A big congratulations to Katrina on your appointment as a Director for Transport Women Australia Limited! From all of us at Silverback, we applaud your dedication to advancing the role of women in the transport industry. We’re excited to see the impact you’ll make in this important leadership role.
At their AGM last night Transport Women Australia Limited added four new Board Members, Loretta Hartley of Toowoomba, Claudia Foini and Ainsleigh Thomas of Sydney and Katrina Burns of Melbourne. They also said goodbye to Jo Hansen of Brisbane after one year on the Board. Jo has unfortunately been unwell throughout the year and TWAL thanks her for her valued service. Simone Reinertsen also left the Board in September after three years and we are very grateful for her contribution. The new directors join the team with Jacquelene Brotherton (2017) as Chair, Coralie Chapman (2016) as Vice Chair and Company Secretary, and Di Caldwell-Smith (2016), Penne Murphy (2021), and Katharina Zink Attana (2023) as Directors. Loretta Hartley is the Client Manager: Transport – AON Risk Services, Toowoomba Management of the Transport, Plant & Logistics Portfolio – Southwest Queensland. She has been in the transport insurance industry for approximately 12 years and is a long-term member of the TWAL team. She is currently a member of the Social Media Subcommittee. She has been recognized by the Transport Women Australia Limited Dream Maker Award and an Elite Woman in Insurance Top 50. Claudia Foini is the DXT NSW State Manager (Doble Express Transport) based in Sydney, she has 22 years of transport experience, has been a volunteer in our schools and careers initiative and brings a wealth of knowledge to the team. Ainsleigh Thomas is the NSW/ACT State Linehaul Manager for Startrack – NSW/ACT Operations. Ainsleigh was a 2023 TWAL Driving the Difference scholarship recipient, the inaugural TWAL 2024 Young Gunnette award Winner and a 2024 Road Freight NSW Emerging Leader finalist. She is currently a member of the Social Media Subcommittee. Katrina Burns is the State Manager VIC/TAS for Silverback Cargo Care, she has been in the transport and logistics industry for 12 years and was named as the VTA 2018 Young Achiever of the Year at the Australian Freight Industry Awards. These four directors will join with the five current directors to form the largest board to have taken command of Transport Women Australia Limited and will allow the organisation to continue its growth and produce further projects and initiatives to add ongoing value to present and future members. TWAL this year became a member of the ATA, continued its partnerships with Linfox, Prime Creative Media - Publishing and Viva Energy Australia and partnered with Healthy Heads in Trucks & Sheds Heads in Trucks and Sheds as well as embedding its membership of both the National Rural Womens Coalition, (Jacquelene is Vice President), and the Australian Gender Equality Council. #transportwomen #twal #drivingthedifference #livingthedream #creatingconnections #dreammaker #dreamaccelerator #womeninleadership
