed to the Board of Clifford Craig Foundation. Vacancy posted on WOB.

Marianna O'Gorman has been appointed to the Queensland Government owned Corporation, Stanwell.

Lisa Carlin has been appointed to the Advisory Board of Rebelliuz Talent Solutions.

Diana Nestorovska has been appointed to the South Gippsland Water Corporation board.

Angela Schuster has been appointed to the Standards Australia IT-030 committee.

Farinne Georgeopoulos has been appointed to the Museum of Chinese in Australia (MOCA) board.

Fiona Jolly has been appointed as Deputy Chair of the Cricket ACT board.

Fiona Jolly has been appointed to the ACT Cemeteries and Crematoria Authority board.

Marianne Karam has been appointed to the Pain Foundation Limited as Treasurer / Company Secretary. Vacancy posted on WOB.

Kristen Podagiel has been appointed to the ADG Engineers board.

Bec Mahony has been appointed to the Young Australia League board.

Shirley Chowdhary has been appointed to the Australian Associated Press board.

Christina Turner has been appointed to the Crèche and Kindergarten Association board.

Bhavika Unnadkat has been appointed to the WASEMA board.

Sarah Hunter has been been appointed to the Veterinary Practitioners Board of NSW. Vacancy posted on WOB.

Meredith Banks has been appointed to the Sustainability Victoria board.

Danielle Gordon has been appointed President of Yoga Australia board. Danielle has also been appointed as Chair of Grievance Committee, and member Governance Committee.

Cheryl Hayman has been appointed to the Beston Global Food Company (ASX:BFC) board.

Jane Bell has been appointed to the Amplia Therapeutics Limited (ASX:ATX) board.

Melanie Eagle has been appointed to the March4Justice Board. Vacancy posted on WOB.

Kaylie Smith has been appointed to the March4Justice Board. Vacancy posted on WOB.

Tamara Searant has been appointed to the March4Justice Board. Vacancy posted on WOB.

Michelle Uhlhorn has been appointed as a Non-executive Director for Arthritis NSW. Vacancy posted on WOB.

Muriel Altink has been appointed to the Migraine Australia board. Vacancy posted on WOB.

Martina Rienzner has been appointed as Chair of the Startup Shakeup board. 

Megan Gale has been appointed to the Sheldon College Foundation Board. Vacancy posted on WOB.

Rachelle Hare has been appointed to the Sheldon College Foundation Board. Vacancy posted on WOB.

Julie Orr has been appointed to the board of Masters Swimming NSW.

Julie Orr has been appointed as a Non-executive Director of AvSuper Pty Ltd.

Julie Orr has been appointed to the Audit and Risk Committee of the NSW Biodiversity Conservation Trust.

Susan Lloyd has been appointed to the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons Cardiothoracic Board.

Melanie Boursnell has been appointed to the VERTO board. Vacancy posted with WOB.

​Rachel Baird has been appointed to the Exercise and Sports Science Australia Accreditation Council.

​Rachel Baird has been appointed to the SRL (Qld) Governance, Constitution and Awards Committee.

Rachel Baird has been appointed as Chair of the Sub-Antarctic Fisheries Management Advisory Committee.

Margot Burke has been appointed as Non Executive Director of the Bayley House Foundation.

Melanie Laing has been appointed to Keypath Education (ASX:KED) and also Chair of People, Performance & Culture Committee.

Annette Ruhotas has been appointed to the Medical Council of NSW. Vacancy posted on WOB.

Jennifer Cook has been appointed to the Centuria Property Funds No.2 Limited, the responsible entity of Centuria Industrial REIT (ASX:CIP).

Jennifer Leslie has been appointed as Independent Member of the Hunter New England Local Health District Audit & Risk Management Committee. Vacancy posted with WOB.

Jennifer Leslie has been appointed as  Non-Executive Director and Member of Audit & Rick Committee of Job Futures Limited trading as CoAct. Vacancy posted with WOB.

Bernadette Uzelac has been appointed to the Geelong Cemeteries Trust board.

Belinda Howell has been appointed to the Abbey College board.

Christine Hahn has been appointed as Director of the Uniting SA board.Vacancy posted with WOB.

Helen Liossis has been appointed to the HVTC board.

Sophie Ray as been appointed to the Peak Care Equipment Pty Ltd board. Vacancy posted with WOB.

Vicky McGahey has been appointed to the Governance Committee for St Patrick's Girls College. Vacancy posted with WOB.

Liz Rowell has been appointed to the Australian Egg Corporation board. Vacancy posted with WOB.

Claire Alexander has been appointed to the South West and Health Service.

Marcella Lazarus has been appointed as Non-Executive Director to the Board of the Social Enterprise Council NSW/ACT (SECNA).

Bronwyn Powell has been appointed to The Australian Institute of Food Science and Technology (AIFST) board. Vacancy posted with WOB.

Maree O'Brien has been elected by the Board as President of Glaucoma Australia. Maree is the first woman to be President of the organisation..

Elaine Muir has been appointed to the Australian Women In Security Network board..

Taleen Shamlian has been appointed to the NSW Government's Radiation Advisory Council (RAC).

Libby Nankivell has been appointed as Vice President of Queensland Rugby Union. The first woman to hold the title in Queensland Rugby's 139 year history.

Christine Hawkins has been appointed as Chair of the NSW Environment Protection Authority's Audit and Risk Committee.

Liz Paslawsky has been awarded as the Global Healthcare Women Leadership Winner 2021.

Miranda Bruyniks has been appointed to the Help Enterprises Limited board.

Kathy Joyce has been appointed as an Advisory Board Member for a Start-Up Social Enterprise. Vacancy posted with WOB.

Sara Watts has been appointed to the Trajan Scientific and Medical board.

Margie Haseltine has been appointed to the Metcash Limited board (ASX:MTS).

Margot Richardson has been appointed to the Dietitians Australia board.

Tracey Spicer has been appointed to the Dietitians Australia board.

Gillian Kidson has been appointed to the Road Safety Education Ltd board. Vacancy posted with WOB.

Janelle Leonard has been appointed to the board of Abacus Learning Centre board. Vacancy posted with WOB.

Martha Lourey-Bird has been appointed to the Netball NSW board. 

Wendy Teasdale-Smith has been appointed to the Road Safety Education Ltd board. Vacancy posted with WOB.

Mellisa Gillies has been appointed to the Strata Community Association Limited (SCA) board.

Elisabet Wreme has been appointed as Chair of the Breast Screen Victoria board.

Claire Braund has been appointed to the board of Coast Shelter Emergency Accommodation Ltd.

Virginia Gordon has been appointed as Chair of the eChildhood board.

Tracey Spicer has been appointed as Chair of BraveHer.

Tricia Klinger has been appointed to the Aspermont Limited board (ASX:ASP).

Janet Young has been appointed to the HealthShare Victoria board. Vacancy posted with WOB.

Julie Savet Ward has been appointed to the board of Hunter Water.

Petra Buchanan has joined the Premonition.io board as a Non Executive Director.

Lelde Smits has been appointed to the Australian Shareholder Association (ASA) board.

Leanne Heywood has been appointed to the Audit Committee for ARPANSA (Australian Radiation Protection and Nuclear Safety Authority)

Elizabeth Hunter has joined the Netball Australia board. 

Rhyll Gardner and Lucy Partridge have been appointed to the board of Secure Growth Property Funds. 

Margie Haseltine has been appointed as Chair of the Bapcor Limited board (ASX:BAP).

Jenny Selway has been appointed to the AgriBio board. Vacancy posted with WOB.

Marlene Elliott has been appointed as Non-Executive Director of the Peninsula Leisure Pty Ltd board. Vacancy posted with WOB.

Julia Mason has been appointed to the Uniting Vic Tas board and Investment Committee. Vacancy posted with WOB.

Clea Smith has been appointed to the Board of the Australia Cricket Association.

Mary Sue Rogers has been appointed as Deputy Chair of the East-West Seeds board.

Karen Zirkler has been appointed to the NSW Biodiversity Conservation Trust.  Vacancy posted with WOB.

Alexandra Meldrum has been appointed to the Sydney Community Services board.

