Kelli How
Committee's Chair
Joined the WIMARQ Committee in 2017
Kelli has over 15 years’ experience working with a variety of stakeholders including lawyers, landholders, joint venture partners, industry bodies and various government departments and regulators. She is a passionate advocate of providing opportunities for the development and mentoring of more junior female staff to create greater opportunities for gender diverse successors in leadership roles.
Sally Rayner
Committee’s Vice Chair
Joined the WIMARQ Committee in 2016
Sally is a strategic, operational and project professional in the mining industry. She has worked with teams to deliver results in the areas of Global assurance of Group level risks, Health Safety Environment and Community (HSEC), and management system, risk and assurance design, implementation and performance. Sally's fields of special competence include values-driven leadership, change management, portfolio and project management, risk management, systems implementation and assurance. She is passionate about developing capability and diversity of thought in teams.
Caroline Morrissey
Committee’s Queensland Resource Council Representative
Joined the WIMARQ Committee in 2005
Caroline has a background in journalism, having worked on newspapers and ABC and commercial radio in Broken Hill, Perth and Brisbane, as well as a number of government relations positions, including the Queensland Department of Mines and Energy. She began work for the Queensland Resources Council in 2001 and is currently Deputy Director Diversity and Media. Having grown up in Broken Hill, Caroline has a deep understanding of the challenges faced by women in the resources sector and was instrumental in putting gender diversity on the agenda for the sector as far back as 2006 when she developed the QRC's Women in Resources Action Plan. The QRC/WIMARQ annual IWD Breakfast and awards and mentoring program are two iconic platforms within that plan. Since 2006 the proportion of women in Queensland's resources sector has grown from just 6 percent to almost 20 percent.
Emelia Chalker
Committee’s Marketing and Communications Manager
Joined the WIMARQ Committee in 2018
Emelia is a passionate, talented, and versatile marketing and communications specialist armed with over 15 years’ industry experience within the resource sector. Emelia is results-driven, with the proven ability to ensure that brand messages, standards and communications are both well-understood and effectively implemented. She specialises in all internal and external communications, working closely with stakeholders to implement key marketing strategies to propel the sales strategy and create top of mind brand awareness for the company.
Liz Hansen
Committee's Secretariat
Joined the WIMARQ Committee in 2021
Liz is a champion for equal representation of men and women in the workplace and works to deliver programs to embrace change and foster an inclusive and diverse environment where everyone can bring their whole selves to work, every day. Liz has a background in finance which brings a different perspective to the world of inclusion and diversity. Liz is a qualified CPA with international experience and a proven track record in process improvement, stakeholder management, leadership and people management skills.
Holstein Wong
Joined the WIMARQ Committee in 2015
Holstein is an Energy and Mining Account Manager at RedEye Apps, delivering cloud and mobility solutions for managing engineering drawings and data. Using her experiences as a site-based process engineer and commercial analyst at BHP, she is passionate about understanding her stakeholders' needs and the evolving nature of Australia’s energy sector. Holstein won the QLD Exceptional Young Woman in Resources Award in 2018 and was recognised as a Finalist for the Exceptional Young Woman in Resources National Award.
Kristy Purdon
Joined the WIMARQ Committee in 2015
Kristy has over 15 years of experience across the Bowen basin mining area, working in UG, asset management and open cut sites. She is currently the WM Superintendent for Capcoal and new to the AAOM team for Anglo-American. Her roles range from production and maintenance planning, coordinator and secondments in Superintendent and continuous improvement roles. She organises various networking events across Moranbah, Dysart and Blackwater and in the last 2 years the WIMARQ/QRC IWD Regional Breakfast. Kristy is very passionate about providing a positive, inclusive environment to network and connect with people and opportunities as well as supporting the local community and businesses through exposure.
Monan Zhang
Joined the WIMARQ Committee in 2017
Monan is a Grid Connection Manager at Goldwind Australia, responsible for managing technical, commercial and legal aspects of large-scale wind farm connections from early stage development to energisation. She has previously worked at engineering consultancy firm APD Engineering, BHP’s Maintenance Centre of Excellence and government-owned electricity transmission system operator Powerlink Queensland, specialising in the areas of project management, electrical network planning, engineering design, and network operations. Monan is passionate about encouraging and supporting women from diverse backgrounds to pursue careers in the energy and resources sector.
