Han Worsley is a passionate educator, gender equality advocate, and public speaker. Since leaving the family farm near Nullamanna in northern NSW to attend university, Han’s passion for rural Australia has only grown.

Winning Country to Canberra’s inaugural Leadership Competition in 2014 began a dedication to young rural women and non-binary people, to recognise the value of rural communities and people, and create meaningful change across Australia.

Since 2015 Han has volunteered with Country to Canberra, starting off as a Programs Volunteer and acting most recently as Project Empower Director. They have developed and helped deliver leadership and empowerment workshops to over 3,500 students in 80 rural Australian communities as part of the C2C Project Empower Program, and spoken passionately at events across Australia for organisations such as the Australian Rural Leadership Foundation, the Australian Medical Students Association, the Australian National University, and the YWCA.

Han is proud to be a young, queer CEO, and to be involved in the creation of more opportunity for diverse people in the not-for-profit sector. A current STEM Primary Education student at the University of Canberra, Han is also committed to improving the quality and accessibility of education across Australia. Han plans to return to rural Australia upon completion of university.