Michele Adair has been elected as Chair of the Community Housing Industry Association of NSW.


On Board in 2020

Jane Crombie has been appointed as a Non-Executive Director of the Hand Heart Pocket board . Vacancy posted with WOB.

Jane Crombie has been appointed to the Investment Committee of the RSL Queensland Board. Vacancy posted with WOB.

Jane Crombie has been elected to the Queensland Division Council of the AICD.

Caroline Banhidy was appointed as Chair of the Forester Financial Board.

Karen Boyce has been appointed to the South West Catchments Council board. Vacancy posted with WOB.

Lisa May has been appointed to the Gymnastics Nominations committee.

Diana Nestorovska been appointed to the Melba Support Services board. Vacancy posted with WOB.

Yvonne Power has been appointed as Chair of the Board for Girl Guides WA.

Joanne Ryan has been appointed to the Enough is Enough board.

Belinda Howell has been appointed to the Board of Plan International Australia.

Geraldine Barlow-Bolt has been appointed as an Independent Member to the Investment Committee of Future Super.

Gunilla Burrowes has been appointed to the SmartCrete CRC board as a Non Executive Director.

Samantha Challinor has joined the CHOICE Board.

Louise Sturgess has been appointed to the Southern Queensland Country Tourism board as a Non Executive Director.

Petra Buchanan has been appointed to the AMPCo, the Australasian Medical Publishing Company, board as a Non Executive Director.

Julie Phillips has been appointed to the Quality and Care Governance Committee of Uniting Care QLD and to the Clinical Governance Committee of Beyond Blue.

Sally Farrow has been appointed as a member of the ATSA Board.

Caroline Waldron has been appointed as a Non Executive Director of Resimac Group Limited (ASX: RMC) board.

Jan Fitzgerald has been appointed to the Destination Gippsland Ltd board. Jan has also been appointed to the Finance, Audit, Risk and Governance Committee.Vacancy posted with WOB.

Fiona Jolly has been appointed to the Goodwin Aged Care board.

Cheryl Hayman has been elected as Elected Councillor to the HCF.

Fiona Jolly has been elected as Elected Councillor to the HCF.

Kerryn Goddard has been elected onto the CPA Divisional Council.

Bobbie Foot has been appointed as Director of the UQ Sustainable Minerals Institute Advisory Board.

Bobbie Foot has been appointed as Chair of the Minerals Industry Safety and Health Centre Advisory Board.

Jeanne Zweck has been appointed to the Sutherland Shire Business Chamber board.

Annette Ruhotas has been elected as a Board Member for the Australian Red Cross NSW Divisional Advisory Board.

Susan Forrester has been appointed as a Non Executive Director to the Plenti Board (ASX:PLT) and to the WGA Engineers Board.

Sharon Howes has been appointed to the board of The Mutual Bank as a Non Executive Director.

Jenica Brooke has been appointed to the Bicycle Network board. 

Catherine Brown has been appointed to the Board of Sovereign Hill Museums Association board. Vacancy posted with WOB.

Justine Burg has been appointed to the WA Nursing and Midwifery AHPRA board.

Isabelle Higgins has been appointed to the UNESCO Western Port Biosphere Foundation board as a Non Executive Director. Vacancy posted with WOB.

Dagmar Neumann has been appointed as a Non Executive Director to the Youth Law Australia board.

Susan Forrester has been appointed as Chair of Jumbo Interactive Ltd (AS:JIN)

Annette Ruhotas has been appointed as a Non Executive Director to the Board of One Door Mental Health Limited.

Jennifer Leslie has been appointed as Chair of the Newcastle Permanent Charitable Foundation board.

Kim Lawrence has been appointed to the Conservation International board. Vacancy posted with WOB.

Josephine Buontempo has been appointed as Director for the Board of the National Accreditation Authority for Translators and Interpreters (NAATI). Vacancy posted with WOB.

Sally Cox has been appointed to the board of Glenelg Community Hospital. Vacancy posted with WOB.

Kathryn Brown has been appointed as a Non Executive Director to the board of Women's Legal Service Victoria

Helen Moore has been appointed as a member to the Audit, Risk and Compliance Committee of the Great Barrier Reef Foundation.

Helen Moore has been appointed as an Independent Member to the Audit Committee for Moreton Bay Regional Council.

Deborah Hambleton has been appointed to Remembrance Parks Central Victoria, a class A cemetery. Vacancy posted with WOB.

Julia Bowen has been appointed to the board of WADAC (Women's Alcohol & Drug Advisory Centre). Vacancy posted with WOB.

Louise Miller Frost has been appointed to the SA Post-Graduate Medical Education Association (SAPMEA) board.

Lil Bianchi has been appointed as Chair of the 4DMedical Audit and Risk Committee.

Maggie Dowling has been appointed to the Future Food Systems CRC board. Vacancy posted with WOB.

Veronica Ryan has been appointed to the Ice Hockey Australia board.

Jacqui McGill has been appointed to the New Hope Corporation Limited (ASX: NHC) board.

Natalie Collins has been appointed to the Centuria Property Funds No.2 Ltd and the Centuria Life Ltd Boards. Via WOB search

Patricia McKenzie has been appointed as Chair of NSW Ports board and Chair of the Sydney Desalination Plant board.

Joanna Carden has been appointed to the Colac Area Health board. Vacancy posted with WOB.

Donna Vinci & Kylie Macfarlane have been appointed to Greater Bank as Non Executive Directors.

Karen Bennetts has been appointed as a Non Executive Director to the Mansfield District Hospital board.

Andrea Staines has been appointed as Deputy Chair of the Australia Post board.

Kathryn Brown has been appointed as a Non Executive Director to the Mental Health First Aid Australia board. Vacancy posted with WOB.

Priscilla Stevens-Guiney has been appointed to the ESA Ecological Society of Australia board.

Alexandra Meldrum has joined the board of Lower North Shore Community Transport (LNSCT) trades as “Community Connect”. Vacancy posted with WOB.

Louise Clarke has been appointed to the Centacare New England North West Board. Vacancy posted with WOB. 

Jolene Morse has been appointed to the Inglewood District Health Services Board (IDHS). Vacancy posted with WOB.

Tanya Cox has been appointed as Chair of the World Green Building Council.

Leanne Raven has been appointed as a Non Executive Director to the Bayley House board.

Faye Woodward has been appointed to the Vennu Advisory Board and as a Non-Executive Director to the My Property Circles Board.

Anna Nahajski-Staples has been appointed to the advisory team of BotsGas.

Claris Bourne has been appointed to the Board of Swan Hill District Health. Vacancy posted with WOB.

Alison Kimber has been appointed to the ACT City Renewal Authority and the Cabaret Fringe Association Board (Adelaide

Kim Vespa & Catherine Brown have been appointed to the board of SEDA College. Vacancy posted with WOB.

Laura Buckley has been appointed as Deputy Commissioner to the Commonwealth Government Safety Rehabilitation and Compensation Commission.

Heather Disher has been appointed as Chair of Pony Club Australia.

Keri Pratt, WOBSX graduate, has been appointed to the Board of Guild Trustee Services, the trustee for Guild Super & Childcare Super

Meena Wahi has been appointed to the Wantirna Community Bank Branch - Bendigo Bank. Vacancy posted with WOB.

Norrelle Goldring and Rona Morgan have been appointed to the Vennu Advisory Board. Vacancy posted with WOB

Arabella Douglas has been appointed to the Crown Land Management Board Vacancy posted with WOB

WOBSX graduate Kelly Humphreys has been appointed to the board of ASX listed Raiz Invest Limited

Brynnie Goodwill has been appointed the to the CHL Board (Community Housing Limited). Vacancy posted with WOB

Helen Wiseman has been appointed to the board of ASX listed Elixinol Global Limited

Karen Hooper has been appointed as Principal Commissioner of the Queensland Productivity Commission (QPC)

Jennifer Cook has been appointed to the Vennu Advisory Board. Vacancy posted with WOB

Kathryn Brown has been appointed to the COTA Victoria Board as a Director and Treasurer.

Kristine Daniels was appointed to the Lost Dogs’ Home Board.

