Principal Workforce Planner,

Department for Health and Wellbeing

Katherine is an experienced and strategic workforce planner with a strong track record in leading system-wide health workforce initiatives. She is skilled in applying data-driven modelling, labour market analysis, and stakeholder engagement to inform recruitment, retention, and redesign strategies, with a proven ability to align workforce planning with clinical priorities, emerging service demands, and long-term reform objectives to support a sustainable and capable health workforce.

Katherine is the Chair of the Department’s ‘Access All Areas’ Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) Employee Resource Group, championing initiatives that improve access, belonging and representation across disability, neurodiversity and caring responsibilities.

She is an active mentor with the University of South Australia (now Adelaide University) Business Career Mentor Program and the Department’s Peers Offering Peers Support Program, contributing expertise to support the next generation of health sector professionals.

Katherine is also a graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors (AICD), Certified Health Informatician Australasia (CHIA), member of the Australasian Institute of Digital Health (AIDH), Vice President of the Australasian College of Health Service Management (ACHSM) SA Branch Council and Treasurer of the Institute of Public Administration Australia (IPAA) SA.

She is passionate about innovation, ethical governance, and designing healthier systems for the future – and always open to connecting with peers who share a commitment to creating positive change.

Business Services Manager

South Australian Public Transport Authority

Department for Infrastructure and Transport

Natasha holds a double degree in Bachelor of Commerce (Corporate Finance and Marketing), as well as qualifications in Diploma of Government, Diploma of Project Management and a Diploma of Leadership and Management.

Currently a Business Services Manager at Department for Infrastructure and Transport, Natasha is a driven professional with extensive experience working in various public sector agencies in strategic planning and leadership, change management, business operation management in areas of finance, human resources, risk management, contracting and project management.

Throughout her public sector career journey, Natasha has provided strategic leadership, delivered high level programs by leading projects and policy reform of critical importance which have had state-wide impacts. Diversifying her knowledge and experience, maximising her potential, through initiative, growth and innovation, Natasha continuously strives to deliver exceptional service and improvements.

Natasha is a proud White Ribbon Australia Community Partner proactively engaging in community initiatives to end all forms of violence against women. Delivering prevention through an evidence-based framework, Natasha delivers education and awareness to communities nationally striving for a society where all women and children are safe.

Natasha has a strong commitment to serving the people of South Australia by contributing to the achievement of public sector’s strategic vision with a leadership style founded by strong values of integrity, respect, compassion and service excellence.

Chief Human Resources Officer

Department for Child Protection

Billie-Jo is the Chief Human Resources Officer at the Department for Child Protection, having joined the agency in August 2022.

As an outcomes-focused executive and board director with a track record in complex leadership and organisational transformation, Billie-Jo has held board and executive leadership roles in NSW and the NT, returning to her home state of South Australia through the COVID-19 pandemic.

Drawing upon almost 20 years of experience across the value chain of HR and business operations, she carefully connects strategy with execution – translating challenging mandates into actionable strategies and initiatives that deliver targeted stakeholder outcomes, often in sensitive and/or legacy landscapes, where a future culture of achievement is needed.

Billie-Jo is a keen supporter of the NGO sector, having served on four not-for-profit boards, including two as Chairperson.  She hold tertiary qualifications in management, HR, communications and project management.

Billie-Jo is a graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors (GAICD), a Fellow of the Australian Human Resources Institute and a Chartered Manager and Fellow of the Institute of Managers and Leaders.