Tradeswomen Australia Staff
Meet our staff

Clea Smith
CEO
Clea joins TWA as CEO in January 2024 and has succeeded at previous roles including CEO at The Mind Room, Interim CEO at Social Enterprise Network Victoria (SENVIC) and General Manager of Member Programs at Cricket Australia.

Rachel Sands
Local Lead – Gippsland Women’s Fellowship Project I’m a gender equality and violence prevention practitioner with a knack for getting things done. With a background

Paula Fernandez Arias
Workplace Gender Diversity Specialist Dr Paula Fernandez Arias is an accomplished social scientist with over 15 years of academic and applied research experience, and

Nasrine Youssouf
Community Engagement Officer Nasrine Youssouf is a Community Engagement Officer with a background as a draftsperson in construction. “When I was young, I always

Sarah Curley
Program Manager
With 10 years of construction and related trades experience, and a double degree in Construction Management and Design (Architecture), Sarah Curley has enjoyed success on large multi-million dollar to small commercial projects working in Project Management, Estimating and Contracts Administration.

Abby Kempe
Major Projects and Partnerships Manager Abby is an MBA candidate with a Diploma of Justice and a BA in Organisational Psychology, ACWA Counselling Accreditation, Mental