Bernadette Uzelac has been appointed as Board Trustee to the Kardinia Park Stadium Trust. Also been re-appointed to the Victorian Government Small Business Ministerial Council.

Sheena Wilson has been appointed a Member of the Nominations Committee for Basketball Australia. Vacancy posted with WOB

Karen Klockner has been appointed to the Australian Institute of Professional Counsellors (AIPC) board as a Non Executive Director.

Margaret Cassidy has joined the Ngroo Education board.

Ann Snell won the WOB IWD art prize for 2020 See her work at www.annsnellart.com

Marie Wood has joined the Cottage Homes Incorporated board.

Caroline Ferris has been appointed to the WASH House board and appointed to the Results International Australia Inc Advisory Board.

Kathryn Munro has been appointed to the Board of the Australian Orthotic and Prosthetic Association.

Stephannie Jonovska has been appointed as Chair to the CPA Australia Centre of Excellence - Digital Transformation.

Jenny Cato has joined the IDS; Independent Disability Services board.

Jolene Morse has been appointed to the Australian Prosthetic and Orthotic Association (AOPA) board. Vacancy posted with WOB.

Catherine Burrows has been appointed as Chair of SEDA College NSW board.

Cheryl Hayman has been appointed to the Digital Experts Advisory Committee.

Hannah Smith has been appointed to the board of Migraine Australia as the chair. Vacancy posted with WOB.

Sharon Dickson has been appointed as a Non Executive Director to the Alliance of Gambling Reform board. Vacancy posted with WOB.

Martina Rienzner has joined the board of the Australian Overseas Foundation.

Helen Moore has been appointed to the Santos Organics Ltd board and their Audit, Finance and Risk Committee. Vacancy posted with WOB.

Susie Siggins has joined the Women’s Health in the South East (WHISE) board. Vacancy posted with WOB.

Vanaja Thomas has been appointed as a committee member to the Bicycles for Humanity board.

Natasha Rees has been appointed to her first board, Access 2 Place Ltd, as a Non-Executive Director.

Malathi Kanagasabapathy has been appointed to the Inner Northern Community Housing board

Deanne Firth has been appointed as Treasurer of Multicultural Aged Care Services in Geelong. Vacancy posted with WOB. 


 

On Board in 2019

Gillian Davie, WOBSX Graduate, has been appointed to the Board of The Scout Association of Australia (Scouts Australia).

Kathryn Anderson has joined the Whitelion board. 

Eugenia Pedagogos has been elected as President and Chair of the Fronditha Care board.

Sally Stockbridge has been appointed to the Sutherland Shire Environment Centre and the Crohn’s & Colitis Australia boards.

Julie Berry has been appointed to ASX listed Xplore Wealth (ASX:XPL)

Susan Bailey has joined the IDRS (Intellectual Disabilty Rights Service) Board.

Kerrie Williams has been appointed as an Independent Member on the MAV Insurance Board (vacancy posted with WOB) and as a Non-Executive Director with U Ethical Investors.

Annette Ruhotas has been re-elected, for the second term, as Non Executive Director to the Playgroup Australia Ltd board. 

Marianne Rose has joined the IBN Corporation Pty Ltd board. 

Jenny Cato has been appointed as Non Executive Director of the Homeshare Australia & New Zealand Alliance (HANZA) board. 

Maree O'Brien has been appointed as a Non Executive Director to the Glaucoma Australia Board, Chair of the IT Committee and member of the Risk and Audit Committee.

Teresa Smith has been appointed as Director Of Urban Camp Australia.

Emma Bull has been appointed as Director of Women in Aid and Development & Director of Good Environmental Choice Australia (GECA). 

Sheena Wilson has been appointed as a Trustee of The Banks Rowing Club Foundation.

Andrea Staines has joined the board of Landmark White (ASX:LMW).

Mary Sue Rogers has been appointed to the Supervisory Board of East-West Seed.

Suzanne Crowe has joined the board of Sonic Healthcare as an Independent Non-Executive Director.

Marlene Elliott has been appointed as Director to the Workways Australia board.

Keri Pratt, WOBSX graduate, has been appointed to the ACT Diversification & Sustainability Support Fund Advisory Board. Vacancy posted with WOB

Janina Gawler has been appointed to the Lord Mayor’s Charitable Foundation.

Bernadette Uzelac has joined the Latrobe Community Health Service board as a non executive director.

Erin McMullen of Company Secretary Australia Pty Ltd has been appointed the Company Secretary for WFEA; via a WOB event meeting

Helga Svendsen has been appointed to the Accident Compensation Service Board in Victoria.

Shirley Randell has been appointed as Director of the Sport Matters board.

Lee Hillam has been appointed to her first board position with Southern Cross Housing. Vacancy posted with WOB.

Arabella Douglas has been appointed to the Housing Appeals Committee. Vacancy posted with WOB.

Jen Dalitz has been appointed as a Director to the Qudos Bank board.

Adrienne Smith has been appointed to the TAFE NSW Regional Advisory Council board.

Emma Thomas has been appointed to the Aviation Australia board.

Claire Bibby has been appointed to the CommsChoice Group Limited board. Claire is the first woman on their board.

Leigh Kildey has been appointed to the St Catherine's Aged Care Services board as a Director.

Sheena Wilson has been re-appointed for a third term to the Board of Herron Todd White (HTW).

Vanda Fortunato has been appointed as Chair of the Southern Metropolitan Cemeteries Trust.

Alexandra Meldrum has been appointed as a member of the inaugural Learned Society Committee for the Institution of Chemical Engineers.

Michele Fleming has been reappointed to the Board of Trade & Investment Queensland.

Lauren Osbich has been appointed to the McDonald College NSW board as a Non Executive DirectorVacancy posted with WOB.

Cheryl Hayman has been appointed to the board of Shriro Holdings Limited (ASX: SHM)

Karen Robbins has been appointed to the Cricket NSW board.

Sonia Tobin has been appointed as Chair of the Possums for Mothers and Babies board.

Helen Liossis is now the Deputy Chair at AINSE Ltd (Australian Institute of Nuclear Science), a year in the NED role.

Alys Wall has been appointed to the Cairns River Trust Board.

Bobbie Foot has joined the Coal Mining Safety and Health Advisory Committee and a Research Advisory Board with the Minerals Industry Safety and Health Centre.

Linda Bracken has been appointed to the Bobby Goldsmith Foundation Board.

Heather Disher has been appointed as a Non-Executive Director for Geelong Animal Welfare Society (GAWS) - her second appointment in less than two months. Vacancy posted with WOB.

Trisha Mok, WOBSX graduate, has been appointed to the yourtown Board of Directors and Board Advisory Committee.

Dr Catherine Burrows has been appointed to the board of SEDA College. Vacancy posted with WOB

Jacqueline Keller has been appointed as a Member of the Finance, Risk and Audit Committee of the Emergency Medicine Foundation. Vacancy posted with WOB.

Sheree Proposch has been appointed to the Board of Western Health in Victoria.

Dr Lyndal Thorburn has been appointed to the Council of Charles Sturt University. Vacancy posted with WOB

Lauren Ball has been appointed to her first board position with the Australian Commission on Quality and Safety in Health Care, Primary Care Committee.

Maria Yiasemides, appointed to the Friends of Australian Ballet committee role. "Thanks for your help and to WOB for bringing it to my attention. I look forward to the escape it will provide from my daily grind!" Vacancy posted with WOB.

Sophie Ray, WOBSX graduate, was appointed as an Independent Director to the Board of RSL NSW. This follows a key recommendation of the Bergin Inquiry into RSL NSW in that the RSL should appoint independent (non veteran) directors. Sophie is one of those first two independent appointments and one of two female directors on the ten member Board.

Sara Watts, WOBSX graduate, has been appointed to the board of Syrah Resources (ASX: SYR).

Annable Brebner has been been appointed to fill a casual vacancy on the Committee of the Melbourne Cricket Club (which manages the MCG and the surrounding Yarra Park, runs the National Sports Museum and oversights various sporting clubs affiliated with the MCC and the MCC Foundation).

Dominique Hogan-Doran SC has been appointed a NED of Australian Cricketers Retirement Account Board of Management.

