Leith specialises in team and organisational development, change management, negotiation and conflict resolution, and women’s leadership. She has significant experience in strategic leadership roles in the water sector, including as former chair of Sunwater Ltd.
Growing up on a farm near Roma in Queensland sparked Leith’s passion for water, while formative years spent in the bush fuelled her interest in effective leadership in remote and challenging environments. The Brisbane-based leader has also spent time working with indigenous cattle stations in the Northern Territory.
Leith has 30 years’ experience farming near Dirranbandi in southern Queensland, and a compassionate understanding of the complexity faced by primary producers on a daily basis. She draws on her own time in agriculture to inspire others with shared industry experience. Her commitment to working in and for rural communities informs her leadership development work, empowering people who aspire to make a difference.
In 2016, Leith won the Local and Regional Award in the Westpac, Australian Financial Review 100 Women of Influence Awards. She is a Fellow of the Australian Rural Leadership Foundation. She holds a Bachelor of Rural Science and a post graduate diploma in Business Studies from the University of New England.
