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Alaa Abdelwahed
Software Engineer
Alaa is a Software Engineer with more than six years of experience, and a recent expat to Australia. She is a self-described organized, analytical, reliable, highly motivated developer and team player who works hard to reach her goals of increasing value and creating high-quality solutions for her clients. Alaa is a true value to anyone she works with as she brings quick-learning skills and dedication to her team.…
Sorcha Abel
Software developer
Sorcha currently works as a Software Developer at Herron Todd White. During her time in IT, she has been dedicated to developing an understanding of business principles to compliment the development of her technical and management skills. She has worked closely with a wide variety of business units and departments across many different organisations, including government, private companies and multi-nationals.…
Helen Ahrens
Director
I’m the geotransient founder & Director of Good Things Marketing, who’s into helping good things grow through digital marketing & personal branding. I’m also passionate about young women succeeding in business. As a Speaker across Asia & Australia, I’m passionate about inspiring Leaders to change their worlds for good things.
Katharina Alf
Entrepreneur
I’m a young entrepreneur who loves all things digital marketing and help other business owners bring more leads into their business. I also love writing and have published 2 e-books covering social media and vegan lifestyle.
Rebecca Andrews
Founder
Having worked in events, television and PR this Melbourne born-and-bred traveler decided to combine her love of writing, entertainment, events and love for her city, into one. And thus The Sprinkler was born.
While ‘entertaining the socialite in you but totally getting you have the attention span of a goldfish’, this weekly email keeps ‘kewl’ local’s up to date with the top picks of Melbourne’s upcoming events.…
Annie Armenian
Digital Content Producer
Annie is a Junior Digital and Social Media Content Producer at Macquarie Radio Network in Sydney, where she has been working for more than three years. A graduate of the University of New South Wales, where she received a Bachelor of Science Arts, and majored in Psychology and Media, Culture and Technology, Annie honed her skills she learned at Vibewire as a Social Media Marketing Intern.…
Nadia Armstrong
Senior Consultant
Nadia is a Senior Consultant at The ADWEB Agency and Intranet DASHBOARD. She works and lives in Melbourne. Over the years she has mastered a lot of professional skills that put her in the top-notch in her job. Some of the skills she has obtained include intranet, project management and information architecture.
Danya Azzopardi
UX Designer
Danya is a UX Designer working in Melbourne. She made her way from a communications background to UX, via a brief stint as a software engineer. Danya is an experienced hackathon participant and is passionate about encouraging diversity in the workplace and smashing the glass ceiling.
Amanda Barrett
Co-Founder and at Big Gorilla Academy
Amanda has one goal and that is to prepare kids for the future.
This young(ish!) mum turned her back on the corporate world of business and marketing to make a difference in education. After seeing a massive need for kids to gain access to high quality, engaging programs in the areas of STEM and entrepreneurship, Big Gorilla Education was founded.…
Courtney Beck
Creative Strategist
Courtney Beck identifies her career as a freelance creative strategist, but she’s being humble. In reality, Courtney is also the creative mastermind behind Corky’s And Cream, a fun career advice site that will make users of the site fearless of changing their careers and have an intense craving for mint chocolate chip ice cream; as well as Reasons to Date Courtney Beck, a blog she created at first to find a date that later turned into a love and relationship blog after finding love in an Italian paramour.…
Jenine Beekhuyzen
CEO
Dr. Jenine Beekhuyzen is one of Advance Queensland’s Digital Champions, and the 2014 Australian Information Industries Association (AIIA) Queensland ICT Woman of the Year. Dr. Beekhuyzen is a well-known advocate for diversity in STEM. Her work as CEO of Adroit Research, and as the Founder & CEO of the Tech Girls Movement is based on more than a decade of internationally peer-reviewed research; she has more than 60 published peer reviewed papers.…
Sambo Bell
Director
Skier, adventurer, student of life, experimenter, writer and guide. I promote top performance. I love encouraging people to look good online.
I’m fascinated with freedom, self-productivity, tech, and business. I try out things related to these subjects and provide the best ones to professionals.
Sophie Benjamin
Engagement editor, Crikey
Much more than just the engagement editor for Australia’s oldest and cheekiest online news publication, Sophie Benjamin is also the talented writer and musician who regularly blogs at her site, sophiebenjamin.com. Sophie graduated from Queensland University of Technology with a degree in journalism. Before beginning her career with Crikey, Sophie honed her skills at Tourism Victoria, Southern Cross Austereo, APN, and ABC.…
Alison Bennett
casual academic
Alison Bennett works in ‘expanded photography’ where the boundaries of photography have shifted in the transition to digital media and become diffused into ubiquitous computing. Bennett’s recent projects explored the creative potentials of augmented reality, stereophotogrammetry, 3D scanning, and virtual reality as encompassed by the medium and practice of photography. As a neuroqueer trans-media artist, Bennett’s work has explored the performance and technology of gender identity and considered the convergence of biological and digital skin as virtual prosthesis.…
Jessica Box
Brand and Marketing Manager
Jessica is a digital marketing, branding and communications professional with an avid zest for learning and over 6.5 years industry experience. Aside from a love of fashion, dance, travel and all things foodie, she’s hugely passionate about digital. By linking business strategies to results-driven digital outcomes, Jess has been able to grow audiences and brands.…
Tina Boyce
Technical Specialist
Tina is a web developer from Telstra who has been working in the industry for 6 years.
Tina is passionate about women in IT and has been actively involved in this area since joining the industry.
Tina is an avid foodie and gamer.
Beatriz Bravo
Artist
Bea is an emerging 2D artist extraordinaire based in Brisbane. She records super cute Let’s Plays, is an absolute craft queen and rocks a new shade of awesome in her hair every time you see her.
Renece Brewster
Founder & CEO
Renece is a CEO & Founder at Data Creative in Melbourne. Renece is very hard working and always available. She builds strong relationships with everyone she deals with. She grasps complex subjects. And she is always open to input and feedback to deliver projects on brief and budget. Renece is highly professional, highly motivated, and an excellent leader.…
Liliana Brissos
Front-End Web Developer
Liliana is a Web Developer at Barking Bird. Liliana is a creative free-thinker who thrives on multi-tasking, supporting the team, and a 90s hip-hop playlist. Currently studying Web Development and Digital Media Technologies, she is deeply passionate about all things tech, digital, and photography. She has a creative and free-thinking approach to development. She is deeply passionate about all things tech, digital and self development.…
Sarah Brown
Web Developer
A resident of Adelaide, Australia, Sarah Brown is a self-described “techie with a heart” who uses her experience to help people, businesses, non-profits, and brands with their online presence and following in her online business, Esbie. Sarah has a deep passion for community and collaboration, and a love for computers and the online world. You can find Sarah in Adelaide working with clients or hanging out with fellow creatives and techies.…
Susan Brown
Managing Director Girl in Tech Australia
Susan is Head of Strategy and Consulting at Odecee. She is passionate about designing and developing innovative digital solutions for my customers. She has extensive experience in transformation projects, working primarily within government and Tier 1 enterprises. Her experience includes digital analytics. innovation consulting, digital portfolio development, customer relationship management, content management, and multi-touch technologies.…
Ren Butler
Community Relations Manager
Ren is a community-driven polymath. She’s well versed in ‘outcome driven events’ production/management/promotion with a strong background in facilitation. She presents on early stage startup education, diversity in tech and cross-cultural strategy as well as finds time to mentor and judge at hackathons frequently. She’s great at bringing diverse groups together to create truly innovative outcomes and connect the resource dots to keep great ideas alive.…
Maria Caparon
Recruitment Consultant
Psychology background with a knack for charitable and community service ideas. I love techs related products like VR and have passion for fitness like bikini competitions
Janet Carr
Executive Producer, Good Game
Janet has had a long career in broadcasting – spanning two decades and including such diverse programs as Bananas in Pyjamas, GP, The Ferals, Lateline and Radio National Breakfast.
In 2006 while making a show for the fledging (at the time) digital Channel ABC2 she proposed a show for ABC2 all about Video games.…
Lina Chan
Developer
I’m a (mostly) self-taught Front-End Developer with an interest in community & education.
Outside of work I help run Female Coders Lab, a study group for women of varied backgrounds and skill levels learning to code.
I also volunteer as a facilitator for iCreate which is a series of workshops created and run by women in Technology at ANZ.…
Melina Chan
Founder
Melina Chan is a community organiser and leader with a passion for facilitating groups and individuals to do great things.
