The WOMEESA Team
Erin Martin
President
Exploration Geologist
IGO Ltd
Alanis Olesch-Byrne
Vice President
Postdoctoral Research Fellow
School of Geography, Earth and Atmospheric Sciences
The University of Melbourne
Romana Dew
Secretary
Senior Spatial Scientist
CSIRO Mineral Resources
Queensland Centre for Advanced Technologies
Fernanda Alvarado-Neves
Treasurer
Exploration Geologist
Aurelia Metals
Grace Shephard
Awards and Recognition Officer
ARC Future Fellow
Australian National University
Vera Korasidis
Diversity and Inclusion Advocate (Partnerships)
Senior Lecturer and ARC DECRA fellow
University of Melbourne
Neethu Madhukumar
Visibility and Outreach Coordinator
Sessional Academic
Department of ECSE, Monash University
Tara Djokic
Events
Engagement Officer
Geological Survey of NSW
Leah Lynham
WA Representative
PhD candidate/Edu Rock
Earth and Environmental Sciences
James Cook University
Past Team Members
Melanie Finch
President 2022-2023
Vice President 2024
Lecturer
School of Geography, Earth and Atmospheric Sciences
The University of Melbourne
Teresa Ubide
Co-founder of WOMEESA
Senior Lecturer in Igneous Petrology/Volcanology
School of Earth and Environmental Sciences
The University of Queensland
QLD, Australia
Heather Handley
Public Officer
Inaugural President 2018-2021
Co-Founder Earth Futures Festival
Hon. Associate Professor
Macquarie University
NSW, Australia
Rachelle Kernen
South Australia representative
Postdoctoral Research Fellow
Australian School of Petroleum & Energy Resources
The University of Adelaide
Caroline Tiddy
Diversity and Inclusion Advocate (Partnerships)
Associate Professor in Geosciences
Future Industries Institute
University of South Australia
Kam Bhowany
Sponsorship/Events
Research Fellow
WH Bryan Mining Geology Research Centre
Mine Waste Transformation Through Characterisation (MIWATCH) group
Sandra McLaren
Australasian Outreach Team/Social Media (Twitter) (2018-2021)
Senior Lecturer
School of School of Earth Sciences
The University of Melbourne
VIC, Australia
Francisca Mallea Lillo
SA Representative
PhD Candidate
School of Physics, Chemistry and Earth Sciences
University of Adelaide
Yasmin Friberg
Events
Honorary Postdoc Research Fellow
Earth and Environmental Sciences
Macquarie University
Lorna Strachan
Seminar series convenor
Senior Lecturer of Sedimentology
The University of Auckland
Auckland, New Zealand
Jess Hillman
Blog and Member Spotlight Editor
Marine Geologist/Geophysicist
Marine Geoscience
GNS Science
New Zealand
Emily Conn
Communication and social media
Undergraduate in Earth and Ocean Sciences
The University of Queensland
Jessica Walsh
Sponsorship
Postdoctoral researcher
Department of Earth Sciences
The University of Adelaide
Amy Parker
Australasian Outreach Team
Research Associate
School of Earth and Planetary Sciences
Curtin University
WA, Australia
Siyumini Perera
Social Media (Facebook) (2018-2021)
PhD Candidate
School of Earth and Environmental Sciences
The University of Queensland
QLD, Australia
Sarah Kachovich
Design (2018-2021)
PhD Candidate
School of Earth and Environmental Sciences
The University of Queensland
QLD, Australia
Kliti Grice
Western Australia Representative (2018-2021)
Distinguished Professor
School of Earth and Planetary Sciences
Curtin University
WA, Australia
Anna Petts
South Australia Representative
(2018-2021)
Geological Survey of South Australia
Department for Energy and Mining
Government of South Australia
SA, Australia
Derya Gürer
Social Media (Twitter)/Outreach (2018-2019)
Lecturer/Research Fellow
School of Earth and Environmental Sciences
The University of Queensland
QLD, Australia
Clare Firth
Interim Secretary (2019-2021)
BHP
Nikole Arrieta
Postdoctoral Researcher
School of Earth and Environmental Sciences
The University of Queensland
QLD, Australia
Jemma Purandare
Treasurer (2017-2019)
PhD Candidate / Lead Scientist
Griffith Centre for Coastal Management
Griffith University
QLD, Australia
Nikola Van de Wetering
Media Management (2018)
MPhil Candidate
School of Earth and Environmental Sciences
University of Queensland
QLD, Australia
Loren Petruny
Financial Officer (2018)
PhD Candidate
School of Earth, Environmental and Biological Sciences
Queensland University of Technology
QLD, Australia
Madison Styles
Student Engagement Coordinator
MSc Student
School of Geography, Earth, and Atmospheric Sciences
The University of Melbourne
April Foote
Secretary/Membership Manager (2018-2021)
PhD Candidate
Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences
Macquarie University
NSW, Australia
If you would like to join the team or contribute to WOMEESA in any region please email WOMEESA.network@gmail.com or get in touch via our contact form.
We are especially looking for team members from New Zealand and the South Pacific along with government and industry representatives.