Meet Our Team

Our WiTWA Patron

works tirelessly to ensure that we develop a more diverse STEM and Innovation community.

Professor Lyn Beazley

WiTWA Patron | STEM Champion
Member Bio

We are incredibly proud to have Professor Lyn Beazley, AO FTSE, inductee of the Western Australian Science Hall of Fame and former Chief Scientist of WA, as the Patron of Women in Technology WA and Champion of Techtrails. For Professor Lyn Beazley, science is a lifelong passion. After graduating from Oxford and Edinburgh, Lyn has dedicated over 30 years to neuroscience, researching recovery from brain injury and changing clinical practice in the treatment of premature infants.

As Western Australia’s Chief Scientist from 2006 to 2013, Lyn advised governments on science and innovation, worked closely with industry and was a science ambassador in Australia and internationally. Lyn has been determined to demonstrate that science is not just a theoretical exercise, but a practical one too. She helped establish a nationwide ‘hotline’ for school laboratory technicians, worked for healthier waterways by establishing Dolphin Watch, spearheaded a program supplying microscopes to over 450 primary schools and introduced the international science communication competition Famelab to Australia. Lyn was also part of the negotiating team that ensured Australia would co-host the Square Kilometre Array of radio-telescopes, the world’s largest science endeavour. Lyn’s goal is for every Australian child to learn and love science.

WiTWA Governing Board

is a collection of inspiring women who guide WiTWA both from a strategic perspective and in our day-to-day initiatives.

Jessica Coverley

WiTWA Treasurer | Lead Treasury at South32
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Jessica is an accomplished risk management and finance professional, with over a decade’s experience across risk, treasury, and commercial.
Jessica’s experience working in a treasury team for a global mining company has exposed her to financial markets, and given her hands-on experience in liquidity management. Her expertise in designing and monitoring financial risk frameworks has been instrumental in embedding strong risk management practices within her team.
Her professional journey is underpinned by academic qualifications in finance, economics, and accounting. Jessica is a member of the Chartered Accountants Non For Profit WA working group with the aim of improving governance and financial literacy across local NFPs.

Kelly Howell

WiTWA Events Lead | Cyber Security Analyst at VGW
Member Bio

Kelly is a member of the Events Sub-committee and is passionate about sharing knowledge and promoting diversity in tech.

She began her IT career as a service desk engineer and has always been curious and eager to learn. Over the years, she has worked in different security roles, using her analytical skills as a Cyber Security Analyst. Recently, she graduated from Purple Team Australia, where she gained new skills in offensive security.

Aaliyah Nestoridis

WiTWA Secretarial Support | Young and Proud Whadjuk Nyoongar Yorga, Aboriginal Engagement Officer at Health Consumers’ Council WA
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Terra Tormey

WiTWA Special Projects | Technology Graduate at Bankwest
Member Bio
Terra is a Technology Graduate at Bankwest, with a background as a Digital Marketing Specialist. She’s all about championing diversity and inclusion in STEM. As a member of WiTWA’s Central Committee, she brings a fresh perspective on the challenges and opportunities for women in tech and helps steer the direction of the organisation.
Terra loves learning, tackling new challenges, and making a difference. She’s here to inspire and support young professionals diving into STEM careers, proving that tech is a space where everyone belongs.

Jessica Todd

WiTWA Risk & Strategy Lead | Social Performance Team Leader at Western Power
Member Bio

Since graduating from university, she has been fortunate to enjoy a challenging and fulfilling career in recruitment and workforce analytics. Her roles have given her the opportunity to travel Australia, work with some incredibly talented individuals, and contribute to worthy community initiatives.

Currently, she is the Manager of Planning, Participation and Mobilisation at Kinetic IT. She’s passionate about the programs and initiatives that they develop in-house and collaborate with partners on, which have a positive impact on their community, their industry, and the future ICT workforce.

She’s keen to connect with like-minded individuals who have an interest in Corporate Social Responsibility, Sustainability and Social Impact programs from the private, NFP, education, and public policy arenas.