In 2008 in Battambang, Cambodia, Melina co-founded the social enterprise Kinyei Organisation to generate and support innovative social projects including a vocational training espresso cafe (Kinyei Cafe) and cultural heritage bicycle tour soksabike.com.…
Queenie Chan
Digital portfolio delivery manager
Queenie is a Digital Portfolio Delivery Manager at ANZ Bank. She is an experienced Senior Manager and Portfolio Delivery manager with more than 12 years of IT consulting / delivery experience. She has predominantly worked in the Banking sector, with 2 years delivery in one of Australia’s largest Transformation Program in the Telecommunication industry. Her delivery experience spans across Australia, the UK and Asia for Digital (Web App & micro services), CRM, Lending Platform and BPM (Business Process Management) solutions.…
Yishan Chan
Manager, Process Improvement & Customer Advocacy
Freelance photographer for Girl Geek Academy
Aakanksha Chhikara
Business Development Manager
She is passionate about building technology products and pursuing opportunities for business. Skilled at facilitating multidisciplinary teams, she achieves goals within budgetary and other constraints. Her ability to reason critically, adopt a structured approach and communicate effectively helps her deliver outstanding results. She has an entrepreneurial spirit that is upbeat, adaptable and resourceful. She is a connector.…
Emilia Chignola
Producer
Emilia is a Producer at Two Lives Left. Besides that she is the Founder of SA Women in Games. This Adelaide resident is passionate about game development, game and video design. She had a lot of successful projects in her career not only in the gaming franchise but as well as in community management and project management.…
Cheng Chua
Student
I’m a second year student at The University of Melbourne, studying Communications and Media studies and IT. I’m interested in front end development and UX/UI Design! 🙂
Jess Clarke
Software Developer
Jessica works as a Software Developer at Geometry Pty Ltd. She is a multi-disciplinary graduate of BA/BSc (Hons. Computing), with professional interests in human-computer interaction, user focused design, research, and mapping and data visualisation. She thrives on research opportunities, and she is drawn to creative ventures.
Tamlyn Cocker
Graphic designer
Tamlyn currently works as a Graphic Designer at Retail Savvy Group. For Tamlyn Cocker a Melbourne based Graphic designer, graphic design is a way of life as much as an occupation. Born and raised in a small costal town off the South Western of Australia. Four years ago she spontaneously decided to pack up her bags and embark on a journey across the nullabour seeking adventure, inspiration and new beginnings.…
Natalie Coffin
Senior Digital Producer
Natalie is working at Loud&Clear as Senior Digital Producer. Like most digital marketers, she likes to spend her free time visiting other marketers’ blogs. She gets fired up by things happening online that most people don’t have a clue about. Her niche area of expertise is creating strategic online plans for sport & fitness brands.…
Laura Conti
GM Digital Investment & Commercial
With over 10 years’ experience strategically defining business transformation programs, and transformative strategies, as a trusted business partner; she has built a reputation for ‘getting the job done’, defining change initiatives that push traditional business boundaries, whilst mitigating risk and maximising commercial success. As a leader, she is direct, open and big on delivery – delicately taming cutting edge technology ideas, crafting ‘digital’ into commercial and corporate speak.…
Rechelle Coombes
Founder
Rechelle is the Founder of Socielle. Rechelle is a business marketing expert determined to use her 11 years experience in some of the world’s largest organisations, as a force for ‘good’. Running her own business and also leading a marketing team of 6 for a professional services company. Her experience working across Asia-Pacific for some of the world’s largest organisations (Westpac Group, UBS, Liberty International) has allowed her to have a thorough understanding of big business needs with a marketing and digital eye.…
Sonya Corcoran
Educational Designer
Talk to me about edTech, design, UX, javascript, creative coding, psychology and changing the world
Jane Crofts
Director
Jane Crofts is a well-regarded Tableau specialist, Tableau Qualified Associate and Managing Director of Performance Analytics, one of the first Tableau Alliance Partners in Australia. Jane has worked with some of Tableau’s largest Australian clients, supporting them through all aspects of their Tableau journeys — from inception to development and production of striking and engaging dashboards and management information systems.…
Sarah Crooke
Digital Analyst
Sarah is currently working as a Digital Analyst at IE Digital. She has worked in the digital industry for over 10 years in various roles: developer, project manager and account manager. She is now using all the skills to implement analytics code, and provide insights from the data it provides. Data has always been a passion of hers and she loves the opportunities it can provide when looked at with the keen eye and digital know how she has developed over the years.…
Lisa Crosbie
Senior Consultant
Lisa works as a Senior Consultant at TotalCRM. Her expertise and interest is in the successful commercial application of technology in small and medium business. She brings over 15 years experience in Sales and Marketing to her role as a CRM Consultant to help managers design and understand their sales. She also consults on the “people side” of technology – good communication, training and change management.…
Jessica Cruz
Aspiring Software Engineer / Administration Assistant
I am studying the Bachelor of Software Engineering at RMIT University. Because I am still at the commencement of my degree, I am still exploring the different areas of IT I am mostly passionate about. I am currently interested in opportunities that will allow me to apply the skills I learn in the classroom to real scenarios.…
Frederica Cunningham
Frederica Cunningham graduated with B.Mus (University of Melbourne), B.Mus.Perf (VCA) and B.Mus.Perf Honours (VCAM) and a Grad.Dip.Ed (La Trobe University). Scholarships/nominations include Artstart from Australian Council for the Arts 2013, Optus 50 Grant 2012, EC Wellisch Bequest and VCE Top Class Dance nomination. Frederica is a Theatre Network Australia member.
Frederica was a Principal Artist in “Contact!…
Belinda Dambrosio
ICT Analyst
Belinda is currently working as an ICT Analyst at Mitsubishi. She is an energetic professional with over 10 years of experience of being a well-rounded, central point in effective teams within a variety of industries. Well respected by peers and known for being a highly organised motivator with exceptional communication skills and an interest in all facets of the working environment from safety to social, switching between analytical and spontaneous as required.…
Leigh Davis
Director
Leigh is a Director of Empire Swing. She started dancing when she was 4 years old and is in a constant battle with her parents over who should have to look after the trophies. After 10 years of Physical Culture, 2 years of Jazz, then a couple of years of Funk, life got in the way and dancing took a backseat.…
Claire Deane
CEO
Claire is a digital marketer, Google analytics nerd and social media addict. She has worked with big and small brands across a range of industries, from fashion to food with digital publishing platforms to yoga studios, education institutions to wedding accessory designers. She’s developed social media strategies for The Locale Group’s stable of brands (Talulah, Stevie May and Isla), created digital marketing strategies for Dissh, helped a handmade brand get picked up by international retailer BHLDN on the strength of their social media content, and grown digital publisher The Urban List to 200K visitors, and launched across three major cities.…
Michelle Dennis
eLearning Manager
One of the first generation of digital natives, Michelle Dennis is passionate about how technology can be used to innovate and create. After studying Computer Science at The University of Melbourne, she went into education to encourage more girls to step up and become Girl Geeks.
Currently the eLearning Manager at Mentone Girls’ Grammar School, Michelle spends her days encouraging students to play with 3D prints, robots, VR and video games.…
Teresa Deshon
Deputy Principal
Teresa is the Deputy Principal at Kilvington Grammar School where she teaches IT and Mathematics. In her role, one of the many areas she manages is whole school curriculum, assessment and reporting, strategic ICT and innovative IT programs including 3D Printing, Wearable IT, Coding for Girls and Nao Robotics. Teresa is experienced in the development and implementation of 1:1 programs, BYOD and Continuous Online Reporting, Data Visualisation and LEAN business practis .…
Lutfiyya Dhalla
Product Development Specialist
Lutfiyya is a Product Development at The Entourage. Her unique background in Communications and Psychology, helps her to understand the modern day consumer. This enables her to create meaningful relationships and impactful communications that cut through the clutter. With a high degree of focus placed on content marketing Lutfiiyya creates engaging content that adds value and educates the consumer.…
Sarah Dimauro
Small Business Owner
Sarah is a Small Business Owner at Madame Valentine. She loves working in retail and she loves to exceed expectations. She enjoys the retail industry. She loves the unpredictability that retail often throws at you. She is in love with the consumers – she loves to analyze strangers’ outfits in the street and pick what type of shopper they are.…
Hollie Doar
Junior UX Architect
Hollie is a Junior UX Architect at BWM Dentsu. With qualifications in anthropology, psychology, and General Assembly’s UX Design course, she has the capability to utilise qualitative research methods, including ethnography, to gain insight into human behaviour and translate them into meaningful user experiences. She gained experience in service design during my time as a Quality Officer at Wesley Mission Victoria, redeveloping the client feedback system in order to make the process consumer centric.…
Amy Dobson
Senior Digital Marketing Coordinator
Amy works at Monash University as a Senior Digital Marketing Coordinator. She is an experienced and ambitious web/digital content and development professional. Her skills include web development and design, web content management, HTML, CSS, CMS, Photoshop, Dreamweaver, content writing and editing, user experience, usability, accessibility, user acceptance testing, usability testing, information architecture, graphic design and social media.…
Jess Dodson
System Administrator
I’m a system administrator, focused on Microsoft infrastructure and Windows Server, with over 10 years experience in IT within the education and government sectors in Brisbane. I’m big on pushing for technical organisational changes when needed and will happily lead the charge in getting these changes across the line.