Sharon Warburton was appointed to the board of Wesfarmers Limited, effective from 1 August 2019.

Antoinette Colbran was appointed Chair of The McDonald School of Performing Arts.

Susan Wilson was appointed to the National Computational Infrastructure board. This is Susan's third position in six months! Vacancy posted with WOB.

Heather Disher has been appointed to the board of Pony Club Australia. Vacancy posted with WOB.

Deanna Varga has been appointed to the board of Transport Heritage NSW Ltd. Vacancy posted with WOB.

Susan Hansford has been obtained her first board appoinment as Non-Executive Director for the Road Trauma Support Service Victoria (RTSSV). Vacancy posted with WOB.

Claire Alexander has been reappointed to the board of South West Hositpal and Health Service for a two year term.

Loretta Houlahan has been appointed as Trustee/Director of the Royal Australian Navy Relief Trust Fund.

Lisa Borowick has been appointed as Chair of the RAC Board.

Anita Hargreaves has been appointed as a Board Member / Treasurer of Pro Musica Inc. trading as the Canberra International Music Festival.

Joanna Hayter has been appointed as a Non-Executive Director of the Victorian Local Governance Association.

Deborah Nisbet has been appointed to the Volunteer Queensland and SALDA (Speech & Language Development Australia) boards. One vacancy was posted with WOB.

Jane Siebum has been appointed as CEO of Scouts NSW - making Jane the first female CEO of Scouts NSW.Vacancy posted with WOB.

Darshana Parekh has been appointed to the (paid) Advisory Board of SkyBuys Vacancy posted with WOB.

Nikki Deighton has been appointed to the Board of Trustees for the Shrine of Remembrance in Melbourne. Vacancy posted with WOB.

Robyn Parker has been appointed to the Hume Community Housing and the Hunter Local Land Services boards.

Jane Frances has been appointed to the Board of the Australian Plant Biosecurity Science Foundation.

Cheryl Hayman has been appointed to the Board of the Darlinghurst Theatre Company, as a Non-Executive Director.

Amity Jarvis was appointed to the board of Australian Dance Council - Ausdance Victoria.

Claire Braund has been re-elected to the board of the Central Coast Conservatorium (of Music) - this time as Vice President.

Penny Lee, Tracie Elvidge and Brooke Stanford have all been appointed to the board of the Central Coast Conservatorium (of Music). Vacancy posted with WOB.

Leanne Heywood, WOBSX graduate, was appointed onto the board of Midway (ASX: MWY) on March 1, barely three weeks after she was announced as a non-executive-director of Quickstep (ASX: QHL).

Elizabeth Nankivell has been appointed as the first female on the Australian School Rugby Union Board.

Debra Anderson has been appointed to the Tax Practitioners Board.

Elizabeth Rex has been appointed to her first board with Manly United Football Club.Vacancy posted with WOB.

Ruth Medd has been appointed to the NSW Historic Houses Trust and as the chair of the Health and Sciences Institute Pty Ltd.

Sonia Tobin is joining Possums for Mothers and Babies Ltd as Company Secretary initially and then transitioning to Director. Vacancy posted with WOB.

Judy Pridmore has been appointed to the board of Victoria based Family Life.

Tammy Iliou was elected as Vice President of The Greek community of Melbourne. Tammy is the first ever female Vice President of The Greek community of Melbourne.

Andrea Staines was awarded an OAM in the Australia Day Honours. 

Kirra Johnson has been appointed as a board member of the WISHIN board. Vacancy posted with WOB.

Jo-Anne Harrison has been appointed Chair of Suters Holdings Pty Ltd, Director and Audit Committee member of DWP International Limited and Chair of Black Dog Ride Australia Pty Ltd. Vacancies posted with WOB.

Shauna Maguire has been appointed as a board member to the Pracademics Inc board.

Trina Hockley has been appointed as a board member of TAFE Qld, Chair of Arcadia College, Chair of Ohana for Youth and Chair of the Spot Academy. She was also appointed a Director Sports Gold Coast and an Advisory Board Member of Bond University. 

Eve Bosak the has joined the board of the Illawarra Shoalhaven Local Health District

Dr Catherine Burrows has been appointed to TAFE NSW Regional Advisory Council - Region West. Vacancy posted with WOB.

Rachel Nolan has been appointed as Chair of the McKell Institute in Queensland. Rachel is the first woman to have held the role of Chair of the McKell Institute.Vacancy posted with WOB.

Mary Verschuer has been appointed to ASX listed Maxitrans as well as to the advisory board for TAFE NSW Sydney Region which was posted with WOB.

Kristie Atkins has been appointed as Independent Director on the Restaurant & Catering Industry Association board. Vacancy posted with WOB.

Sarah Hunter has been appointed to the board of the AG Institute Australia. 

Josephine Buontempo has been appointed to the Australian Broadcasting Corporation as Advisory Council, to the Kariyarra Aboriginal Corporation and Kariyarra Aboriginal Land Corporation boards. Vacancies posted with WOB.

Cara-Ann Simpson has been appointed to the board of Living Learning Pakenham Inc.

Ditta Zizi has been appointed to the board of Pacific Biotechnologies Limited (Formerly MBD Industries) Vacancy posted with WOB.

Gina McClement has been appointed to the board of Basketball NSW Vacancy posted with WOB.

Tracy Morgan has been appointed to the Board of Wesley Mission Vacancy posted with WOB.

Tricia Klinger has been appointed to the Procurement Australia Board as a Non Executive Director.


On Board in 2018

Liz Dixon has been appointed to her first board; the Murrumbidgee Local Health District. Vacancy posted with WOB

Dr Monique Beedles has been appointed to the board of the Queensland College of Teachers- the registering body and professional standards authority for teachers in Queensland.

Kit McMahon has been appointed to her first board with Volunteering Australia. Vacancy posted with WOB.

Anna Phan has been appointed to the BaptistCare board. Vacancy posted with WOB.

Kerry Skellern has recently been appointed as a Non-Executive Director of Bendigo Community Bank, Lower North Shore, Advisory Board Director of Galvin Engineering (Vacancy posted with WOB) and is the first woman to be the Avondale Golf Club President. 

Susan Wilson has been appointed as a Non-Executive Director of Innovation & Business Skills Australia & Deputy Chair of Emerging Industries Panel - Agrifutures Australia.

Melissa Cater has joined the board of the Castlemaine State Festival.

Michelle Wade has been appointed to the Brisbane Youth Services board.

Babette Bensoussan has been appointed to the Volunteering Sunshine Coast board.

Ilona Laurie-Rhodes has been appointed to her first board position with Melba Support Services.Vacancy posted with WOB.

Lia Sarto has been awarded a Women's Board Leadership Program scholarship by the Victorian Office for Women.

Alexandra Meldrum has been re-appointed to the Chemical College Board, Engineers Australia.

Cathy Parsons has been appointed to the NSW National Parks and Wildlife Advisory Council. Vacancy posted with WOB.

​Prof Christina Slade has been appointed to the board of Media Centre for Education Research Vacancy posted with WOB.

Kerry Harris has been elected to the Victorian Divisional Council of CPA Australia.

Wynette Monserrat has been appointed to the Dragon Boat NSW Board. 

Suzy Nethercott-Watson has been appointed to the Government Procurement Board ACT. Vacancy posted with WOB.

Sophie Milic has been appointed to the board of Volleyball South Australia. Vacancy posted with WOB.

Tracy Morgan has been appointed to the board of Wesley Mission. Vacancy posted with WOB.

Emma Majstrovich has joined the board of the Playgroup WA Inc.

Dr Lyndal Thorburn has joined the board of the Capital Health Network Vacancy posted with WOB.

Megan Lavender has been appointed as Company Secretary of the Naturopaths and Herbalists Association of Australia. Vacancy posted with WOB and is her eighteenth appointment from WOB.

Carmel Macmillan has been appointed to the board of the Mater Foundation, a large Brisbane based charity.

Noelene Davis has been appointed Chair of the board of The Beecroft Club.

Caroline Marsh has been appointed to the Board of the Bawinanga Aboriginal Corporation in Maningrida, Arnhem Land. Vacancy posted with WOB.

