Mid West Ports Authority Board of Directors

Chair Noel Hart

Noel Hart

Occupation	Commissioner, Australian Transport Safety Bureau
Appointments	Appointed Chair February 2020

Master Mariner Class One
MBA certificate (Quinlan Business School, Loyola University, Chicago)
Commissioner, Australian Transport Safety Bureau
Former Chair, Maritime Industry Australia Ltd
Former General Manager, North West Shelf (LNG) Shipping Service Company
Former executive positions over 24 years, BP Shipping in Melbourne, London and Chicago covering commercial, oil and LNG shipping operations, assurance, technical, emergency response
Former Chair, Oil Companies International Marine Forum and Society of International Gas Tanker and Terminal Operators General Purposes Committees
Former Director, Middle East Navigation Aids Service, Alaskan Tanker Company, Marine Preservation Society (USA), Australian Marine Oil Spill Response Centre
Former Senior Deck Officer on crude oil and product tankers, container and ro-ro vessels, and bulk carriers

Dr Sue van Leeuwen

Occupation	Company Director and Consultant
Appointments	Appointed Non-Executive Director January 2016

DBA (Curtin)
MBA (Edith Cowan University)
Owner – Amity Leadership and Consulting
Authorised Marriage Celebrant
Former Chair – The Pat Giles Centre
Former CEO – Leadership WA
Former Associate Professor, Assistant Dean and Assistant Provost – UNDA
Former CEO – Swanleigh
Former Board Member in a number of Community and Education Organisations
Former Panel Member – Perth Freight Link, Social Enterprise Fund, Governance Review of Metropolitan Local Government, Social Innovation Grants.
Company Directors Diploma – Australian Institute of Company Directors
Mastering the Boardroom Program – Australian Institute of Company Directors
Fellow Australian Institute of Company Directors
Fellow Leadership WA

Kate Watson

Occupation	Company Director and Project Manager
Appointments	Appointed Non-Executive Director February 2018

Former Member of GCo Electrical Executive Team
Former Board Chairperson, ATC Midwest
Project Management and Consulting experience in Electrical Contracting, HSE, Engineering and Construction, Mining, Haulage Operations, Utilities, Banking and Insurance
Higher National Diploma in Computer Science
Former Member of the Australian Computer Society
Health, Safety and Environment Certification
Graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors
Member of the Australian Institute of Company Directors

Susan Barrera

Occupation	Company Director and Consultant
Appointments	Appointed Non-Executive Director July 2018

Foundation of Directorship Certificate, Australian Institute of Company Directors (AICD)
Consultant, The Nexus Network
Part time lecturer, School of Management and Governance, Murdoch University
Master of Business Administration (UWA)
Bachelor of Education (University of Melbourne)
Bachelor of Science Hons (University of NSW)
Former Director General, Department for Communities
Former Executive Director, Labour Relations
Former President, Industrial Relations Society, WA

Lara Dalton

Occupation	Lecturer, Hospitality, Tourism, Events
Appointments	Appointed Non-Executive Director September 2019

Occupation	Chartered Accountant, Chairman
Appointments	Appointed Non-Executive Director February 2020

Chartered Accountant, formerly partner of Horizon Accountants.
Chairman, Centacare Family Services Geraldton.
Former Board Member, Spalding Park Golf Club.
Former Board Member, St Francis Xavier School Board.
Former Board Member, Geraldton Club.
Former Board Member, Great Northern Football League.
Former Board Member, Geraldton Hockey Association.
Bachelor of Accounting, WA Institute of Technology (Curtin University of Technology).