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.

Theresa Mangion
Grants & Executive Administrator Theresa Mangion moved to the not-for-profit (NFP) sector over ten years ago, following a career in international corporate roles in Marketing, Stakeholder

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

Margaret Ambrose
Social Media & Content Creator Margaret Ambrose is a communications and marketing professional, with over 20 years experience growing and engaging audiences for NGOs, including

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
Workplace Gender & Diversity Specialist Abby Kempe brings over 18 years of leadership across male‑dominated industries to her role as Workplace Gender & Diversity Specialist at

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