Radha Kuppalli has been appointed as an Executive Director to the New Forests Pty Ltd board.

Deb Bacon has been appointed to the Board of the NRL Australia Wheelchair Rugby League. This is Deb's first board appointment. Vacancy posted with WOB.

Frances Grigoriou has been appointed as a Secretary to the Board of the Cardinia Environment Coalition.

Erin Noordeloos has been appointed to the Board of the Sydney Women's Counselling Centre. Vacancy posted with WOB.

Yvonne Butler  has joined the Public Fundraising Regulatory Association as an Independent Director, the Royal United Services Institute for Defence and Security Studies as a board member and the Capability Acquisition and Sustainment Group (part of the Department of Defence) as an external board member.

Andrea Staines has joined the board of Freightways (NZX50). 

Sarah Paparo has been appointed as Company Secretary for Moreland Energy FoundationVacancy posted with WOB.

Heather Scheibenstock has joined the board of SenSen Networks Ltd (ASX:SNS).

Annette Hicks has joined the board of WADAC Vacancy posted with WOB.

Karen Dunshea has been appointed to the board of Psychology Board of Australia as a direct result of a Snap! position match email from WOB. Vacancy posted with WOB.

Wynne Bell has joined the Board of Jobs Centre Australia as Company Secretary. Vacancy posted with WOB.

Megan Lavender   has been appointed as a Director of Gridiron Australia, her seventeenth appointment from WOB. Megan has also been elected as Chairman of Sport For All and Boots For All and as Chairman of Road Sense Australia, her original appointments to these boards, in 2015 and earlier in 2018 respectively. (All vacancies were posted with WOB)

Susan Forrester has been appointed to the Viva Leisure Group board and will chair the Audit and Risk Committee.

Catherine Sherwin has been appointed to the Deakin University MBA Advisory board. This is her first board position.

Fiona Ford has obtained the board position for Multicultural Arts Victoria.This vacancy was posted with WOB.

Jane Frances has been appointed as a committee member to the NSW NPWS Hunter Central Coast Regional Advisory Committee. This vacancy was posted with WOB.

Fiona Lang   has been appointed to the board of Football NSW. This vacancy was posted with WOB.

Kathryn Brown  was successfully appointed as a member of the Finance, Risk and Audit Committee for Girl Guides Victoria and St Kilda Mums Inc and as a member of Disciplinary Tribunal for Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand. Vacancies were posted with WOB.

Carol Austin has been appointed to the boards of State Super.

Janet Weston was appointed to her first board position at Glenloch Inc.

Christine Davis appointed as a NED of the New Haven Farm Home Ltd board.

Anita Hargreaves was successfully appointed as a member of the Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand Disciplinary Tribunal. This vacancy was posted with WOB.

Buena Kortum was appointed as a director to the board of Ishar Multicultural Women's Health Centre.

Margaret Donnan was appointed to the board of Metropolitan Waste and Resource Recovery Group. This vacancy was posted with WOB.

Priscilla Nguyen has been appointed to the WA International Women's Day Committee. Vacancy posted with WOB.

Deanna Varga  was appointed as an Industry Expert to the Arts Tasmania & Screen panel. Vacancy posted with WOB.

Prof Julie Cotter has been appointed to the board of Exercise and Sports Science Australia (ESSA). Vacancy posted with WOB.

Susan Findlay Tickner has been appointed to the board of the Wimmera Health Care Group. Vacancy posted with WOB.

Dominique Hogan-Doran SC has been appointed to the Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand (Disciplinary Committees). Vacancy posted with WOB.

Jane Bell has been appointed to the boards of Monash Health and the Jessie McPherson Private Hospital. Vacancies posted with WOB.

Margaret O'Connor received a ministerial appointment to the Victorian Voluntary Assisted Dying Review Board. Vacancy posted with WOB.

Lena Peacock has been appointed to her first board role with the eChildhood board. Vacancy posted with WOB.

Cris Topfner-Rigby was appointed to the Australian Red Cross board. Vacancy posted with WOB. "I want to thank WOB for giving me your support and knowledge on how to be successful. The workshops I attended have been invaluable".

Evonne Collier has appointed to the board and as incoming chair of Vault Intelligence Ltd (ASX:VLT). Vacancy posted with WOB.

Margaret Donnan has been appointed as an Independent Director with Agsafe Ltd. Vacancy posted with WOB.

Shan Welham was appointed to the board of Maldon Hospital as a direct result of a Snap! position match email from WOB. Vacancy was posted with WOB.

Ali Wastie has been appointed to the board of Alexandra District Health.Vacancy posted with WOB.

Aurelia Balpe  attended WOB's Board CV Masterclass which resulted in her being successfully appointed to the Board of Directors at Monash Health. Vacancy was posted with WOB.

Karina Kwan has been appointed to the board of WAM Active (ASX:WAA).

Darshana Parekh has been appointed to the board of Welcome Dinner Project (formerly known as Joining the Dots). Vacancy posted with WOB.

Kelly Howlett JP has been appointed to the WA Country Health Service Board.

Fi Slaven has been appointed to the Austin Health Board after attending CV Masterclass. Vacancy posted with WOB.

Dominique Layt has been appointed to the Somerville House Foundation. This is Dominique's first board appointment.

Erika Techera has been appointed to her the WA Speedway Commission. This is her first board appointment. Vacancy posted with WOB.

Michele Blanshard has been appointed to the DANNI Foundation.

Jo Brodie has been appointed to the Local Land Services - North Coast. Vacancy posted with WOB.

Caroline McGuire has been appointed to her first non executive director board position with Australian HR Institute.

Deborah Spring has been appointed to the board of the Donric Group, a privately held Australian Company, that provides a diverse range of bus and coach transport services to regional Victoria and Queensland.

Jennifer Douglas has been appointed to the board of Essential Energy as a Non Executive Director and Member of the Regulatory Committee and Safety, Human Resources and Environment Committee.

Nancy Peat has been appointed to her first Non Executive Director Board position with Distinctive Options, a disability service provider.

Dr Michelle Humphries  has been appointed a ministerial board position on the Murray Local Land Services board.

Monique Beedles has been elected to the board of the Asset Management Council. She is the first women to be elected.

Megan Lavender has been appointed as director of Road Sense Australia.Vacancy posted with WOB and is her 16th appointment through WOB.

Christine Weston has joined the board of Regional Development Australia - Central West Board. Vacancy posted with WOB.

Evonne Collier has been appointed to the board of Think Childcare (ASX:TNK). Vacancy posted with WOB.

Kim Davis  has been appointed to the newly constituted Board of MBRIT - Moreton Bay Region Industry and Tourism. Vacancy posted with WOB.

Mary Sue Rogers has been appointed as a non-executive director for Save the Children Australia and Chairperson of the HR Committee.

Professor Hilary Winchester has been appointed to the Board of Directors of the Australian Institute of Business (AIB) and as Chair of their Academic Board.

Nicoletta Muner has been appointed to the Board of the Australian Melanoma Research Foundation as a Non-Executive Director. Vacancy posted with WOB.

Jennifer Sanders has been appointed to the Board of LGIAsuper.

Tania Ewing has been appointed to the Fit to Drive Board. Vacancy posted with WOB.

Kathy Campbell has been appointed to the Board of Uniting AgeWell and the Brisbane North Primary Health Network Board in 2017.

Coretta Bessi has been appointed to the Board of St John Ambulance (NSW), as well as Chair of the Audit, Risk and Investment Committee.

Paula Davies has been appointed to the Board of Raising Literacy Australia Inc. Vacancy posted with WOB.

Mary Latham has been appointed to the Board of the Australian Psychological Society. Vacancy posted with WOB.

Sylvia Bell has been appointed has been appointed to the Board of Directors of the Australasian Reporting Awards. 

Amber Daines has been appointed to the International Football School board. Vacancy posted with WOB.

Jenni Harding  has been appointed to the Dolphin Research Institute as a non-executive director.

Lynne Rule has joined the Board of Beaucare Community Care. Vacancy posted with WOB.

Cheryl Hayman has been appointed NED to the board of Chartered Accountants Aust/NZ.