Janie Plant

WiTWA Chair | Senior Legal Counsel at Capgemini
Member Bio

Janie previously had a 15-year IT career in training, desktop support, network administration and infrastructure project management before retraining and moving into the law.  Her association with WiTWA started in WiTWA’s very early years as one of the first speakers at WiTWA’s predecessor to the Techtrails program.  Today Janie is a Senior Legal Counsel at Capgemini Australia and sits on a number of committees and advisory boards dedicated to supporting lawyers who are navigating disruption and new technologies that are transforming the legal profession.  A long-time strong supporter of WiTWA, Janie is committed to increasing representation of and promoting women in STEM and is honoured to join the Central Committee.

Emma Richards

WiTWA Operations Lead | Customer Experience Manager at Inspired IT Services Perth
Member Bio

With over 30 years of experience across diverse industries including IT, Accounting, Civil Engineering, Advertising, Mining, and Architecture, Emma has a proven track record in senior management roles encompassing technical, sales, finance, and HR.

Her leadership journey includes overseeing projects, enhancing team building and talent development, and establishing innovative strategies to drive customer satisfaction. Known for her energetic and results-driven approach, Emma combines extensive knowledge with a holistic understanding of business operations to support organizational growth and success.

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Kay Hargreaves

WiTWA Deputy Chair | CEO & Founder of Colleagues Matrix
Member Bio

Kay specialises in transforming the way organisations collect, manage, use and apply data. With over 30 years working and consulting experience in digital data, Kay is passionate about technology and uses her natural enthusiasm for continuous improvement and her technical experience to help organisations gain a competitive advantage through innovation. Kay encourages people to question normality and promotes collaboration to generate new ideas that improve productivity and lead organisations towards high performance.

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Courtney Carr

WiTWA Secretary, Industry Engagement Lead
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Courtney is a passionate professional in the technology industry, who loves to be challenged and is constantly asking questions.
She joined the WiTWA Techtrails team in 2020 and moved into the Central Committee in 2023, she cares deeply about social justice and inspiring young women and gender diverse people into STEM+ careers. Courtney is always looking for ways to educate herself and work with others to create diversity, inclusion and positive change in our communities.
Courtney brings her technology project, stakeholder management, and outreach experience to her role as the AusSRC Industry and External Engagement Lead at the Curtin Institute of Radio Astronomy. She supports the AusSRC with finding opportunities to translate scientific outcomes to industry and facilitate complimentary projects to make greater impact.

Raissa Amaral

WiTWA Conference & Awards Lead | Partner at Visagio
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Raissa is a Partner at Visagio, she holds a Bachelor in Computer Science, with great interest in making technological solutions understandable by anyone. She has led and developed projects ranging from web development, data visualisation and data analytics. She is passionate about building interfaces that make user’s lives better, and why not, prettier?! When offline, she loves spending her time doing some (sometimes successful, sometimes not) house DIY’s.

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WiTWA Delivery Team

is your go-to team for anything partnerships.

Suvarna Arora

Partnerships and Marketing Coordinator
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Emma Richards

WiTWA Operations Lead | Customer Experience Manager at Inspired IT Services Perth
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Teagen McEwan

Techtrails Project Manager | Digital Marketing Specialist | Web Developer | Events Specialist
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Teagen is the Techtrails Project Manager for WiTWA Techtrails STEM and Future Skills Program.

She is an events management queen and digital marketing professional, honing her skills in digital promotion for events including website development and design, apps and social media. She specialises in email marketing, conversion funnel analytics, website development, search engine optimisation and social media marketing using Facebook, LinkedIn and Instagram.

Teagen’s extensive experience in engagement at events allows her to build support for digital tactics, leading to increased event activation and improved ROI. Teagen enjoys continuously innovating in event spaces using new technologies to build engagement with clients, allowing traditional marketing tactics to support activation and increase lead captures. She uses organic content and advertising to target audiences, event registrations, raises event capacity and online conversations through showcased live streaming.

