COMMISSIONER’S FOREWORD

LYN O’BRIEN

Director

Lyn is a MSc qualified Quantity Surveyor with over 15 years experience in both Ireland and Australia within commercial construction. Lyn has held senior management positions for large scale businesses in Western Australia for over 6 years, during which time she has been pivotal in developing sustainable and strategic growth. In her current role as Pre-Construction Manager with ADCO Constructions Lyn oversees all preconstruction activities for ADCO WA and is also a member of the Senior Leadership Team. Lyn’s mission as a NAWIC Board Director is to is to work with a team of likeminded women to “achieve an equitable construction industry where women fully participate” and to do her utmost to contribute towards our Strategic Goal of a 25% diversity target by 2025.

KYLIE JUDD

Director

Kylie’s love of technicality and project management led her to a career in construction management. With a back ground in Civil Engineering and Management, Kylie has fulfilled multidisciplinary roles including Site Engineer, Design Engineer and Quantity Surveyor across her career. She has worked nationally in Perth and Melbourne, as well as internationally, having spent 5 years in Dubai, UAE. Currently, Kylie is working as an Assistant Project Manager working for Multiplex, and is based in Perth. Throughout her career, Kylie has always been extremely passionate about the future of women in construction, and enjoys encouraging, motivating and mentoring within the community. She hopes that we can all play our part in working towards a more inclusive and empowered future for all.

LISA HOGBEN

Director

Lisa has worked in construction for 13 years, having joined the industry as a Graduate Project Manager at Transport for London where she quickly fell in love with project management and rail and construction projects. Lisa relocated to Melbourne from London in February 2021 and she is currently working for Metro Trains Melbourne as a Package Director leading the Airport Station and Viaduct sections of the Melbourne Airport Rail project. As a woman of colour and a senior construction leader who is not an engineer , Lisa is passionate about breaking down barriers for women of colour in the industry and ‘carrying the flag’ for non-engineers in construction. When it comes to hiring a diverse team made up of the best people for the job, you can count on Lisa to lead by example.

MIRIAM D’SOUZA

Director

Miriam is a projects and infrastructure partner at Ashurst, based in Perth. With more than 17 years’ experience in the construction industry Miriam’s focus is on the mining, social infrastructure, waste and water sectors. She has a depth of experience acting for both the private sector and government. Miriam loves working on WA based projects and has advised on major WA projects including the Fiona Stanley Hospital project, the Perth Children’s hospital project, the development of Elizabeth Quay and redevelopment of the Perth Museum. She also advised on the Kwinana Waste to Energy Facility for the Rivers Regional Council and the East Rockingham Waste to Energy Project as well as numerous iron ore projects in the Pilbara for BHP, including the recent South Flank project. Miriam has been actively involved with the WA Chapter of NAWIC since its inception in 2009 and a member of the National Board of Directors since 2017. She has thoroughly enjoyed contributing the growth of the WA chapter and now focussing on strategic issues for NAWIC as a board member.

KRISTINE SCHEUL

Director

Kristine joined NAWIC in 2007 and became Chair of the ACT members of the NSW/ACT Chapter as it then was. After a few years she helped found the ACT Chapter of NAWIC and served as President of the ACT Chapter for over two years. She has a long history and background in construction having been the Construction Partner at Meyer Vandenberg Lawyers for several years before moving to Brisbane and joining Thiess. During her time in Brisbane, Kristine was the Project Lawyer on both the Airport Link project and the Victorian Desalination project. Kristine moved back to Canberra and worked as the Project Lawyer on the Light Rail project and is now working within the Infrastructure Delivery Directorate within the ACT Government. Kristine is very passionate about the role of women in the construction industry and has both mentored and been mentored by some of the most talented and innovative women in the industry.

JESSICA EVANS

Director

As a Client Relationship Manager at Taylor Construction, Jessica focuses on building long-term, genuine partnerships and is driven to provide the industry’s highest customer experience. Her business development and relationship management skills have been honed through her years of experience in the construction industry in both Australia and Asia. Additionally, Jessica sits on the Beneficiary Review Committee at the Property Industry Foundation (PIF), a not-for-profit organisation dedicated to bringing the property and construction industry together to build homes for homeless youth.