The Board
Han Worsley
CEO and Board Director
Han Worsley is a passionate educator, gender equality advocate, and public speaker. Han is proud to be a young, queer CEO, learn more about Han in their bio.
Betty Ferguson
Board Director
Betty is an energetic leader with strong financial expertise and years of experience in the community sector. Betty joined the Country to Canberra Board of Directors in 2018.
Hannah Wandel
Board Chair and Founder
Hannah is a gender equality advocate, public speaker and the founder of Country to Canberra. Learn more about her achievements and career as social entrepreneur.
Meg Rice
Board Director
Meg has been involved with boards and committees for several years being the former Chairperson of the UNE Farming Futures, a Young Farming Champion since 2017, a RAS Rural Achiever and a board director for UNE Life. Read more about Meg
Pat Hamilton
Board Director
Dr Patricia Hamilton is highly regarded in primary production sectors, the field of education and in rural communities as a collaborative leader, mentor and advocate for gender equality. Learn more here.
The Team
Ellecha Thorp
Volunteer Director & Executive Officer to CEO
Ellecha was a winner of the Leadership Competition in 2015 and is currently studying a Bachelor of Social Work. She is incredibly passionate about helping other people - Check out her bio for more info.
Pauline Siteaud
Power Trip Director
Pauline was born in France, but grew up on the south coast of NSW in Batemans Bay. Pauline is currently studying a Bachelor of Commerce at ANU. Check out her bio for more info.
Emma Kelly
Mentorship Program Director
Emma manages Country to Canberra's Mentorship Program. Check out her bio for more info.
Rachel Alger
Blogger Team Director
Rachel is a past Power Trip winner, and now leads Country to Canberra's blogger team. Check out her bio here for more information.
Priya Addams Williams
Strategic Communications Director
Priya is our fantastic strategic communications guru! She is such a vital and core part of our team. Make sure you check out her bio to learn more about Priya.
Brooke Croft
Social Media Director
Brooke is passionate about agriculture and giving young people leadership opportunities. She is a core member of the Country to Canberra media team. Check out her bio for more info.
Madeleine Pont
Social Media Officer
Maddie is one of the fabulous people behind all our social media posts. To learn more about Maddie, check out her volunteer bio.
Alpha Cheng
Diversity & Leadership Competition Director
Stay tuned to learn more about our wonderful Diversity Officer, Alpha!
Catherine McGufficke
Power Trip Officer
Catherine is a professional Change Management consultant, and supports the organising of our Power Trip camp for the winners of our Leadership Competition! Check out her bio for more info.
Mandy Mills
Newsletter Coordinator
Before winning the 2016 Power Trip, Mandy grew up in Forster, a regional town on the Mid North Coast of New South Wales. Check out her bio for more info.
Eve Currie
Alumni Network Coordinator
Eve is the amazingly talented coordinator of our Alumni Network! Check out her bio for more info.
Alycia Melder
Project Empower Facilitator
Alycia is a skilled communicator, and will be joining Hannah on the Project Empower roadtrip!
Lara Stimpson
Mentorship Program Officer
Lara is a dedicated member of our Mentorship Program. Click here to check out her bio and learn more about the wonderful Lara Stimpson.
Claudia Jenkins
Social Media Volunteer
Claudia is passionate about all things social media! Check out her bio to learn more.
Dr Skye Saunders
Project Empower Facilitator
Skye joined Hannah and the team on the Project Empower roadtrip!
Jasmine Elliot
Power Trip Volunteer
Jasmine is a former Leadership Competition winner hailing from rural QLD. Check out her bio for more info.
Lara Sinclair
Media Volunteer
Lara will be joining the Project Empower roadtrip as a facilitator and media volunteer.
Ashley Penrose
Power Trip Volunteer
Ashley is a passionate and dedicated member of our team. Check out her bio to learn more!