I’m a huge fan of sharing information with as many people as possible, being active in a number of online communities so I can help others and pass on any pearls of wisdom I’ve learnt doing what I do.…
Sebastien Eckersley-Maslin
CEO
EY Entrepreneur of the Year Sebastien Eckersley-Maslin left a 10 year career as a weapons engineer in the Navy to pursue his passion in working with start-ups. Seb is also a founding ambassador of the Awesome Foundation, advisor at Club Kidpreneur and was state lego building champion at 8.
Yulia Edirisinghe
Marketing Services Account Manager
Yulia works as a Marketing Services Account Manager at align.me. She is an exceptional B2B marketing professional – understanding not only the concepts behind sales and marketing strategy, but also what it takes to execute these ideas to produce real business growth. Yulia holds a Bachelor’s degree in Marketing and Accounting from Monash University, giving her the advantage of a deep understanding of marketing coupled with strong analytical skills.…
Sarah Eglington
Code Tutor
Sarah is currently working as a Code Tutor at Code Rangers and a student at University of Technology where she is earning her BA in Business/IT. She has a lot of hobbies and her favorite is being a soccer referee at Sydney Schools Football Referees’ Association.
Dominik Elias
Product Marketing Manager
Dominik Elias is Tiger Pistol’s Product Marketing Manager, responsible for ensuring that the Tiger Pistol product vision comes to life in the market place. Her passion for innovative technology and marketing has led to a career primarily in the SaaS space, most recently working with Mimecast. Dominik’s specialty for applied data analysis has seen her successfully establish marketing strategies which have resulted in increased brand awareness and growth in leads.…
Amanda Elliott
Database Administrator (Human Services Data Hub)
Amanda works as a Database Administrator at NSW Department of Finance, Services and Innovation. One would think that people who work with databases are not that creative and don’t have a ‘wild’ side should meet Amanda. Besides being a talented database administrator she is more than talented nail artist. She describes herself as her own domestic goddess with extra kinkiness, cake decorator, nail artist, shopper, wrapped in leopard print fur and wearing heels.…
Jen Fein
Founder
Jennifer is Founder & CEO at YouLi. Driven to constantly improve herself and others by focusing on getting things done and done right. She enjoys connecting people and empowering them to make change. Jennifer is a geek at heart, originally a programer, but she has learned to communicate across functions and she is happiest when she can bring people to the table and move a new product from inception to launch.…
Female Coders Lab
We run beginner-friendly study groups for women interested in web development and design.
Our focus is on practical, shared learning and community involvement.
In our fortnightly meetups we work on personal projects or online courses together, making it easier to ask for help, recommend resources, and learn from one another.…
Dana Flannery
Digital Strategist
I fled broadcast media to start a digital copywriting firm. It grew and grew and grew. Now we’re a full service creative agency with 30 team members and a buzzing client base.
Emma Franz
Filmmaker
Emma Franz is an award-winning nonfiction filmmaker and jazz singer-songwriter with twenty-five years experience in stage performance, television and cinema. She is a cinema director and producer, a cinematographer, scriptwriter and editor. A number of music and film projects have taken her across 6 continents and 33 countries, providing the opportunity to associate and work with a diverse range of people from various cultures, social structures and political histories.…
Sophia Frentz
PhD Candidate
Sophia Frentz is a PhD student in Genetics at the MCRI and the University of Melbourne, looking into potential treatments for early-onset mitochondrial disorders. She completed undergraduate at the University of Otago, also in Genetics.
She was named one of 20 young australians on the cusp of greatness (despite being a kiwi), and was recently featured as “20 in their 20s” in the RiAus Ultimate Science Guide.…
Megan Gale
Founder
Megan is an entrepreneur and lawyer – the founder of Your Law Australia and Source Law Australia. She is passionate about changing the legal industry to make legal services more accessible, affordable and flexible. Megan has worked for, with, and against ASX top 100 companies in corporate and commercial matters. But Megan really loves the little guys.…
Katie Gall
Creative Director
Katie is the Co-founder and Creative Director of games marketing consultancy, Lumi Consulting.
Katie is always looking for opportunities for industry crossover, alternative games funding models, new technologies to be integrated and support for the growth of the Australian Industry through key relationship management.
Katie has consistently pushed to introduce international and local successes from other industries to look at Australia and Victoria as one of the highest quality and highest growth games development industries in the world.…
Kelsey Gamble
Head of Community
Kelsey is an award winning Marketing professional specializing in Community and Social Media management. She also has great experience in event management, above the line advertising, influencer engagement, PR/media etc. She is an integrated marketing professional who brings a wealth of experience and insight to the table. Be it direct marketing, content design or digital strategy, Kelsey is long-sighted in her approach and always manages buy-in from the key stakeholders of any project.…
Lauren Gardiner
HR Strategist
Lauren works at IE Digital as an HR Strategist. She is an HR Professional with six years of experience working in an IT, Digital and Professional Services environment. She has recently obtained a Master of Commerce (HR) from Swinburne University. She provides Strategic Consulting, Agile Marketing, Platform Development, On-site Teams and Product Incubation to some of the largest and most loved brands in Australia.…
Shahirah Gardner
PR Director
Founder/ director of Launchcode PR, love all things startup, entrepreneurship and connecting with smart, inspiring people.
Dr. Anitza Geneve
Principal Consultant Student Engagement
Anitza is currently working as a Consultant at TAFE Queensland Brisbane has over 15 years experience across teaching, technical, management and consultant roles, primarily in the Australian Vocational Training (VET/TVET) sector. She has a diverse range of skills including digital media, educational pedagogies, educational and project management and research. She provides engaging, interactive and inclusive face-to-face and online workshops on a range of educational topics.…
Michelle Gleeson
Development Team Lead
Michelle has been kicking around the tech scene for 15 years. By day a code-wielding diva crafting beautiful software for Xero, by night a passionate activist helping to level the tech gender imbalance, one empowered coding sister at a time. Supported by two eccentrically-delightful young children, a wonderful husband, and an over-indulged cat, she is living and loving the Melbourne life, indulging a passion for tech, food, wine and all delights her beautiful city has to offer.…
Catalina Gonzalez
Catalina is always keen to talk to recruiters, employers and organisations looking for a can-do and will-do in people. Equipped with not just excellent qualifications and training, she has worked very hard to accumulate skills and experience that have been successfully tried and tested working for global brand organisations such as CSL, The University of Melbourne and La Trobe University.…
Emily Gornalle
I’m an organiser & advisor aiming to make the world kinder. Volunteer @CraigieburnSES, organiser @GirlGeekAcademy. Asexuality advocate & cofounder of ASECI. Views are own!
Penelope Grellet
Senior Development & Capability Lead
An accomplished and future focused Organisational Development professional with over 12 years’ experience working across industries including engineering, tech and banking. Penelope’s experience spans the full spectrum of ‘People & Culture’ including Human Resources and Learning & Development with specialist skills in Organisational Development, Employee Engagement and Leadership.
She has particular expertise and a passion for feeding company culture with innovative and holistic solutions that enable organisational success whilst inspiring and challenging team members.…
Louise Griffiths
Director and Strategist
Louise is currently working at Left Brain Online Marketing as a Director and Strategist. Her passion is to assist small service based businesses create growth that is sustainable and built on a foundation of robust online marketing processes & systems that will support continual growth. Many of her clients come to her at a time when their business has momentum but their marketing and sales process is still managed in a very adhoc way that creates overwhelm & stress that becomes difficult to overcome and get on top of.…
Laura Grundy
Operations Manager
Laura works as a Operations Manager at Southern Innovation. She is driven by science and technology’s power to create a better society. She enjoys working in the innovation sector transforming advanced research into commercial products for a variety of industry needs, and she thrives on the dynamic and challenging environment. Laura has formal qualifications in science and intellectual property, and completed an MBA at Melbourne Business School in 2013.…
Emmy-Lou Hamley
Senior Consultant
Emmy-Lou is a Senior Consultant at PwC. She is combining design thinking and behaviour change methods, assists organisations to transform their culture, manages change from a people perspective, understands and aligns their vision and purpose to operations and creates healthy, responsive organizations. She is great at management, leadership and public speech.
Michelle Hardi
Digital Designer
Michelle is a Digital Designer at Retail Zoo Pty Ltd. She started my career as a junior multimedia designer and eventually stepped into the world of e-commerce where she developed my UX and UI design skills. Michelle is passionate in solving design problems to create a better product.
Julie-Ann Harper
Director
Julie-Ann has 25 years experience in publishing, and is an authority on self publishing and preferred provider of Ingram Spark & Lightning Source. She is a passionate advocate towards true indie publishing and helping authors to view publishing as a business. With 15 awards in the area of publishing and business she truly walks her talk and is willing to share her knowledge with as many authors as possible.…
Sam Hayes
Laboratory manager
Bsc(H)Environmental Science.
Occupational Hygiene Consultant Hazardous Building Materials, Laboratory Manager for Asbestos Identification, Airborne Asbestos Fibre Monitoring, Respirable and Inhalable Dust.