Recently, Teagen received a scholarship as part of the She Codes Plus 2020 program and She Codes Flash 2019 program, which were intensive programs learning web design to build personal portfolios with HTML/CSS, Python programming used to create machine learning programs, building interactive web applications with Python and Django, cloud deployment of projects, storage of code in GIT, adding interactive functionality to web apps with REACT js, and hardware programming with MicroPython.

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WiTWA Volunteers

are the welcoming faces at all events who work hard to make sure the events happen and we all feel welcome and valued.

Olayinka Idowu

Human Resources & Projects
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Olayinka Idowu, PMP, is currently pursuing her Master’s degree at the University of Western Australia.
As an entrepreneur, she is passionate about building multicultural teams, problem-solving, and continuous learning. She leverages her skills in human resources and coaching, along with her project management expertise, to create development programs for individuals and businesses facing new challenges. Olayinka lives with an altruistic mindset, striving to make a positive impact on everyone in her circle of influence.

Katherine Berrosco

WiTWA Awards Committee | Tech Problem Solver | Leading with empathy and purpose
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Experienced Practitioner and Certified Agile BA, CSPO, and PSM with a decade of expertise across diverse industries, including public transport, engineering, automotive, health insurance, and banking. As a positive, results-driven, and tenacious Product-Business Analyst, Katherine excels at transforming concepts into tangible outcomes and solving complex business challenges using technology.

Katherine believes that empathy and compassion are not signs of weakness; rather, they are her superpowers, enabling her to build bridges between people and teams for better outcomes. She is a strong advocate for diversity and belonging, drawing from her personal journey as a professional immigrant woman. Through mentoring, she has empowered other women to reconnect with the workforce in Western Australia.

Marlo Rae

Digital innovation, content and strategy
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Marlo is a creative collaborator focused on creating valuable experiences for customers and communities. With a background in content and digital strategy, she has worked on exciting projects with talented teams in public, corporate, and non-profit sectors in Perth and Melbourne.

She is passionate about improving digital experiences and creating engaging, inclusive, and accessible content. Marlo appreciates the processes that lead to these outcomes, and loves learning and collaborating to find creative solutions and new ideas that combine effective communication with great experiences. She’s also a proud book nerd and pop culture enthusiast!

Rachel Fu

Creative Illustrator that loves a good movie
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I’m proud to have worked in numerous creative projects from music videos, to launching a stationary brand – I love being able to share my creative vision with others.

Natalie Griegson

EA Solutions & Service Design
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Jessy Singh

Process Specialist
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Jessy enjoys connecting with others, and is  passionate about advocating for women in STEM and promoting STEM education overall.

Her involvement with WiTWA as a TechTrails sub-committee member has allowed her to contribute in ways she never imagined while serving on her children’s school board allows her to further promote STEM initiatives for future generations.

With over 16 years of experience in the ITSM sector, she has a proven record of cost-effective execution in process and service improvement to meet business requirements and enhance productivity. Having worked in organisations with a global presence, she has a strong understanding of diverse cultural practices.

Fun fact: Coming from a Malaysian background Jessy is fluent in four languages!

Tamara Scrivener

Customer Focused by passion | Project Manager
Member Bio

With her determination, focus, and exceptional organizational skills, Tamara has excelled as a Delivery Manager in Cyber Security, helping customers safeguard their critical systems and sensitive information from cyberattacks.

With over 20 years of experience in IT Managed Services, she has developed strong customer service and communication skills through roles in management, team leadership, and software development across various ICT areas.

Tamara enjoys managing change effectively to achieve successful outcomes, even when goals shift. She values self-reflection, which allows her to recognize her own growth and appreciate her team’s achievements.

Thriving in positive team environments, Tamara encourages excellence and collaboration. She never settles for mediocrity and continually challenges herself to delight her customers and inspire her children.

Tracy Rothery

IT Solutions and Business Transformation Advisor
Member Bio

Business Development Manager, Green Light. Tracy specialises in transforming the way businesses manage, use and apply IT Solutions. With over 10 years working and consulting in the Development and Technology space. She has been reconised with national company awards from her time working at Telsra and ANZ. Tracy is passionate about technology and uses her passion and enthusiasm for growth and her technical experience to help businesses to attain ICT resources, services and projects. Tracy uses her enthusiasm for technology and people to help transform business relations.