Suzanne Little has been appointed to the NSW Independent Hearing & Assessment Panel. Vacancy posted with WOB.

Leanne Heywood has been appointed to the Board of AMPC (Australian Meat Processors Council). Vacancy posted with WOB.

Robynne Berg has been appointed to the Board and Chair of the Marketing & Fundraising Committee of St Martins Youth Arts Centre.

Helen Liossis (Next Gen graduate and now Head of Corporate Strategy at Sydney Water) has been appointed to the Board of the Australian Institute of Nuclear Science and Engineering (AINSE).

Julie Cotter has joined the Audit and Risk Committee of the Department of Education and Training Qld. Vacancy posted with WOB.

Jacqui McGill has obtained her first non BHP board role as a director of the SA Art Gallery.

Alice Rolls has been appointed Company Secretary of Welcome to Australia Ltd.

Julia Davenport has been appointed as a non-executive director on the the Lindsay Dynan Consulting Engineers Board. Vacancy posted with WOB. 

Anjali Ilsley has been appointed to the Uniting Church Synod of Victoria and Tasmania Audit Committee. Vacancy posted with WOB.

Annette Ruhotas Morgan has been appointed to the Board of Playgroup Australia Limited as a director. Vacancy posted with WOB.


On Board in 2017

Laura Jeffery was appointed a Non-Executive Director on Playgroup Australia national board. Vacancy posted with WOB.

"I am absolutely certain that I got to this point as a direct result of the coaching and board CV workshopping provided by WOB. That initial workshop in Darwin, which I attended more or less on a whim has ended up being a pivotal moment in my life/career. I will be in touch soon to discuss what mentoring and other WOB resources you’d recommend I access to set me up for success in this role but in the meantime THANK YOU!" 

Deanna Vargawas appointed to the board of Dress for Success Sydney. Vacancy posted with WOB.

Sarah Richardson has been appointed to Pharmaceutical Society of Australia Finance/Audit/Risk Committee. This is her 14th board appointment in the last decade, all but one through Women on Boards.

Janelle Cuthbert has been appointed to the board of ADRA Australia.

Julie Elliot has been appointed to the Board of Australian Invoice Finance Limited and also as Chair of their Audit and Risk Committee and to the Remuneration Committee. She has been appointed to the NSW Department of Industry Risk and Audit Committee. Vacancy posted with WOB.

Sandi Orleow has been appointed to the ACT Treasury Investment Advisory Board. Vacancy posted with WOB.

Kylie Gilbey has been appointed to the board and audit committee of Ocean Gardens Inc an independant living retirement village.

Sophie Ray has been appointed to the Board of Settlement Services International. Vacancy posted with WOB.

Nicki Bowman has joined the boards of Dress for Success South Coast and Football South Coast.

Sally Kirkright has been appointed to the Board of Golf NSW. Vacancy posted with WOB.

Katja Forbes has been appointed to the Global Board of Directors of the Interaction Design Association (IxDA).

Susan Gould has been appointed over the past year to the Nominations and Remuneration Committee of the Australian Physiotherapy Association as an independent director, the Medical Radiation Board of Australia and the Victorian Medical Board of Australia. Vacancies posted with WOB.

Evelyn Horton has been appointed to the two Friendly Society Boards of Centuria Ltd and the SMART Advisory Council at the University of Wollongong. Both vacancies posted with WOB.

Jenny Semple was appointed onto WorkWays Australia Board. Vacancy posted with WOB.

Jen Ulichny has been appointed to the Board for the Nundah Activity Centre. Vacancy posted with WOB.

Lucie Ingram has been appointed on her first NFP board as Secretary to WA Fairhaven Rebuilding Centre Inc. 

Kathy Campbell has been appointed to the Brisbane North Primary Health Network Board. Vacancy posted with WOB.

Jen Dalitz has been appointed to the board of Surfing NSW.

Megan Lavender  has been appointed as Chairman of the University of Sydney Union Finance Committee. This vacancy was posted with Women on Boards and is her fifteenth appointment from WOB.

Elisabet Wreme has been appointed to the Board of BreastScreen Victoria. Vacancy posted with WOB.

Karen Dado has ben appointed to the boards Aftercare Disability Services and the Agricultural Business Research Institute. Vacancy posted with WOB.

Sue Lauer  has been appointed as a non-member Director on the Board of the Australian and New Zealand College of Paramedics. Vacancy posted with WOB.

Annette Ruhotas has been appointed to the Board of Playgroup NSW.

Amanda Heyworth was successful in the People's Choice Credit Union board election. WOB assisted with a 'vote for .." email.  

Frances Grigoriou has been appointed to the Committee of the Cardinia Environment Coalition (CEC).

Jo Brodie has been appointed to the Board of Squash Australia as an Independent Director. Vacancy posted with WOB.

Justine Jarvinen has been appointed as Chair of Wattwatchers, an Australian technology company transforming the electricity sector.

Trisha Mok been appointed to the Board of the Australian Traditional Medicine Society, as their first appointed independent director.

Dalene Wray has been appointed to Federal Government Council of Australian Arab Relations.

Bridie O'Donnell, medico and champion cyclist, has been appointed the inaugural Head of the Office of Women in Sport, in the Victorian Government's Department of Health and Human Services.

Suzanne Jones has been appointed the Deputy Chair of ACT’s new Suburban Land Agency. Vacancy posted with WOB.

Joanne Pearson has been appointed to the Board of Westernport Water. Vacancy posted with WOB.

Leah Fricke has joined the boards of One Path Funds Management Limited and Litigation Lenders Limited.

Jane Russo has been appointed to the board of Sport SA. Vacancy posted with WOB.

Jospehine Too has ben appointed to the board of Ambercite (tech company in patent searching partially owned by Griffith Hack Law - now Xenith). 

Ruth Faulkner has been appointed independent chair of Mareeba Shire Council audit committee.

Isabelle Higgins, Secretary of The Water Well Project, has been appointed to the board of Western Water. Vacancy posted with WOB.

Christine Giles has been appointed to the Glenelg Hopkins Catchment Management Authority in Victoria. Vacancy posted with WOB.

Fiona Rowland has been appointed to the board of Melbourne Water. Vacancy posted with WOB.

Keri Pratt has been appointed as an independent member of the Crescent Wealth Investment Committee.

Bronwyn Baker has been appointed to the Board of Leadership WA.

Dr Sandra Brizga has been appointed as a Trustee of the Trust for Nature, Victoria. Vacancy posted with WOB.

Megan Lavender has been appointed as a non-executive director of Rural Lifestyle Options Australia Limited. Vacancy posted with WOB and is her fourteenth appointment from WOB.

Jingmin Qian has been appointed to the board of the Abacus Property Group.

Brigid King  has been appointed to a NAB subsidiary board and to a NFP board.

Jennifer Beveridge has been appointed to the Board of Carrington Health. Vacancy posted with WOB.

Amanda Heyworth has joined the board of the centennial park cemetery Trust. Vacancy posted with WOB.

Megan Lavender has been appointed as a board member of Australian and New Zealand Third Sector Research.

Arabella Douglas has been appointed to the boards of Common Ground QLD (WOB posted vacancy) and Waardi Limited Broome. Vacancy posted with WOB.

Justine Jarvinen has been appointed to the board of Milton Corporation Ltd (ASX:MLT), a listed investment company. She also serves on the board's Investment Committee.

Cate Grindlay has been joined her first board Darebin Community Health. Vacancy posted with WOB.

Hannah Smith has been appointed as a board member and company secretary at POPAI. 

Pippa Marando has been appointed as a board member of Indigo Junction. Vacancy posted with WOB.

Karen Roberts has been appointed as a board member of Indigo Junction. Vacancy posted with WOB.

Nikki Rollason has been appointed as a board member of Indigo Junction. Vacancy posted with WOB.

Keri Pratt has been appointed to the Investment Committee of Crescent Wealth as an independent member. Crescent Wealth run an Islamic principled superannuation fund.

Catherine Walsh has been appointed to the Department of Defence/Department of Veterans' Affairs Human Research Ethics Committee as a contemporary veteran member, for a term of three years. Vacancy posted with WOB.