Technical Assessor – Chemical Testing for National Accreditation Testing Authorities
Maeva Heim
Marketing & Brand Manager
Maeva is a Marketing Manager at League of Extraordinary Women. She is strategic and operational Marketer with experience across global luxury beauty, fast fashion and FMCG brands, who takes initiative and thrives in both collaborative and autonomous environments. In addition to possessing an exceptional skill set that combines strategic planning and operational excellence, Maeva has a keen eye for detail and a penchant for creative content generation.…
Lauren Hennessy
Junior RoR Dev, RubyAU committee member, Rails Girls/Adelaide.rb/Rails Camp organiser. Feminist, bacon fanatic, board game nerd, Radelaidean.
Yolanie Hettiarachchi
Technical Recruiter
Yolanie is a Consultant at Robert Half Technology. She is passionate about all things tech. Outside her corporate life, she enjoys meeting Melbourne’s change-makers, innovators and entrepreneurs and she is inspired by those who create value in the community. She takes a grassroots approach to recruiting, meeting many of my clients and candidates at Meetups and industry events.…
Josimara Hoffmann
Founder and designer
I’m originally from the South of Brazil where I grew up surrounded by my family’s love for crochet and a strong affinity for handmade. I realised the importance of sustainability when I had my own daughters. Instead of spending time and money buying disposable fashion that would wear out after a few family outings to the beach, I wanted to dress my daughters in handmade, unique pieces that would last, and make my daughters feel special whenever they wore them.…
Jasmine Holmes
Graphic Designer
Jasmine dreams of a world free of spelling errors, an endless supply of paper and where she can always find a pen. As a graphic designer and lettering artist with 8 years of experience, she has a wealth of knowledge in a range of areas. Having freelanced in a wide range of places, from places like Melbourne Business School, Truly Deeply, to large corporations like Officeworks, MacMillan Shakespeare, Uniqlo and her current part time freelance position at Rolex Australia, she is kept busy.…
Rhiannan Howell
Chief Ninja
Feel free to fix this bad boy… With more than 15 years’ experience in community consultation, internal communications, change management, organizational design and strategy development and implementation, Rhiannan brings an excellent breadth and depth of skills and experiences to her client organisations.
Whether it’s an internally focused change, or a large-scale infrastructure projects, she is adept at managing stakeholders, assessing impacts and carefully navigating sensitive and political environments.…
Karen Hutchinson
HR Generalist
HutchinsonKaren is a Human Resource Generalist at Rockwell Automation. Her position as Human Resource Generalist includes undertaking Payroll, Compensation & Benefits, Recruitment, and SAP Super User responsibilities for the South Pacific region. However, with the organisation’s international bearings, there are times when her position is provided with career developing opportunities that expand outside of my normal responsibilities.…
Sophia Huynh
Logistics Lead
Currently a student at Monash University, who is passionate about technology, arts, and learning.
Chanie Hyde
Marketing Manager
I am an experienced professional with more than ten years experience working in Marketing in the Telecommunications, Financial and Technology industries within both large corporations and startups.
I absolutely love working in the world of Digital Tech, where everything changes rapidly and you have to stay ahead of the curve. My background in traditional Marketing serves me well for analytics and strategy.…
Kelly Irving
Storytelling Coach. Editorial Gymnast.
I write and edit articles and help thought leaders and business experts publish books.
Emelia Jackson
content and pr manager
Emilia works as a Content and PR Manager at YourGrocer. MasterChef series 6 semi-finalist and former marketing coordinator, she graduated from Monash University in 2011 with a Bachelor of Psychology & Management/Marketing, has travelled extensively and done the whole reality TV show thing. Her love of all things food, namely sugar, is deeply ingrained. She has been an avid cook long before her stint on MasterChef and since the show has only had experiences that have seen her gain experience and love for the field of hospitality.…
Cassie Jacobs
Digital Content Producer & Social Media Manager
Cassie is currently working as a Digital Content Producer & Social Media Manager at CLJ Media. She is a graduate of Bond University. She also owns and runs her own Boutique Communications Agency, CLJ Media, where she specialises in Digital Content Production & Social Media Management.
Alice James
Academic Dean of Science
I am currently Academic Dean of Science and STEM co-ordinator at Kilvington Grammar School, an independent school in Ormond, Victoria. I completed my education at Cambridge University and completed a Masters of Education whilst working at a school in London. It was while working in London that I developed skills in engaging students through practical, hands on activities in Science lessons and I worked extensively on enriching STEM skills in learners.…
Jen Jeavons
Creative Director & Fearless Leader
With nearly 10 years experience and formal qualifications in both web and graphic design, Jen founded Pixel Palace way back in 2009. Today she works as the company’s creative director – getting her hands dirty with design work, creative direction, user experience and project management. She also presents regularly at events on all things digital design and web.…
Meegan Jia-Good
Event Designer
Meegan is an event professional who predominantly works with corporate organisations to create events that strengthens culture and focuses on specific business outcomes. Her events range from small workshops, product launches, hackathons to large national conferences. Meegan pops up all over Melbourne, joining panels, facilitating workshops and managing creative conferences for some of the coolest people in town.…
Anna Kamasz
Digital Producer
Anna is an award-winning Digital Producer with a passion for telling engaging stories using new technologies. She works at Australian Children’s Television Foundation. For over a decade, Anna has been working for Australian screen based organisations producing high quality multi-platform programs for distribution to international screens, with an expertise in the creation of innovative content specifically designed for the Australian education market.…
Lisy Kane
Producer
Lisy Kane is a Melbourne-based games producer. She has worked on internationally released titles Armello (2015) and Hand of Fate (2015) and the unreleased title Push Me Pull You. during her career Lisy has progressed from Associate Producer to Producer on Armello, overseeing the international release across Steam (PC/Mac/Linux), DRM Free and PlayStation 4. Armello has received both national and international acclaim.…
Arna Karick
Astronomer/e-Research Consultant
Astronomer by trade who likes to hack. Spent years in research before moving into an e-Research consultant role – think “big data” solutions and research software training in STEM. I’ve just finished a 3yr stint with Swinburne Research. I’m still figuring out my next career but in the meantime I’m trying to build up a community of tech savvy researchers in astronomy.…
Amandeep Kaur
Software Developer
Amandeep is a Senior Software Developer at ANZ. She has extensive development experience as a server side developer in using Java, Spring, REST, JMS and SOAP web services, XSDs, XSLT, JUnit, Mockito, Spock, Hibernate, iBATIS/MyBatis, WebSphere, Tomcat, JSP and Servlets. She has had a lot of exposure to frontend technologies such as JavaScript, HTML 5, CSS 3, and JSON.…
Melanie Kaw
Digital Designer
I am a digital designer, an experimental photographer, an amateur guitarist, and a traveling aficionado. Working in London and studying multimedia in Paris fueled my passion for innovative user-centered and elegant design. I have worked across a range of brands and have experience in front-end dev, design, photography, marketing and UX.
Sally Kellaway
Snr Audio Designer
Sally-anne Kellaway is the Senior Audio Designer for Zero Latency, a Melbourne-based VR developer that creates content for its internationally represented Large Scale Free Roam VR System. She also works closely with the Industry-standard Audio Middleware solution FMOD, she is the sound supervisor for the upcoming VR documentary Uku360, as well as the co-chair of the IGDA Special Interest Group for VR, AR and MR technologies, and a regular contributing editor for designingsound.org.…
Jacqueline Kelleher
Office Manager and Executive Assistant to the CEO
Multi-skilled executive administration professional specialising in client services, project management, communications and business operations.
Having worked in diverse capacities throughout Australia and the UK. Jacqueline is now based in Brisbane with QUT Creative Enterprise Australia (CEA) helping start, grow, scale and connect creative companies.
LJ Kenward
Heya, I’m LJ and I am excited to be a recent programming graduate from General Assembly in their Web Development Immersive course. I passionately believe that programming is the future.
Before coming to Melbourne to study Web Development I travelled and worked extensively around the world. I think that the knowledge and experiences I gained from my travels have led me here and to the challenging yet inspiring career path of a Full Stack Web Developer.…
Tanya Keys
Customer Service and Data Manager
Tanya’s position is at Customer Service & Data Manager at Oxford University Press in Melbourne. She is a fantastic forward thinking employee with plenty of enthusiasm. She is a top-notch at publishing.
Tamara Klisaric
Content Manager
Tamara is a Content Manager at Telstra. She is a commercially focused & results driven marketer, with a 10 year track record of delivering effective integrated marketing communications campaigns for a wide range of blue-chip global brands across multiple markets worldwide. Proven track record in retail and digital planning, social media, ATL, activation, delivery & evaluation across industries including financial services and telecommunications.…
Genevieve Larin
Production Manager
With a background in script supervising and production management, Gen is the head hustler and organiser of the day-to-day business at Stranger, including the scheduling of shoots, post-production and delivery of content. An empathetic and methodical team leader, Gen has worked on sets of all sizes across film, television and web and is known for her unapologetically forceful nurturing of her crew.…
Brianna Laugher
Senior software engineer
Brianna is a senior software developer specialising in Python who loves open source, linguistics and scientific programming. She loves problem solving, testing, and technical work with a BA/community/user-focused component.
