Tasmanian Way Team
Jessica Robbins
Founder and Director - Jess’s mission is to help Tasmania be an example to the world of place-based sustainability. With over ten years with the Global Island Partnership largely in New York City, Jessica has returned to her island home of Tasmania to build partnerships to increase ambition and action to maintain what is wonderful, protect what is invaluable and urgently fix problems facing the Tasmanian community. Jessica is connected locally and globally working with Tasmanian Leaders Inc and the Micronesia Challenge. She stays energised trail running in wild places and eating lots of delicious local produce whenever possible.
Rikki Mawad
Advisor and Facilitator
Rikki is positive, strategic and solutions-focused. She is a skilled facilitator, effective communicator and experienced relationship manager.
She loves working with people, whole systems and tackling wicked problems. Her background in law, law reform, conflict resolution, politics, policy, education, communications and advocacy ensure her advice, ideas and insights are in high demand.
Tasmanian Way Advisory
Dan Norton AO
Dan Norton is an experienced Chairman, CEO, strategic consultant and mentor who has worked in the health, infrastructure and electricity sectors, central government agencies and in international commodity marketing. He has first-hand experience across a broad range of areas including public policy, health science research, health services, electricity, transport (including ports and rail), privatisation and corporatisation, financial management reform, education, water and sewerage services, information and communications technology, agricultural marketing and public sector management.
A former Managing Director of the Hydro Electric Corporation, Secretary, Department of Premier and Cabinet and Deputy Secretary, Department of Treasury and Finance in Tasmania. Dan is currently Chair of TasNetworks Pty Ltd.
Kim Seagram
A serial entrepreneur, Kim with her husband and/or team has built, founded, run and sold many businesses including a vineyard, numerous restaurants, boutique accommodation, a distillery, gyms, a farmer’s market and now drives the FermenTasmania project. She also sits on many boards and contributes to the future of Tasmania in many ways.
From the Tasmanian wine industry to tourism and hospitality, Kim works through her myriad business interests, organisations and community projects to continue to help build the Tasmanian brand and create a future for Tasmanians we can all be proud of.
Robert Woolley
Rob is Board Chair of Tasmanian Leaders and senior food industry investor. He was Chair of Bellamy’s Australia, an organic baby food company, and branded food company TasFoods. He was also Chair of Tandou, a water investment and agri-business based on the Murray Darling river system. He has extensive Board experience. agri-business based on the Murray Darling river system.
International Advisor
Kate Brown
Executive Director of the Global Island Partnership, a platform that enables island leaders and their supporters to take action to build resilient and sustainable island communities. A passionate advocate for islands and island people, she has created innovative and effective leadership networks and partnerships within island regions and across the globe.
Kate is an expert facilitator who connects leaders at all levels to share knowledge and take action on island sustainability. She champions the concepts of resilience, blue and green growth in island context and has built a diverse stakeholder base that is influencing future decision making in island sustainability. A trusted strategist and adviser on island solutions and island leadership and wants to help islands, including Tasmania, be visible for their leadership in sustainability.