Early Talent Specialist with Anglo American, a Geologist in my previous life. Multilingual, extroverted and an optimist.

A former professional athlete with a deep commitment to integrity, excellence and growth, Larissa effortlessly translated her skills to lead high performance communications teams across top ASX-listed companies, government and non-profits. Holding state and national roles, Larissa has trained, advised and managed top-tier executives in delivering their message effectively to shareholders, business media and communities. Larissa also has extensive issues management and communications experience across high profile, controversial public projects spanning infrastructure, property, community and public policy, and has worked on winning bids, capital partnerships, major acquisitions and portfolio divestments.  Larissa currently runs media and communications training and facilitates digital education programs with Future Fit Co.

Jack has 20+ years’ experience in the mining, energy and utilities sectors primarily in change and communications with a focus on stakeholder engagement and building communities of practice. Jack has worked with the geoscience community for the past five years and is passionate about creating and connecting people and developing strong networks, although failed when it came to her rock swap as no one wanted to swap diamonds for the quartz she had.