Tara Leach
Marketing Specialist
Tara is currently working as a Marketing Specialist at YA Marketin. She plans to leave her mark on this world professionally. She is not 100% sure how she will do this, however she knows that it will be through two main avenues. The first will be her professional career – her long term goal is to assist start up, small and medium business with marketing services and consulting.…
Charmaine Legaspi
Software developer
Charmaine is a Software developer at Genbook. She is a software developer having almost 3 years of experience in Java / J2EE development with VB and C#.NET exposure and has worked in a corporate and multi-cultural office environment. Charmaine has worked as a software developer for Macquarie Bank and Eclaro (OneBeacon Insurance). In both roles, she has been recognized as a solid contributor, a fast-learner and having potential to move up in the company.…
Lemonade Stand
Lemonade Stand is a 2 day business building and entrepreneurship program for 9-12 year olds.
Our aim with the program is to foster equality through teaching the mindsets needed to succeed in a fast moving century – for girls and boys alike.
By teaching these topics to a young age group we can tackle the biases which come into career decisions later in life.…
Brigitte Lewis
Web Developer/Academic Communications
Brigitte is good at telling stories, creating connections, analyzing where connections need to be made and inspiring change. If it’s content you need – whether it’s digital or print, she will without a doubt deliver it interesting, with innovative SEO words designed for you. If it’s editing you want, her eye for detail combined with her speed will get the job done.…
Marie Lewis
Director & Inventor
Marie is a Managing Director at Synxsole & Elite Podiatry. She currently works actively in both professions and finds they compliment each other well. However Podiatry is certainly her passion. She has invested a lot in building up her practice over the past eight years to make it a successful and advanced podiatry clinic. Marie is passionate in the field of sports podiatry and has years of experience in the advanced biomechanics of the lower limb, treating all sport-related conditions and injuries including heel pain, arch pain, ball-of-the-foot pain, achilles pain, ankle pain, shin pain, knee pain and hip and lower back pain.…
Liching Li
Seniort Analyst Programmer
Liching is a Senior Analyst Programmer at National Australia Bank. She is a programmer with over 10 years experience in financial services, online transaction processing and distributed application programming. Liching is driven by my desire to solve complex problems – whether directly related to code, usability, or getting the best out of teams. This fundamental skill is a key driver for satisfaction in the work that she does.…
Krijstelle Liao
UX designer
Krijstelle is a UX designer. She loves UX because it allows her to wear different hats, as an interface designer, researcher, information architect, and interaction designer. Over the years she has developed her skillsets in interface design, in both physical and digital space. Her industrial design background provides her with a strong grounding in Human Centred Design, including problem solving and stakeholder management.…
Natalie Linsdell
Junior Account Manager
Natalie works as a Junior Account Manager in Publicis CUBED. She is a strong communicator with a sound work ethic and the ability to work well within a team. Goal orientated with a thirst for knowledge striving for success in both work and competitive sport. Enjoys working in a culturally diverse environment and relates well with people from all areas of business.…
Jenny Liu
Designer
❤️SPACE. Galactic Problem-Solver — with logic & love. Curious and passionate about people, science, tech and design.
Michelle Mannering
Co-Founder
Michelle is a Co-founder of Black AI, a collective of creative, talented minds who like to build awesome stuff because they can. The Black team has won a number of awards including Best Overall Prize and ‘Best Cortana/Azure Implementation at the Microsoft Personal Computing Hackathon and 1st place at the Startup Weekend Melbourne. She is an entrepreneurial kind of person, foodie, sports nut, tech head, adventurer, gamer, movie-goer, reader, all-round cultured, amateur digital artist.…
Kristin Mark
UX Designer
I’m a UX Designer from New York City with a bright wardrobe & contagious laugh to boot.
My passion for User Experience Design is fueled by my strong curiosity about human nature & love for creative problem solving. I enjoy partaking in the UX Design world because I’m able to make connections with people & hear their stories.…
Dani Masi
Digital Merchandise Specialist
Danielle works as a Digital Sales Executive at Optus. She is an organised and professional Digital Merchandiser, with a keen interest in digital communications.Her experience encompasses agency marketing, Consumer Electronics, FMCG (manufacturer based), and FMCG (retailer based) E-Commerce, and Telecommunications. Danielle is not only result driven and achievement oriented, but also an inspiring professional. She is innovative with a constant focus on the customer.…
Cat Matteson
Full Stack Designer
Cat is currently working as a Full Stack Designer. She has had a lot of successful projects during her career where she obtained a lot of useful skills such as Graphic Design, Web Design, Web Development, WordPress Development and Communication Strategies.
Michelle Matthews
Founder and publisher of Luckie guides.
Publisher and doer launching Luckie in 2016. Luckie Inc is a brand new, niche travel publishing company by Michelle Matthews, the creator of Deck of Secrets guides.
Alexia McDonald
Lead Developer
Alexia McDonald is a Fullstack web developer at DoneSafe. She dropped out of university to pursue a career in tech. Alexia lives in Melbourne and loves chocolate.
Emma McIntosh
Visual Designer
Game Artist, massive foodie, random crafter and addicted to travel about sums me up.
I’ve been a creative for 13 years in digital art, print & packaging design with experience in game art, web, illustration, and prototyping (model making).
I’m passionate about great art that makes an emotional connection and I am always up for learning new skills.…
Simone McLaughlin
CEO
I live in Brisbane with my husband, two very energetic little boys (aged three and one and a half) and one very lazy cat. I started my career in advertising, with over a decade of experience working in agencies in London, Sydney and Melbourne. After having my first child I discovered quickly the difficulty finding flexible professional work, and on further investigation I noticed just how widespread the problem was across most industries.…
Caroline McQueen
Manager, Digital Operations
Caroline is a Manager at Jetstar Airways. She is responsible for managing the day-to-day operations of Jetstar’s group of websites across 4 airlines, 14 countries and 9 languages. Her current portfolio includes analytics, optimisation, digital content, SEO, translations and regionalisation. Prior to this, Caroline worked in a variety of digitally focused roles including analytics, product management, project management, consulting and customer retention.…
Nicole Meaker
Project Manager
Nicole is currently working as a Project Manager. She is a creative computer engineer and experienced project manager, freelancing to education and community focused organisations who have a design or technology project in the built or urban environment.
Deanna Michael
Digital Producer
Deanna is passionate about all things advertising, digital and UX. She is highly commercially-driven Senior Project Manager / Creative Producer with extensive experience in Digital and Creative Service Management, Operations and Account Management. Well versed with managing multiple deadlines, budgets and resources, she has spent my advertising and marketing career delivering integrated campaigns across all channels.…
Alison Michalk
CEO
Alison Michalk is CEO and founder of Quiip, a global leader in online community management services; and co-founder of Swarm, the world’s first online community management conference.
An industry pioneer with more than 10 years experience working with online communities, Alison is a respected industry leader, speaker, and widely published commentator in the areas of social media, online community governance and engagement.…
Anne Miles
Managing Director
Anne Miles is Managing Director of International Creative Services, specialists in match-making brands with marketing and advertising suppliers across all platforms. Anne has over 30 years experience producing content for brands of all shapes and sizes having been Head of TV in multi-national advertising agencies. Now trained as a business coach, with additional training in consumer psychology and marketing, Anne oversees the business across broadcast, digital and print.…
Felicity Millman
Psychologist and CEO
Felicity is a CEO of Design Make Produce and Practice Principal at Evolv Psychology. She has over 10 years experience as an academic, clinician and researcher working in areas of psychology, genetics and statistics. She has worked in academic institutions, private organisations and government organisations. In 2014 Felicity founded Circadyn. Circadyn uses a combination of behavioural analytics and wearable technology to create behavioural nudges to improve individual’s safety and quality of life as well as improving organisational efficiency and reducing risk.…
Lindsey Mineff
Director
Lindsey’s passion is in the arts. She is s well established photographer and graphic designer by trade. She regrets no jobs she has done in the past, as they were all stepping stones to get her where she is headed. She is now the proud director of Hardcopy Cartel. For her, there’s no greater feeling than helping businesses present themselves to the world though branding that reflects their values and mission.…
Ania Mininkova
Product Manager
Anna is an iOS Product Manager at Invoice2go. She is an agile product owner with 5+ years of experience. She is passionate about mobile development and user experience research. Her focus is on identifying and addressing user needs from product discovery to product maintenance stage. She has hands on experience with rapid prototyping, customer support and test management.…
Kelly Mitchelson
Occupational Therapist
I am currently completing a Masters in Occupational Therapy at University of Queensland. I am completing research looking into the needs of asylum seeker children in detention centres from an occupational therapist perspective. I am interested in pursuing workplace health, health promotion, cultural competence and training.