Heidi Pass, PhD

Passionate | Earth Scientist | Gender-Intelligence | Major Mining Company
Member Bio

Heidi is a passionate leader, inspiring pioneer and positive role model in her industry. One of two women globally to achieve the role of Chief Geochemist at a major mining company, she loves unlocking the earth’s secrets through geochemistry. A PhD-qualified geologist-geochemist, Heidi’s adventurous spirit has taken her from Arctic wilderness to rugged Australian Outback. Forward-thinking and embracing the value of diversity in the STEM pipeline, Heidi led the development of the Australian Institute of Geoscientists National Mentoring Program. Now, selected as 1 of 95 women worldwide for Homeward Bound 2019, a ground-breaking leadership initiative for women in STEM, Heidi has strategically positioned herself. Joining a global network increasing the impact professionals with science backgrounds have in leadership positions.

Amy Green

Energetic, future-minded and creative
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Amy is passionate about empowering and inspiring others to think big; to push boundaries and imagine new, transformative ways of doing things. With over 15 years’ experience working for global technology companies including Hewlett Packard and AWS, Amy possesses a wealth of knowledge and expertise in large-scale cloud transformation and digitalisation. A true thought leader, Amy enables her clients to unlock significant business value, and empowers those she works with to achieve the best possible outcome.

Amy’s own company, “Atomic Inspire” helps women elevate their confidence, articulate their brand message and lead from a place of purpose and intent. Her articles have been published in SmartCompany Magazine.

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Karolina Plange-Korndorfer

Corporate Finance Professional
Member Bio

Karolina is a highly competent, motivated and dedicated Treasury professional with years of experience within the Finance sector. Her can-do attitude and financial analysis abilities allow her to operate with a level head, enabling her to take on any task and complete it thoroughly and with the highest level of quality.

Karolina believes that together we can help our next generation drive for equal opportunity and a more diverse workforce. We need to lead by example and help each other and female professionals around us to speak up and be bold.

Imogen Bartlett

Imogen Bartlett

Program Manager, Optus Curtin Innovation Alliance
Member Bio

Imogen’s career has spanned many varying roles in the ICT industry as well as spending a number of years to managing a not-for-profit.  She has enjoyed applying her skill set to both sectors and still has a strong commitment to social responsibility both in and out of work. She is driven to continue to seek opportunities to assist the next generation, specifically in the areas of STEM and championing diversity.  Most recently she has taken on the role of Program Manager for a partnership between industry and the tertiary education sector in Artificial Intelligence research and is excited to see what it can showcase, teach and develop for the future.  She is well known for her ability to help translate between different industries and sectors and this passion has seen Imogen take up a role on the WiTWA events committee.  She is looking forward to growing the mini-mentoring program initiative in the coming months.

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WiTWA Ambassadors

are proud representatives of WiTWA in the community.

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Pia Turcinov

Past WiTWA Chair | Director, FundWA | Co-Founder VentureX HQ
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Pia joined WITWA in 2014 initially as a Committee Member and later taking on the role of Chair until stepping down in 2020. Pia is a recognised leader for her work in empowering women and supporting entrepreneurship. With qualifications in law, business and corporate governance, and 30+ years professional and commercial experience, Pia is a seasoned businesswoman and strategic advisor to innovators, corporations, and policy makers. Her lived entrepreneurial experience, commercial know-how and diverse networks enable her to leverage, support and amplify the opportunities which innovation, entrepreneurship and the digital economy offer. Pia manages a portfolio of interests, is a director of FundWA, co-founder of VentureX HQ and sits on a number of boards in the technology, property, health and energy sectors.

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Lacey Filipich

Founder & Managing & Director, Money School & Maker Kids Club. 
Member Bio

Lacey began her career as a chemical engineer in the mining industry after graduating as valedictorian from University of Queensland in 2003, but she has always identified as an entrepreneur (Lacey started her first business at 10 years old). Today, Lacey is the co-founder and director of two successful education start-ups; Money School and Maker Kids Club. She continues to consult in the mining industry in the area of operational improvement.

