Peta is an experienced chair, board member and not-for-profit CEO with a background in both the public and private sectors, covering a range of industries including local government, tourism, hospitality and transport.

Peta’s broad skill base includes governance, strategic planning, managing board dynamics with a collaborative approach, financial analysis and budget setting, dealing with conflict and leadership.

Peta has an innate ability to make connections between disparate pieces of information garnered from her involvement in multiple sectors and businesses and to apply this in shaping the strategic direction of the organisations with which she is involved. Peta believes that there is no such thing as ‘set and forget’ in today’s world and if you are not constantly improving, you are actually going backwards!

Currently the CEO of Local Government Managers Australia Queensland, Peta has been instrumental in broadening the reach of the organisation, its membership, stakeholder engagement and support and enhancing sustainability.

Peta holds an MBA, is a Fellow of AIM and AICD, Member of Women on Boards and Member of the Neuroscience of Leadership Institute.