Kelly is a HR, Marketing, Occupational Therapy and Training Girl GeekI have had 17 years experience in the cinema industry working for AHL the biggest Leisure and entertainment organisation in the Southern hemisphere.…
Eve Mizzi
Founder
The Founder of SHE IS KIND with a vision for the future where women praise, encourage, complement & support one another & themselves! Eve’s works with women to increase their self-awareness, self-worth & create a positive mindset. SHE IS KIND is also a place to celebrate amazing, kind, self-aware women. And for these women to get to know each other, build friendships & working relationships to create positive change in the world.…
Sarah Moran
CEO
I’m Sarah Moran, an Australian woman with a love of humans, the internet and a good session of karaoke. I love meeting new people and specialise in giving hugs.
I write here. I’m a bit ranty and foul-mouthed but I am passionate and unapologetic in the right way. Sometimes I also publish my writing on Huffington Post.…
Alexandra Morey
Senior Engineering Consultant
Alexandra is a Human Factors and Safety Engineer with experience in designing systems to improve safety in both Medical and Rail related industries. Besides a Bachelors Degree in Information Technology, she has undertaken formal qualifications in Cognitive Engineering, Product Management and Safety System Interface design, holds a Masters in Human Factors Engineering is a qualified trainer with Cert IV in Training and Assessment and has undertaken training in Product Management.…
Nikki-lee Morris
Social media manager
Nikki-lee is currently working as a Social Media Manager at I Have This Friend. She has experience in Creative Arts and Education Professional as well as part-time Blogging/Marketing Strategies and anything involving creative concepts. She has just started a new social media management role. Her experience to date has been within production/project management and student co-ordination within education.…
Mia Morrison
Founder, CEO
I find you the perfect perfumes based on your personality, interests and lifestyle.
Rikki Mortimore
Product Designer
I make products in the music and fashion realms, and work by day as Product Designer for Ustwo.
Lilly Moyle
Digital Communications Coordinator
Currently working in the health promotion sector. Interested to increase my digital skills.
Felicity Mulhall
Designer in residence
During her career as a Sportswear Product manager and Developer one of Felicity’s key focus’s was on fit for purpose, employing many User Experience design principles in a physical space. Having always been interested in new technologies, participating in software testing and implementation for companies she had worked for, she moved towards the digital space through curiosity and a desire to learn more.…
Natalie Nguyen
I’m a student
Hey guys! Let me tell you a little about myself. I’m a student at a catholic primary school in Qld. I enjoy having a ‘me time’on holidays and after school, I can be a big procrastinator but I am also a hard worker when I want to be. My hobbies include things with creativity. I love drawing, painting, building, dancing and singing.…
Donna Niazov
Manager
Donna works as a Manager at Family Friendly Carpet Cleaning & Pest Control where she manages a very professional team. She is a supreme networker and truly believes in collaboration and connection with other businesses. Miki, her husband, and Donna took residence in the Caloundra area in 2011. In 2012 they adopted there little mini poodle Tigger and in December 2013 Donna gave birth to a beautiful baby girl called Ariella.…
Ann Nolan
Co-founder & Chief Experience / Brand Officer
Ann is a Co-founder & Chief Experience at Snobal. With a background in psychology, behavior change, experience design, digital transformation and strategy, my interests lie in how to use emerging technologies for enriching human experiences and deepening our understanding of ourselves, each other and our environment. Ann is a very positive and collegial workmate. She brings considerable communications and technical expertise to any workplace.…
Ines Norman
Digital Producer
Digital Producer. 24. Australasian lady. Often questioning how I get covered in Glitter & Sparkles.
Jen O’Brien
Director
Jennifer is working as a Director at 5Flags. She is a collaborative, outcome focused leader, with over 15 years experience working within the private and public mental health sector in a range of clinical, training, project management and leadership roles. Currently she is working in management positions at two organisations; Foundation House and 5Flags. Well known for her broad work towards improving the health and community sector through training, education and utilising technology to support organisations to work effectively and efficiently with their stakeholders.…
Nicola O’Brien
Founder
Nicola O’Brien, founder of Code Rangers and lover of tech, creativity and coding. Nicola works with primary and secondary school students, encouraging them to explore coding and computing, and unleash their creativity in a digital world. She has a strong emphasis on creating learning opportunities so that children can create projects of interest to them.…
Meg O’Connell
Production Manager
Meg is a Production Manager at Ludo Studio. She is a freelance producer, writer and director. Meg graduated from Arts/Law at the Australian National University. She’s been working in theatre and live entertainment for eons (little eons) and, more recently, television and film. Meg loves beautiful things.
Grace O’Hara
Experiential Marketing Coordinator
A creative young thing, with a passion for making the world a better place.
A few things that I enjoy are…
– Creatively disrupting outdated social norms
– Collaborating with unlikely combinations of people
– Measuring success in terms of happiness
– Finding new problems to solve, friends and adventures
Ryville Ochoa
Senior Producer
Ryville is currently working as a Digital Producer at Whybin TBWA. She wants to leverage her passion and knowledge of digital advertising in a role where she can contribute to building relevant consumer experiences and work towards a greater cause.
Kate Olsson
Digital Marketer
Kate is currently working as a Digital Marketer at Loud & Clear Creative. She is a creative, adaptable, results-driven digital marketing coordinator with a passion for technology, innovation and continued learning.
Vikki Ong
Illustrator
Melbourne based Illustrator, Animator and Designer with a passion for colour, character concepts, movement and storytelling. I’m here to learn all I can and create something meaningful.
Kristy Ouwerkerk
Founder
Kristy is the Founder of Veilability. She is an experienced digital entrepreneur with a passion for driving innovation and a transformative user experience in the wedding industry. Not only for engaged couples but for the thousands of wedding businesses in the marketplace. For the last 15 years she has been focused on the commercialisation of a series of online wedding applications, purpose built to address specific deficiencies in the marketplace.…
Keira Owens
IT Helpdesk Officer
I am a Bachelor of IT student at USQ and recently got my first IT job as a helpdesk support officer where I provide support for both hardware and our in-house software.
In my spare time I am writing and developing a game about a topic close to my heart: mental health.
Stephanie Pagano
Product Owner
Stephanie is a Product Owner at MYER. She has an incredible work ethic and produces high quality work. Her attention to detail in terms of visual merchandising is evident with the presentation of the MYER website. She plays the crucial role of co-coordinating any marketing/promotional activity, liaising with Marketing, Online, SEO and Digital teams. As well as this, Stephanie provides endless support to the Online Merchandise team, utilizing her extensive knowledge in online content management systems to provide guidance and direction to the team.…
Tara Palmer
Technologist
Tara started her career in post production support and it has led her to some great opportunities, both in Australia and abroad. These opportunities have allowed her skill set to diversify in many different areas of broadcast production. From idea conceptualization right through budgeting and production to delivery and archive. She specializes in working with new production technology and developing new workflow techniques for productions to head towards a more efficient and cost effective process.…
Caroline Parisy
Head of HR
Years of experience working with emergent technologies, I am responsible for the development and implementation of all HR and organisational strategy and initiatives to support the business strategy. Working for the benefits of IE’s best assets, its people, and making sure that everyone enjoy their work! I have a specific interest in employees engagement and the latest HR technologies, to empower businesses and employees with the right tools, efficient communication systems, professional growth and decisions making processes.…
Charlotte Petris
Founder & CEO
Charlotte founded Timelio, Australia’s leading peer-to-peer invoice finance platform, after experiencing first-hand how difficult it was for businesses to raise finance. A Chartered Accountant and corporate financier with 20 years of experience advising and helping businesses access capital, she understands the constraints many people face trying to grow a business without access to finance. Having lived and worked in NZ, UK, Singapore and Australia, working in some of the world’s largest banks, she sees Timelio as an opportunity to “do it different” in the world of finance.…
Zoe Piper
Director
Zoe Piper has over 17 years experience across management consulting, technology, manufacturing and investment. She has a strong interest in cross-sector interaction and is actively engaged in a range of roles and appointments.
Highly experienced in assisting organisations (both public and private) to analyse and enhance performance, Zoe regularly facilitates professional connections and collaborations.…
Rhiannon Poley
Office Manager
Office Manager for Mighty Games Group, creators of Shooty Skies. On study hiatus from a BA in Internet Communications. Interested in writing, marketing and social media. Also coming up with mad game ideas I have no intention of making.