Tracey Naidoo

Creating Value and Connection
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Tracey makes a valuable positive difference in this world by leading highly skilled teams to deliver digital improvements and innovation. She has a long history of working on technology’s bleeding edge and creating industry disruptor systems. Tracey found her place at WiTWA when she left her home country and realised that none of her previous professional contacts were of any use to her in this new country. After struggling on her own to establish these connections, she attended a WiTWA event and realised the opportunities it provided for networking and expanding her skillset as well as meeting prospective mentors, employers and like-minded peers. Tracey started volunteering on the WiTWA events sub-committee and eventually joined as a board member. Now she serves as a WitWA Ambassador to help more people find welcoming and empowering WiTWA culture.

Tina Ambrose

Past WiTWA Co-Chair | Founder CEO, Valrose.
Member Bio

Tina started her WiTWA journey attending events when she arrived in Perth in January 2016. A huge fan of the WiTWA Community from the outset, Tina always championed the organisation to her network. In January 2019, Tina formally joined the WiTWA Communications Sub-Committee, where she took on responsibility for developing social media marketing. In December 2019, Tina took on the role of Communications Lead. In November 2020, when the wonderful Pia Turcinov stepped down as Chair in November 2020, Tina proudly joined Kay Hargreaves as Co-Chair of WiTWA. She is immensely proud of the WiTWA’s growth since her joining in 2019 and is grateful to be surrounded by such a fantastic team across the WiTWA Committees and Sub-Committees.

Tina is also the Founder and CEO of WA’s leading technology recruitment agency for customer experience – Valrose. Tina and the Valrose team are driven by the purpose of improving the perception of recruiters globally on a mission to add value to every company and person they work with.

Leisa Aitken

Principal Consultant, Department of Education
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Passionate about ICT and STEM education, Leisa assisted in the establishment of the Ashdale STEM Focus Group and subsequent STEM Institute which develops students’ skills in emerging technologies and creative thinking. She is an advocate for the early immersion of girls into STEM education. Leisa believes that ICT access and high-quality ICT education is the key to ensuring students have a successful future, regardless of their background. Recognising that some found the introduction of new technologies in their homes daunting, she initiated workshops to enable parents to understand its impact and to feel more comfortable with their children’s use of technology. Leisa assisted in the development and delivery of STEM initiatives to students at Ashdale Secondary College and the wider community including an annual STEM Girls Day Camp, STEM Champions Workshops for parents and STEM Expo for the community. She is on the Techtrails sub-committee, ensuring that students from many other WA high schools also have the opportunity to connect with STEM role models and are encouraged to pursue STEM careers.

Diana Adorno

Global Head of Design (Operations), ThoughtWorks
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As a Head of Design, Diana looks at design across the enterprise using a service design and evidence-based approach. She is a designer, researcher and strategist who produces digital products using an Agile and Lean approach. She continually experiments with different aspects of the design process to reveal intuitive, feasible designs as well as the transformation for people and organisations. She has worked across many industries and pulls insights across all of them. She has a technical, design and a qualitative research background in Cognitive Anthropology. Diana has worked globally as consultant on digital products in Australia, Asia, UK and Europe. She supports diversity in thought, action and creed.  Diana supports diversity in every aspect of life and culture.

Marjolein Towler

WITWA Chair from 1998-2016 & Principal Consultant (Business Process & Promapp) – Director, Consultas Pty Ltd
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Marjolein was part of WiTWA for nearly 20 years and played an incredibly significant role in building the network and program scope, while creating a vibrant network with real impact. She continues to champion diversity and equity in the workplace and encourages government to continue to support this change. Marjolein is an Information Designer, Facilitator, certified Project Management Professional (PMP), and Certified Process Professional Champion (CPPC). She has extensive experience in the development of Business and Project Management Systems through Business Process Mapping, as well as teaching and training development & delivery. Marjolein accepted the role as WITWA Ambassador in April 2019.