Lesley Anderson has been appointed to the inaugural board of the National Injury Insurance Agency Queensland. She was appointed to the Queensland Building and Construction Board in December 2016.

Abigail Goldberg has been appointed to ACT entity Icon Water. Vacancy posted with WOB.

Hannah Bodilly FCIPS has joined her first board; Pathways to Resilience (Queensland).Vacancy posted with WOB.

Joanne Olsen has joined the board of SHINE Community Services WA. Vacancy posted with WOB.

Amanda Ritchie has been successful in securing one of the Community Member positions with the new Queensland Parole Board. Vacancy posted with WOB.

Rebecca Edwards has been appointed as a Director of the newly created Victorian Fisheries Authority Board. Vacancy posted with WOB.

Jae Redden has been appointed to the board of Australia & New Zealand College of Paramedicine. Vacancy posted with WOB.

Michelle Redfern has been appointed to the board of Good Shepherd Microfinance.

Sandra Deane has been appointed independent non executive director and Chairman of Sanctuary Cove Community Services Limited, which supplies body corporate management, security and infrastructure maintenance services to the iconic Sanctuary Cove development.

Jan Pool has been appointed Secretary of the Townsville Chamber of Commerce (Sept 2016), a Member of the Townsville City Council - Community Safety Advisory Committee (Dec 2016), a Director of the Shalom Christian College and a Member of the Audit & Finance Committee (Apr 2017) and to the Governing Council of The Good Shepherd Home (May 2017). All since WOBs visit to Townsville in 2016.

Ruth Faulkner has been appointed to the Audit & Risk Committee of the Australian Physiotherapy Association. Vacancy posted with WOB.

Bronwyn Dallow has been appointed to the Board of YHA Australia. As a previous Women on Boards Next Generation Corporate Leaders Program attendee my sincere thanks to the WOB team.

Olwen Horton has been appointed to the Board of Mater Christi Inc. as Deputy Chair. Vacancy posted on WOB.

Elisa Holmes has been appointed to the board of Sport NSW. Vacancy posted with WOB.

Dr Anthea McGuigan has been appointed to the board of Richmond Wellbeing. Vacancy posted with WOB.

Cindy Flower has been appointed toi the Squash SA Board. Vacancy posted with WOB. 

Megan Lavender has been elected Treasurer of the Royal Automobile Club of Australia – becoming the first woman in the Club’s 114-year history to serve as an office bearer. She has served on the board of the RACA since 2012.

Arabella Douglas has been appointed to the Common Ground board. Vacancy posted with WOB.

Prof Julie Cotter has joined the Darling Downs Hospital and Health Board. Vacancy posted with WOB.

Lisa Morisset has joined the board of Mountain Bike Australia (MTBA). Vacancy posted with WOB.

Fiona Payne has been appointed as Chair of Therapy Focus, which provides therapy services to children with disability in WA.

Michelle Redfern have been selected to join the Williamstown Football Club as a Director.

Ruth Faulkner has been appointed to the Board of Neami National and as a member of their Finance, Audit and Risk Management Committee.

Elisabet Wreme has been appointed to the board of YMCA Victoria. Vacancy posted with WOB.

Lee Brentzell, Next Gen participant, has joined the board of Mountain Bike Australia (MTBA). Vacancy posted with WOB.

Kelly Lovely has been appointed to the National Riding for the Disabled Board. Vacancy posted with WOB.

Megan Lavender has been appointed to the board of the Australian Clinical Dosimetry Service. Vacancy posted with WOB and is her thirteenth appointment from WOB.

Jayne Arlett has been appointed director of RACQ Limited.

Andrea Staines has been appointed to the board of the NDIA (National Disability Insurance Agency).

Tracy Mitchell has been engaged as the Company Secretary with P&C Qld. Vacancy posted with WOB.

Linda Spurr has joined the board of NORTEC.  Vacancy posted with WOB.

Kerry Comerford has been appointed to the Destination NSW Regional Network Board - Sydney Surrounds North and also to the board of Circa, Contemporary Circus. Vacancy posted with WOB.

Lesley Anderson has been appointed as a member of the newly created Queensland Building and Construction Commission. Vacancy posted with WOB.

Nadia Moffat has been appointed to the MBS Review: General Practice and Primary Care Clinical Committee.

Dr Suzy Goldsmith has been appointed to the board of Brain Injury Australia Limited.

Melanie Woodward has been appointed as a Non Executive Director of Little Athletics Australia. Vacancy posted with WOB.


On Board in 2016

Rechelle Leahy, (2016 Next Gen graduate) was appointed to the National Rural Women's Coalition as a Non-Executive Director.

Deanna Varga was appointed to the board of the Sydney Improvised Music Association. Vacancy posted with WOB.

A/Prof Linda Leung  has been appointed the Academic Chair for Sydney City Institute. Vacancy posted with WOB.  

Johanna Turner was recently appointed to the Board of the Financial Ombudsman Service in the position of Industry Director. Vacancy posted with WOB.  

Megan Lavender, Chief Executive Officer of the Australasian Association of Clinical Biochemists, has joined the board of Pathology Awareness Australia Limited. Megan has also been appointed to the board of Mainly Music International. Vacancy Posted with WoB and is her twelfth appointment from WOB. She was recently also elected as Deputy Chairman of the Gosford Crown Lands Trust. Her original appointment to the Trust by the NSW Minister for Lands and Water had been posted with WOB.

Linda Hadfield has been appointed to the Board of Gymnastics WA. Vacancy posted with WOB.

Jodie Leonard has joined the board of ASX listed Flexigroup (FXL).

Swati Davi has joined the board of the Asia Society Australia. Keri Pratt has been appointed to the Investment Management Consultants Association (IMCA) Australia Board.

Liz Savage  has been appointed as a NED at ASX200 listed Mantra Group.

Sarah Richardson has been appointed to the board of the Whiddon Group. Vacancy posted with WOB.

Julie Elliot  has been appointed to the Board of P & N Bank and the Chair of the Investment Advisory Committee of NSW Trustee and Guardian Hope.

Kerry Lovely has been appointed to the Board of ICLA (Independent Community Living Australia). Vacancy posted with WOB.

Vicki Taylor has been appointed the Chair of Richmond Wellbeing, a leading recovery focussed, mental health accommodation and service provider within in Western Australia.

Julie Cotter has been appointment to the Australian Agricultural Company (AACo) Scientific Advisory Board.

Meg Anklesaria was elected to the board of the Perth NRM for 3 years at their AGM. Vacancy posted with WOB.

Swati Dave has joined the board of State Super Financial Services (now StatePlus).

Andrea Staines is a board member at Tourism Australia and Uniting Care Queensland.

Professor Caroline Finch has been appointed as the Chair of Cycling Australia's new Advocacy Committee. Vacancy posted with WOB.

Dr Helen Freeborn has been appointed the inaugural chair for Cycling Australia's Women's Commission. Vacancy posted with WOB.

Alison Kimber has been appointed as a member of the SA/NT Divisional Council for the Australian Institute of Company Directors.

Kim Lawrence has been appointed as Vice Commodore of Wynnum Manly Yacht Club.

Nadia Moffat has been appointed to the board of the Australian Communications Consumer Action Network (ACCAN).

Sharon Turner  has been elected as a member of the Bluescope Super Fund Committee.

Justine Jarvinen has been appointed as Non-Executive Director at Pollinate Energy. Vacancy posted with WOB.

Jennifer Lang, Director Strategic Treasury and Procurement Consulting at Transaction Banking Solutions at Commonwealth Bank of Australia has been elected to the CPA board. Vacancy posted with WOB (and other places).

Leanne Heywood has been appointed to the board of Gunawirra (where Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal professionals and specialists work with Aboriginal young women, men and their children from the ages of 0 to 5), the NSW Council for Women’s Economic Opportunity - Vacancy posted with WOB and mining company Orocobre Limited (ORE:ASX ORL:TSX).

Rebecca Zeus, Next Gen alumni and BOC executive has been appointed as a Director of BizCubed Pty Ltd, a small IT firm that specialises in open-source business intelligence services.