Melanie Pollock
Business Partner
Melanie is a Business Partner at Rightway. She is an accountant who works with businesses to help them go from good to great. She does this by ensuring business owners have the information they need, when they need it to make great decisions. Her path to being a specialist has been shaped along the way by, an accounting degree at University of New England, a year at Washington State University, being an accountant at Boyce Chartered Accountants, a business banker at NAB, a director at FlourishFM and now a business partner with Rightway.…
Kira Poole
Senior Digital Marketing Executive
Kira is currently working as a Senior Digital Marketing Executive at APT. She is a digital marketing professional specialising in social media marketing, content management and digital advertising. An innovative and driven individual with a strong passion for digital marketing and extensive experience working with B2C, B2B AND FMCG companies. She has an exceptional mix of creative and project management skills which makes her perfect for the digital world.…
Danielle Price
Founder
As the founder of She Will Shine, I am passionate about supporting women in business and have created a village for female business owners across Australia. It’s a village born from a desire to genuinely connect with other like-minded women who completely understand the highs and lows of being a business owner. The wins and successes, the isolation and frustration – in addition to the responsibilities of everyday life.…
Alice Pryor
Campaigns Manager
Digital media guru Alice is passionate about supporting parents to make positive change. Formerly Deputy Mayor at Moreland City Council, Alice is a seasoned champion of community rights and has previously worked in digital communications. Mum to Charlie (5) and Annabel (18 months), Alice gets that parents are always learning and loves exchanging tips and advice with Parents’ Voice online community
Sue Qi
Content Creator / Blogger
Sue is a young but ambitious woman who works in the media industry by day and creates beauty content for brands and her blog by night.
Remya Ramesh
Experience Design Lead
Experience Design Lead at Seamless, Remya Ramesh loves creating simple, task-focused, inclusive digital experiences. Ten years in digital, she comes with diverse experience ranging UX/CX design, business analysis & strategy, product innovation and project management. A meetup community member for 6 years Remya co-organises Ladies That UX and Girl Geek Dinners Melbourne. She also loves to crochet and dance.…
Ange Recchia
Website Developer
Ange has networked online and created websites since 2006. In that time, she has been involved in online communities across various social media platforms and forums ranging from WordPress related to Entrepreneurs to Health and Sports forums. Her goals and priorities are to inspire others, build networks of likeminded people and work with individuals and companies who require Web Content and Social Media Management.…
Anna Reeves
CEO
Anna has worked for Australia’s leading media production houses including CordellJigsawZapruder, XYZ Films/Foxtel, and Renegade as an in-house counsel and business affairs/brand manager. As the senior advisor at Film Victoria, premiere funding agency, she advised on large-scale film, television, games and transmedia productions. She has advised for and founded several not for profit & social enterprise initiatives, such as Strategic Partners, an international co-production program.…
Karen Reiner
Mum on baby sabbatical
Karen is a passionate data driven HR and recruitment specialist with over 10 years experience of working across a wide variety of recruitment models such as RPO, HRO, Agency & Internal recruitment in the UK and APAC. She has successfully consulted to and influenced a diverse range of stakeholders and she is experienced within E-Commerce, IT&T, engineering and the financial sectors.…
Jennifer Rickward
Freelance Animator
I’m Jennifer Rickward. I’m an animator. I like to make pictures and make them move.
Motion graphics tickle me pink. I am enamoured by illustrations that are choreographed to rhythmic melodies and harmonies.
Having not too long ago graduated from the field of Interactive Entertainment. I now solicit my services and skills to those who seek creativity, innovation and a fresh unadulterated perspective.…
Anais Riley
Marketing Co-Ordinator
Anais is a Marketing Co-Ordinator at Spunge Games. Her role involves marketing, community and social media management, press releases, production, promotion, content creation, trailers and publishing. In 2014, she graduated with distinction from QUT with a degree in Games and Interactive Entertainment Majoring in Animation. She is skilled in 3D modelling and animating and fluent in various programs such as Autodesk Maya, Unity3D, Adobe After Effects and Photoshop.…
Anna Robson
Co-Founder
Co-Founder@Refugee Intern – a platform to connect skilled refugees looking for work opportunities with companies.
Tarni Rose
Founder
Tarni Rose is 13 years old and lives in regional New South Wales. Tarni created flyhighcheer.com as a way to celebrate the success of her Cheer team as they prepared to travel to the world championships in Hawaii.
A level 3,4 & 5 cheerleader, Tarni loves using apps on Instagram to demonstrate her cheer skills.…
Sharney Ryan
Creative Director
I love marketing!
I studied marketing at Curtin University and have worked in it ever since.
I specialise in digital marketing. I am also a bit of a tech and gadget geek girl!
Ahmed Salama
Creative director and founder
Ahmed works at That Startup Show as a Creative Director and Founder. He is an award winning creative director, designer, developer and patent author. Ahmed’s passion for startups began when he began designing and selling websites door to door at age 14. Since then, he’s won numerous awards and nominations (two time Directors Guild Award Nominee, AIMIA Award winner) for his prolific work in digital storytelling.…
Sharon Samson
Digital Delivery Manager
Proud Mum of 2. Delivering Digital Technology @ANZ_AU. Advocate for #diversity #womenintech #STEMforkids #fintech. Love to work, play and swim.
Samantha Schaffer
Mobile App Developer
Samantha is a Mobile App Developer at Appliquette. Originally from the US, she came to Australia in 2012 to study Computer Science at the University of Adelaide. After graduating, she decided to stay in Adelaide to work in software development. She is an enthusiastic software developer with a passion for creating awesome applications. Professionally she is focusing on mobile app development, but personally she has a broad range of interests and hobbies.…
Heather Schmidt
Full Time MBA Student
Left the world of fashion marketing and PR in NYC for Sydney and an MBA at UNSW. Looking to be a hacker, in addition to a hustler and hipster!
Megan Scott
Ecommerce Operations and Marketing Manager
An extremely passionate e-commerce manager – Focusing on driving site improvements to completion by coordinating with web developers, project managers, designers and merchandisers; I have a bias for action while being able to effectively prioritize competing work requests.
I am capable of handling multiple projects at once and able to deal with the ambiguity and rapidly changing priorities of the e-commerce industry.…
Rachel Service
PR
I help ace work and life in workshops and talks as the Happiness Concierge. I also help people and businesses get known as experts as a public relations professional.
Johanna Seton
Head of Product & Growth
Johanna is currently working as a Head of Product & Growth at OpenAgent. With over 12 years experience in marketing and business strategy, she is a self confessed geek who is passionate about product, technology, data and being able to understand consumer needs. She has proven success in both traditional and digital channels and driving rapid business growth.…
Anne Sidebottom
Chief Executive Mum
Anne works as a Digital Producer at Paradise Seeker. She is a natural problem-solver and approaches all opportunities and challenges with a unique mix of pragmatism and empathy. Considers herself obsessed with learning and bringing a positive, optimistic view to every scenario. She loves working with like-minded people (colleagues, customers, suppliers) to solve problems and create mutually rewarding relationships.…
Sophie Skillen
Online Country Manager
Sophie is currently working as a Online Country Manager at Travelex. She is passionate about the power of technology to enhance customer experiences and transform brands. She is experienced in managing the P&L of an online business across multiple markets, a commercially astute strategic thinker, energetic, open minded and always looking for a challenge.
Rohan Squirchuk
Principal Lawyer & Change Agent
Rohan is a Principal Lawyer & Change Agent at Rohan Squirchuk & Associates Pty Ltd. She is a specialist in employment practices with a focus on respect and reciprocity delivering the best outcomes for businesses and individuals. Experienced legal member of NSW Mental Health Review Tribunal with a focus on resilience, recovery and growth. Rohan is a Thought Leader Mentor with expertise and passion in diversity.…
Lara Stephenson
Design Emissary
I like working with computers, making people online homes. Websites that make you happy when you think about them. Ones you can create with & love seeing your own words and pictures on. Places you are excited to share with your Gran & your crush, cause they’re so you.
I like problem solving & doing technical things cleverly.…
Jennifer Strover
Organiser of Information and Maker of Things
I’m a qualified Library Technician, and an amateur Maker at Connected Community Hackerspace. I love making, growing, learning about and tinkering with things, working across a diverse range of fields from the traditionally feminine (crafts, cooking, gardening) to the traditionally masculine (DIY electronics, CNC, metal fabrication and machining). I’m especially interested in the intersection of these skill sets, through disciplines such as wearable tech, and the surprisingly delicate technique of TIG welding.…
Justine Szalay
Social Media Strategist
Justine is a Social Media Strategist at The Coca-Cola Company. She has a keen interest in digital innovation and technology that encourages her to apply a new way of thinking to her every day work. As an experienced Social Media Strategist, she aspires to develop and create socially integrated campaigns to connect brands with their relevant communities.…
Christie Tamas
Founder
A girl with a 3D printer can only produce something awesome and that’s exactly what Christie is doing. She describes herself as a technophile, a commercial accountant, a mum, an entrepreneur and a passionate snowboarder. Aesthetic is her middle name and all her works are a work of art indeed. She is always developing some new ways and constantly moving the boundaries in her area of work due to her creativity and imagination.…
Meagan Tan
Coordinator (but I see myself as a Cyborg Catwoman :))
Since 2015, Meagan Tan has been self-educating herself on HTML, CSS, and web design. In June 2016, Meagan began learning Ruby on Rails. In March, Meagan became Coordinator for the digital agency, Clever Starfish. In addition to her work with Clever Starfish, Meagan is also a member of the organising team for MixinConf, an inclusive web design and web development conference scheduled for October 2016, as well as an organising member for Perth Web Girls events.…
Indi Tansey
Community Development Manager
I’m the trigger in a pistol and the first one to jump off the cliff. This kamikaze creative urge has led to a life of incredible experiences and helped me build global tribes of amazing humans around projects I care about.