Grace Maswaya - Mapiye
Joined the WIMARQ Committee in 2018
Grace is an experienced and driven assurance and compliance officer with a proven record of developing and implementation of processes and systems that facilitate compliance with regulatory obligations. Grace has 13 years’ experience in compliance related roles in both local government and private sector. She has a passion for the development of women and girls and supports platforms that facilitate empowerment and development of the girl child. She is a board member of a non-profit organisation, Precious Stones Women and Girls Ministry. Grace believes that inside every woman and girl lies a Precious Stone, and her passion is to work with women from different socio-economic backgrounds to help see this value released and unveiled. To this effect, Grace has been involved in the Glencore Girls for Mining program where she has contributed as a mentor. Grace is also the president of the African Association North West Queensland where she is involved in community programs and events.
Ellie Blumel
Joined the WIMARQ Committee in 2019
Ellie is a Marketing and Communications professional with three years industry experience in the energy, resources, healthcare, construction, and technology sectors. She is currently the Communications Officer at the Queensland Resources Council and assists in promoting the QRC, the Queensland Minerals and Energy Academy (QMEA) and the Queensland Exploration Council (QEC) through the research, creation and distribution of content for a wide range of communication channels, purposes, events and audiences. Ellie’s focus is to help promote the importance and significance of gender diversity to industry stakeholders including government, media and the community and to ensure the high quality and consistency of WIMARQ content is maintained.
Rob Jackson
Joined the WIMARQ Committee in 2020
Rob Jackson is the Vice President Supply for South32 accountable for category management, purchasing, inventory and warehouse operations across nine operations and three continents. A Mining Engineer who holds a Master in Finance, Rob is also a graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors. Throughout his 25-year career, Rob has held corporate and operational roles in different minerals and countries. Before stepping into the Supply arena, Rob held senior operational roles including Vice-President Operations and Director of Cannington silver, lead and zinc operation in North-West Queensland and Vice-President Operations and Director of GEMCO manganese mine based on Groote Eylandt in the Northern Territory. Rob has been a member of South32’s Senior Leadership Team throughout this time. Rob is recognised amongst peers as a progressive leader and is a passionate advocate for inclusion and diversity. His dedication to workplace diversity saw him named the Queensland Resource Council’s Gender Diversity Champion for 2019 with the Cannington operation also awarded the Excellence in Diversity Programs and Performance under his stewardship. During his career, Rob has led his teams through considerable technical change, lifted health and environmental management standards, negotiated both mining and exploration agreements with governments and an economic development agreement with Traditional Owners.
Tanya Cambetis
Joined the WIMARQ Committee in 2020
Tanya is a passionate, pragmatic and highly motivated mining professional with around 10 years’ experience in the resource sector.
Not one afraid to get her hands dirty, Tanya commenced her career in the mining industry at George Fisher Mine, part of Glencore’s Mount Isa Mines, as an entry-level truck driver. She thrived in the underground environment and worked her way through the ranks gaining experience as a Servicemen, Mines Assistant, Loader Operator and Production Dispatcher.
In her present role as Operations Contracts Coordinator, Tanya looks for business improvement opportunities and operational efficiencies while studying towards her mining engineering degree. She is a strong advocate for greater gender diversity and is always looking to connect, support and mentor women in mining.
Daisy Ambach
Joined the WIMARQ Committee in 2020
Daisy is an environmental engineer based at Glencore's Mount Isa Mine. She supports the site with strategy and regulation on tailings and surface water management.
Daisy completed her studies in a Bachelor of Chemical/Environmental Engineering at the University of Queensland. Throughout her studies, Daisy has been recognised by her university for her academic success. She has received the Dean's Commendation for Academic Excellence 6 times, has been nominated by academic staff as a Future Leader and is recognised by her faculty as an EAIT Scholar.
Daisy speaks 4 languages and has travelled to more than 30 countries. She is passionate to building a sustainable future and has a hunger for learning which she loves to use to solve real world problems. In her spare time, she loves being active, enjoys the outdoors and music.