Susan Wheeldon-Steele, Google executive, has been appointed to the board of Centuria Capital (CNI). Vacancy posted as WOB Standard option.

Georgia Siabanis has joined the board of the Australian Dispute Resolution Association.

Linda Addison has been appointed to the ACT Public Cemeteries Authority. Vacancy posted with WOB.

Nadia Moffatt  has been appointed to the South Australia Health Practitioners Tribunal. Vacancy posted with WOB.

Katrina Onishi has joined diversified financials company Scottish Pacific Group Limited (SCO); her second ASX listed company.

Trish Mok  has been appointed to the board of the Sydney Improvised Music Association (SIMA), a leading contemporary jazz organisation. Vacancy posted with WOB.

Sarah Richardson  NED and consultant, has joined the boards of On the Line Australia Limited, Judo Federation of Australia, ACT Public Cemeteries Authority, Australian Institute of Architects, Community Options Australia, Australian University of Sport. Nine of Sarah’s 11 current/past boards were posted with WOB.

Alison Kimber has been appointed to the boards of Uniting Care Wesley Bowden, a community services organisation and Fleurieu Regional Aquatic Centre Authority, a subsidiary under the Local Government Act.

Suzanne Jones, NED has been appointed to the UrbanGrowth NSW, a State-Owned Corporation.

Coralie Kenny has been appointed as a representative of the Law Society NSW to the board of LegalSuper.

Catherine West has been appointed to the Board of Nine Entertainment Company (ASX 200) bringing the board composition to 50% women.

Lynne Rule has been appointed to the State Advisory Committee for the Duke of Edinburgh INternational Award. Vacancy posted with WOB.

Ngaire Elwood  has been appointed to the External Director, Australian Orthotic Prosthetic Association (AOPA) Ltd. This vacancy was posted with WOB.

Aarti Chopra  has been appointed to the Australian Overseas Foundation.

Jennifer Dean  has been re-elected to the board of Basketball NSW.

Sarah Richardson has been appointed to the Boards of Australian University Sport (and Finance Committee) and indigenous health entity Filling The Gap.

Maria Duta has been appointed to the board of Early Child Management Services (ECMS).

Shirley Randell AO has been appointed to the Indigo Foundation with responsibility for Development; as well as Ambassador to the Women’s International Cricket League. Vacancy posted with WOB.

Cheryl Hayman, NED and long term WOB member, has been appointed to the board of Australian Institute of Food, Science and Technology.

Megan Lavender has been appointed to the boards of Special Olympics Australia and Anywhere Theatre Festival. Both vacancies posted with WOB. These are Megan’s tenth and eleventh appointments from WOB.

Megan Black has joined the board of Stepping Out Housing Program. Vacancy posted with WOB.

Gyanam Sadananda  has joined the board of the Parramatta Chamber of Commerce.

Nicola Warwick-Mayo CA has been appointed to the Audit & Compliance and Risk Committees of Local Government Super. Vacancy posted with WOB.

Michelle Adair, CEO Cystic Fibrosis ACT & NSW, has been appointed to the Member Services Committee of Local Government Super. Vacancy posted with WOB.

Melanie Woodward,  Director Operations at Tactical Global Management, has been appointed to the board of National Sporting Organisation Pony Club Australia. Vacancy posted with WOB.

Nadia Moffatt has been appointed to the consumer council of the National Stroke Foundation.  Vacancy posted with WOB. In the same week she was also appointed to the Australian Communications Media Authority Consumer Consultative forum.

Jennifer Anderson is now a Member of the Salvation Army Advisory Board for NSW.

Sophie Ray  has been appointed as a Non-Executive Director of Big Fat Smile Group. Vacancy posted with WOB.

Joanne Martin has been appointed to the board of The Central Coast Community College. Vacancy posted with WOB.

Judith Field, Development manager at Lend Lease, has been elected to the Board of NSW Business Chamber.

Philippa Ellis of FIRST Advisers has been appointed to the Board of Exercise & Sports Science Australia. Vacancy posted with WOB.

Allison Golsby, CEO of ConsultMine, has been appointed chair of Taekwondo Queensland. Vacancy posted with WOB.

Eva Lin  has joined the Council of Governors of YMCA WA Inc.

Anthea Williams is a director of Fit2Drive Foundation Inc. - a not for profit community partnership that is dedicated to reducing youth road trauma. 

Joan Fitzpatrick has been appointed Chair of the Emergency Services and State Superannuation Board.

Andrea Staines, NED, has joined boards of Adelaide-based SeaLink and Canberra-based Australian Rural Leadership Foundation.

Cas Bennetto, CEO Kimberley Foundation Australia, has been appointed to the board of Trust for Nature. Vacancy posted with WOB.


On Board in 2015

Antoinette Colbran was appointed to the Board of The McDonald College. 

Ariane Barker  appointed as Executive Director of IDP Education (IEL), which floated on the ASX in 2015.

Susan Bailey  appointed to the board of Argyle Community Housing. Vacancy posted with WOB.

Saranne Cook FCPA appointed to the board of Racing NSW. Vacancy posted with WOB.

Julie-Anne Schaffer appointed President of the National Competition Council.

Gail Creighton  appointed Chair of the governance board of Mamre, an NFP in the disability sector. Vacancy posted with WOB.

Sarah Richardson appointed as a Non-Executive Director of Parkinson’s Australia. Vacancy posted with WOB. This is Sarah's fifth appointment from WOB.

Yvonne Korn appointed to her first board; the Sir David Martin Foundation which is a public benevolent institution. Vacancy posted with WOB.

Ruth Faulkner CA appointed to the Northern Queensland Primary Healthcare Network board and is Chair of the Finance, Audit and Risk Management Committee.

Elizabeth Carr appointed to the board of the $30 billion NSW Government Insurance and Care NSW (icare).

Susan Forrester appointed to the board at Over the Wire, a telecommunications and IT services company.

Suzanne Jones appointed to the board at Disabled WinterSport Australia and also elected as the national chair of Dial Before You Dig. Vacancies posted with WOB.

Sharyn Cowley  was appointed to the Board of Pinewood Community Financial Services Limited. Vacancy posted with WOB.

Megan Lavender appointed by the NSW Minister for Lands and Water as a Trustee of the Gosford Showground Trust for a five-year term. Vacancy posted with WOB. This is Megan’s ninth appointment from WOB.

Christine Hawkins  appointed as a Non-Executive Director of The Fred Hollows Foundation and also the Plant Biosecurity Cooperative Research Centre.

Janet Torney and Dominique Hogan-Doran appointed to the board of Club Plus Superannuation. This is an industry super fund that draws its members from the Clubs sector.

Michelle Adair appointed to the board of Golf NSW. Vacancy posted with WOB.

Deanna Varga  appointed to the board of Business Events Sydney.

Alexandra Meldrum f ollowing a successful member ballot, Engineers Australia has adopted governance reforms and Alexandra has become a National Director on the Board of Engineers Australia. She has joined an NSW government board (Education) which is the reference group to provide feedback to the Board of Studies Teaching and Educational Standards NSW about Cross Curricular STEM Project. She has also been appointed to the International Board of the International Institute of Chemical Engineers Energy Centre.

Lucia Cade appointed to Chair South East Water in Victoria. She was also recently appointed to the Cooperative Research Centre for Energy Pipelines as an independent director. Vacancy posted with WOB.

Cicely Sylow appointed to the board of Women's Alcohol and Drug Advisory Centre.Vacancy posted with WOB.

Megan Lavender appointed to the boards of Swimming NSW Aquatic Management and the Australian Womensport and Recreation Association. Both vacancies posted with WOB. These are Megan's seventh and eight appointments from WOB.

Congratulations to the WOB members appointed to the boards of Queensland Government Owned Corporations and Statutory Authorities in September - 42% of new appointments were female as the new Government seeks to meet its mandate for 50% women on government boards. A great start.

  • Joanna Brand, 2012 Next Gen graduate appointed to the Queensland Electricity Transmission Corporation (Powerlink)

  • Dr Lorraine Stephenson, has been appointed to Ergon Energy Corporation.

  • Julie-Anne Schafer, appointed to CS Energy.