I’m passionate about building and nurturing sustainable communities. I don’t differentiate between online and offline, the same principles apply.…
Bron Thulke
Web Developer
I’m a full stack web developer, with a software engineering background. I work with a variety of development stacks but mostly .NET, and I love sharing my knowledge and passion with others!
Out of hours I’m a mum, a gamer and a gadget lover. I also love playing with electronics and have a dream of one day having the time and energy to really sink my teeth into some “making”!…
Hima Tk
Business and Technology Consultant
I like problem solving and finding innovative solutions to the problems faced by the businesses. I analyse data to develop insights and design solutions. I am currently the part of the team building the Robotic Process Automation capability within the organisation. Working across three continents (Asia, North America and Australia) over these years has exposed me to a wide range of industries and cultures.…
Angela Tuazon
Consultant / Operations Manager
Angela works at Good People HR as a Consultant. She is focused on providing high quality recruitment and executive search services. Angela is responsible for strategic candidate sourcing methodologies to fulfill positions at all levels across a range of different industries. Her goal is to deliver a high quality recruitment to reduce the risk of poor hiring decisions.…
Theresa Turner
Business Manager and Engineer
Theresa works as a Business Manager and Engineer at Turner & Turner Consulting. She is a critical thinker and an active listener with over 10 years experience in professional engineering practice. Having spent a considerable chunk of her time in the design, review, and commissioning of safety and control systems, she balances a well-developed sense of the importance of detail with a preference for understanding the bigger picture, and a knack for spotting the threats and opportunities in a range of possible paths of action.A
Kadri Uljas
Digital nomad
Kadri is a Digital nomad at Tech Sisters in Estonia. She and her team think the world needs a more diverse group of people taking part in developing new technological solutions. So they are aiming to encourage women to step out of their comfort zone, to experiment and learn new things. They organize awesome Rubi on Rails hack events, Monthly Networking event, write tech-blog to Estonian biggest women magazine Anne&Stiil and just try to spread the love for technology as much as they can.…
Mel Vanroyen
Mobile and New Media Marketing Manager
Mel works as a Mobile and New Media Marketing Manager at Monash University. Having worked into the fields of culture for such a long time, she is always a good person to talk to because she is ‘obliged’ to know something about any theme. Her greatest passion is Heather Graham movies.
Jessica Vovers
PhD Candidate
Born in Thailand and raised in the US, Cameroon and Adelaide, Jess has completed her BSci (Chemical Systems), DipLang (Japanese) and MEng (Biochemical, with Distinction) at the University of Melbourne, with a brief exchange in Japan. Jess is undertaking her PhD in Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, with a focus on sustainable solvents. In particular she aims to replace petrochemical solvents for bio-derived ones in the extraction of natural products, specifically pharmaceutical compounds from opium.…
Osheen Walawedura
Student
Osheen is a Lecturer at Lifeway Education Services Nuwara Eliya. She is an open minded person who seeks for new opportunities! Computing, IT has always been her field of interest, where she specialises in Software Development, Systems Analysis, Database design, implementation and maintenance, and web development. She is all in for challenging work environments, and is someone who wants to get the job done on time, with 200% effort on her part.…
Maize Wallin
Composer and audio engineer
Maize Wallin is a Melbourne based composer (technically educated at VCA), a curator and creator of live art shows, as well as teaching Sound for Interactive Media, and Composition at the Australian Institute of Music.
Maize works predominantly in installation and live art, most recently directing Encounters, a large scale public art installation for Summer Salt and White Night festivals by Microsoft Social NUI lab and VCA.…
Ally Watson
Developer @ Deepend, Co-Founder of Code Like a Girl
.NET developer by day, founder of Melbourne-based organisation Code Like a Girl by night/weekends
Caitlin Watson
Office Administrator
I’m the Office Administrator for Women’s Legal Service Victoria (WLSV) – a NFP community legal service for women experiencing relationship breakdown and family violence. Over the past four years with WLSV I have enjoyed maintaining and developing the website and social media accounts, assisting with a range of in house projects, coordinating many events, coordinating our large volunteer program, and providing governance assistance to the CEO and Principal Lawyer.…
Amanda Watts
Brand & Digital Designer
Hi, I’m Amanda, Creative Director of Design Junkies and Girl Geek Academy cofounder. Every day I get the privilege of working on exciting projects, pushing pixels and courageous clients to do something new.
Over the last 10 years I have seen my industry go through endless changes and trends – you have to adapt to survive and build value by creating a strong brand.…
Kirsty Watts
Academic Dean of Technology/eLearning
Kirsty is currently working as an Academic Dean of Technology at Kilvington Grammar School in Melbourne. She is teaching Maths and IT classes for Year 7 to Year 11. Her top skills are educational technology and teacher training.
Jessica Welsh
Designer
I work as a designer for an online hospitality training company called Typsy. I also run my own side project business called Jessica Marree which is an online print shop selling fine art prints for your home. Jessica Marree is also available for commission-
• Custom Wedding Stationery
• Logo Design
• Illustration
• Textile and Surface Design
Danni Whittaker
Territory Manager / Founder & Director
I specialise in cloud workflow software and print management solutions for my day job, and my sales career has spanned over 11 years. I am also the founder of Fit Meet a mobile app that connects people based on their sport and location to find training partners. I am passionate about encouraging people to become more active, and think by making fitness more fun and more social and linking people up with accountability partners for motivation it will help start to combat the global obesity epidemic.…
Jen Wilks
Director
Jen works as a Director at CFOutsource. She has a diverse professional background spanning 26 years with extensive skills in project management, corporate finance and strategy. Jen has a solid grounding as a practicing Chartered Accountant, having worked with prestigious accounting firms and global banking and finance organisations has helped differentiate her own boutique corporate finance practice from others in the market.…
Jessica Williams
Freelancer and Consultant
Jess Williams has worked in both sales and marketing for over five years, helping grow some of Australia’s fastest growing companies including those on BRW’s fast 100 list.
Jess has a passion for entrepreneurship and created Entrepreneur Social Club last year, already one of Australia’s fastest growing and largest startup communities, attracting over 2,000 members in only 6 months.…
Rebekah Williams
A person who loves Fandoms! Video games are life! Netflix and food is bae and YouTube is only browsing history!
Kim Wood
Coach and Consultant
Hi, I’m Kim Wood.
I love a good cause and the chance to make a difference.
I’ve had many opportunities to do this, including:
– seven years as CEO of a Division of General Practice (a not for profit, primary health care organisation)
– extensive community involvement, including local economic development (through LETS and Greville Street Common), permaculture, youth mentoring, and as secretary of Melbourne’s Chapel Street traders’ association
– four years in youth mental health, heading the clinical services division of Australia’s leading youth mental health research organisation, establishing two new headspace services and expanding two existing headspace services in Melbourne’s north and west
– founder of a retail business (bricks & mortar and online) built on strong ethical and sustainable principles
-professional coach and consultant since 2008, working with health and community leaders and changemakers.…
Cassandra Wright
Digital Media Worker
_xd83d__xdc4d_ B. Comms (Media) + Grad Cert. Marketing Graduate
_xd83d__xdcbb_ Digital Marketing & Social Media Coordinator
_xd83d__xdcfb_ Presenter on 3RRRFM’s Byte Into It + Board Secretary of SYN Media
Claudette Yazbek
Communications Manager
Claudette Yazbek is a lawyer and the Communications Manager for, LegalVision, a legal tech startup based in Sydney. She has worked in Adelaide, Washington D.C. and Kuala Lumpur. Claudette is an avid consumer of international and domestic politics, a coffee aficionado and a freelance writer. She is especially passionate about presenting complex concepts in an engaging and concise manner.…
Zerafina Zara
Communication for leadership and video presentation skills coach, Founder
My background is in the music industry, and I was even on MySpace, trying to create connections with my music (yes, that long ago.)
I’ve been coaching nonverbal communication for leaders, and found a lot of work with people having video conference meetings. This has led to working more with video and small businesses, both in how they are coming across on video, and in how to empower themselves with as much know-how about the equipment for making video, and how to connect online with their video content.…
GIRL
GEEKS
ARE
GREAT!
We want to raise the profile of women in technology and encourage more of you to speak, teach and be visible to the women on their way up. We need more role models and yes – you are one!
We invite you to become a member of Girl Geek Academy so we can say: “Here’s what Girl Geeks look like and here is what they do”.
For $99 we will:
– help you write your bio if you don’t already have one
– give you first access to our events, which usually sell out in 24 hours
– share with you the Girl Geek Academy personal brand kit
Help us reach 1000 women and let’s continue to create #SheHacks, #SheMakes and #SheMakes_Games and also help us launch new initiatives the Girl Geek way.
We have plenty more up our sleeve and we need your help to make it happen. If you’re up for helping us get to one million girl geeks become a member today!