The Team
Meet the team - our fabulous staff, board of directors and advisory group.
Our team - Dedicated and passionate
Natalie Isaacs
Founder and CEO
Our fearless leader since founding 1 Million Women in 2009. Nat inspires the uninspirable to make positive changes in their own lives. Under Natalie's leadership 1 Million Women has been built from scratch into what it is today - a powerful beautiful and bold movement of 900,000 women and girls and counting.
Tara Hunt
Director
In Loving memory of our beautiful Tara - 12 Oct,1962 - 28 May, 2017. Tara walked the talk. She never stopped believing in the power of women to change the world and she worked so hard at 1MW mobilising everyone she possibly could. Tara's passion for 1MW will live on through everything we do.
Grace Liley
Head of Partnerships and Campaigns
Grace has been involved in campaigns working to solve the climate crisis for the last five years. When not volunteering or working on climate things, she likes walking around art galleries by herself, hiking to the tops of mountains, and googling how to keep her plants alive. She is also fluent in internet speak.
Tessa Marano
Head of Fundraising
Having a love for writing and a passion for environmental sustainability, Tessa spends a lot of her time discovering creative ways to reduce her own CO2 footprint. In her spare time she loves to cook, make and alter clothes and laze in the sun at the beach.
Shea Hogarth
Content Creator
Shea has always been passionate about the environment and has a penchant for solo backpacking in far away places. Currently finishing her degree in Anthropology and Spanish & Latin American Studies, she likes to unwind with a sketchpad and pencil in hand whilst watching a film.
Emily Contador-Kelsall
Head of Social Media
Emily is our amazing Head of Social Media. She loves nothing more than spending a day with her camera in hand or going along to photograph a climate rally. With a degree in journalism and international studies she can often be found plugged into a current affairs podcast or shopping around to score the perfect op shop find!
Caroline Boulom
Office Manager
Caroline quit her hectic Parisian life to travel all around Australia and live in a van with her partner. Since then, she has been on a mission to adopt an Earth-conscious lifestyle. When she's not working at 1MW or running her eco-travel startup, Caroline enjoys vegan high teas and forest bathing in the Blue Mountains where she lives.
Brendan Hancock
Content Creator
Brendan is a writer and graphic designer who is new to the 1 Million Women family. Brendan is interested in sustainability and creative ways we can all tackle climate change in our everyday lives. When not writing, Brendan can be found occasionally doing stand-up comedy, playing water polo or trying to find the best negroni.
Our Board - They make it happen
Natalie Isaacs
Founder and CEO
Our fearless leader since founding 1 Million Women in 2009. Nat inspires the uninspirable to make positive changes in their own lives. Under Natalie's leadership 1 Million Women has been built from scratch into what it is today - a powerful beautiful and bold movement of 900,000 women and girls and counting.
Caroline Pidcock
Chair
Caroline is an architect who is excited about co-creating an abundant living future. Her ability to inspire and enable is built on strong experience in running her own practice, university teaching and contributing to many different boards.
Nicki Hutley
Director
Nicki is a Partner at Deloitte Access Economics. Over three decades, she has provided economic and policy advice to governments, private sector and NFPs. Nicki is passionate about climate change and has worked extensively on issues such as Emissions Trading Schemes, Feed-in tariffs, and waste policy.
Margot McNeill
Director
Dr. Margot McNeill is Deputy Vice-Chancellor, Learning & Teaching at International College of Management, Sydney. Committed to lifelong learning, her 30-year career in education spans school, vocational and higher education sectors in Australia and New Zealand.
Our Advisory group - Making a genuine difference
Bernie Hobbs
award-winning science writer and broadcaster with ABC
Bernie Hobbs is a firm favourite with audiences for her weekly science spots on ABC radio around the country and has a background in medical research, environmental writing and science teaching.
Lorena Aguilar
Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs of Costa Rica
Lorena has created and is part of some of the most influential international gender networks such as The Network of Women Ministers and Leaders of the Environment and the Global and Climate Alliance.
Wendy McCarthy AO
Company Director & Business Public Sector Mentor
Wendy McCarthy is mentor to 1MW Founder Natalie Isaacs and has been part of the 1MW team for 10 years. She is an Advisor to, The Front Project | Founding Member, Chief Executive Women, NSW Women’s Electoral Lobby Patron, Sydney Women's Fund | Ambassador, 1 Million Women | Advisor, Grace Papers
Anita Jacoby
Media specialist
Anita is one of Australia’s most experienced TV executives.
Kim McKay AO
Director & CEO, Australian Museum
Kim McKay is a social & sustainability marketing & communications consultant working in Australia and internationally on social change and awareness campaigns. She is the co-founder of Clean Up Australia and Clean Up the World.
Julia Newbould
Head of The Stella Network, BT Financial Group
Julia is co-founder and head of The Stella Network, an inclusive network founded by BT Financial Group to increase the number of females working as financial advisers, the idea being that diversity is better for everyone. The Stella Network now has more than 1600 members and is recognised as the pre-eminent network for gender change in the financial planning industry.