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Anitra Robertson

Manager, Deloitte Consulting
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Leveraging today’s unprecedented growth in digital technology, Anitra has developed her expertise in driving global transformation projects that align people and technology within the mining and healthcare sectors.
Before joining Deloitte, Anitra spent 13 years working with Rio Tinto and BHP on major optimisation projects, cybersecurity and automation projects including the introduction of autonomous trucks and drilling technology as part of Rio Tinto’s Mine of the Future® programme.
In healthcare, Anitra partnered with industry and leading universities to establish evidence-based applications of virtual and augmented reality, robotics and data science in medical training and patient care.  Anitra accepted the role as WITWA Ambassador in April 2019.

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Sheryl Frame

Deputy Chair, WITWA from 2004 – 2017 & Director, EDICT International Consultants
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Sheryl works as a Commercialisation Adviser for Accelerating Commercialisation – an element of the Entrepreneur Infrastructure Program (EIP) , a federal government initiative. She worked for many years with innovative technology-based business, helping them take their product or services to market. Sheryl has a number of Institute memberships, including the Institute of Directors (South Africa), the Institute of Marketing Managers (South Africa and Australia), the Computer Society (South Africa and Australia), and is a previous member of the PHISC (Private Healthcare Industry Standards. She is a strong supporter of workplace equality, volunteers for SpringBoard Enterprise and served on the WiTWA committee in various capacities from 2004 until 2017. Sheryl accepted the role as WITWA Ambassador in April 2019.

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Dr Simon Carroll

Head of Science – Collections & Research with the Western Australian Museum
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Head of Science – Collections & Research with the Western Australian Museum, the State’s premier cultural organisation, housing WA’s scientific and cultural collection. For over 120 years the Western Australian Museum has been making the State’s natural and social heritage accessible and engaging through research, exhibitions and public programs. Previously, Dr Carroll was the Head of Science Partnerships at Scitech and Director of the WA Biomedical Research Institute. He has also held a number of executive positions in CSIRO and publicly-listed biotech companies. Dr Carroll is a serial innovator and has been involved in a number of start-up companies.

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Donna Edwards

CEO @ SHOUTOUT | Partner Manager @ Amazon Web Services | Community lover
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Donna has been enabling technical teams for over twenty years. She is passionate about helping businesses scale, creating great workplace environments where people can thrive. Donna works for AWS as the Partner Manager across WA/SA and was previously the State Delivery Manager at Readify, leading a team of 80. She is the CEO of startup SHOUTOUT – a simple recognition platform designed to help companies create a culture of gratitude. Donna holds an MBA and MHRM giving her a deep understanding of the connection between business and people.

Donna is passionate about community and is involved with many NFP groups including Women in Technology WA, Muses Code JS, Tech Girls Movement, Women who Code, Beacon Foundation and 100 Women. Donna was recognised for her contribution to Professional Services and Community with a 40 under 40 Award in 2019. She is a regular conference speaker, panelist, panel host and keynote speaker and has presented internationally on topics around leadership, diversity and employee engagement.

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Stephen Carroll

Partner, Research & Development Tax Services, RSM Australia
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Stephen is a Director in the Tax Services Division with specialist skills in the R&D Tax Incentive and innovation consulting services. Since commencing his career in 1999, Stephen has been providing consulting services across Australia in a diverse range of industries and to businesses of varying size, from start-up innovators to large multi-national corporations.

Stephen is well connected to the Innovation Community at all levels and keeps well informed of contemporary developments in innovation and industry. His specialist expertise is leveraged by industry professionals, both local and international. Stephen’s commitment to innovation and entrepreneurship is clear and ongoing, as is demonstrated by his involvement in various committees and organisations. Steve accepted the role as WITWA Ambassador in April 2019.

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Aparna Burke

Communications Advisor, RSM Australia
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Not afraid to disrupt the status quo, Aparna identifies as a change agent and is constantly seeking ways to enhance or improve business.

Prior to this, Aparna had a career in corrections spanning 18 years providing crisis counselling and rehabilitation programs to prisoners, slowly transitioning into policy development and communications.

Aparna champions strong female role models and diversity and inclusion in the workplace.

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