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CAA Women in Leadership Scholarship

 

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CAA offers the Women in Leadership Scholarship to encourage more women to step into leadership roles and to support the further development of current women leaders in Ambulance health services. The Scholarship was formed through the CAA Women in Leadership Forum, which sought to address the challenges and adversities for women in Ambulance health services by encouraging leadership development and mentoring.

Winners will be announced on 19 November 2026 at the CAA Women in Leadership Symposium in Melbourne.

Pictured L-R: Maggie Jenson and Kathryn Haden, two of the 2025 Scholarship winners.

 

2026 CAA Women in Leadership Scholarship Finalists

Alison Barry

SA Ambulance Service

Pepi Bowling

SA Ambulance Service

Kelly Chadwick

NSW Ambulance

Rebecca Chaplin

Wellington Free Ambulance

Mikaila Dewberry

Ambulance Tasmania

Rainbow Fasher

Hato Hone St John

Monique Flynn

St John Ambulance Australia (NT)

Melissa Gardiner

St John WA

Justine Gibson

Hato Hone St John

Kelsie Hawkins

Wellington Free Ambulance

Paige Holland

NSW Ambulance

Lisa Laugher

NSW Ambulance

Joy Leach

Wellington Free Ambulance

Savannah Matua

NSW Ambulance

Joanne Miles

ACT Ambulance Service

Kate Nielsen

Queensland Ambulance Service

Emma Shawyer

NSW Ambulance

Leana Walter

St John WA

Shaye Wesley

St John WA

Lucy Weterings

Queensland Ambulance Service

 

 

2026 Women in Leadership Scholarship Announcement

 

2026 Coaches

       

Julie Piantadosi 

Total Coaching Academy

Coach Julie is One of Australia’s most sought after coaches, speakers and trainers. Her business consulting is revolutionary and helps business owners make the shift from ordinary to extraordinary through simple and effective tools.

She has trained companies such as Qantas, BMW, Porsche, Freedom Furniture, Ambulance Australia, Kenneth Cole New York, just to name a few.

Learn a little more about Julie:

  • NLP Master
  • Business Coach and Expert
  • Life Coach
  • Cognitive Behavioural Coach
  • Relationship Counselling
  • Robbins-Madanes Core Coach
  • Winner Coach of the Year 2022
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Dr Erica Kreismann

OneWild Coaching

Erica Kreismann, MD, FACEM, is an Emergency Medicine specialist and board-certified executive coach.  Her passion for leadership and developing people to their greatest potential led her to found OneWild Coaching in 2022. OWC is grounded in the belief that leading with courage and kindness is the foundation for all great leadership and when we lead from the heart in a way that is authentic and real, we will change the world. 

Erica moved to Tasmania 15 years ago, recently returning to the US to continue her adventures in building community and connection across continents.  She can often be found tucked away with a book in front of the fire, or by following her oversized laugh. You can also follow her daily on LinkedIn.

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Specialists in empowering the mindset and leadership and rapid acceleration programs, our team of highly trained, qualified coaches can help you find the right program so you can move forward and excel both personally and professionally in all areas of your life and business.

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OneWild Coaching was founded by Dr. Erica Kreismann, an Emergency Medicine Specialist, Executive Medical Director, and certified executive coach with over 20 years of experience leading in high-pressure environments across continents. Her career - from being the first female specialist on Tasmania’s helicopter rescue service to shaping healthcare leadership - has been defined by courage, kindness, resilience, and a deep belief in growth through discomfort.

At OneWild Coaching, Erica partners with women leaders and professionals navigating transition, growth, and challenge. Her approach blends honesty, curiosity, and compassion - helping clients rewrite the rules and stories they live by, build authentic confidence, and step fully into their leadership journey. Drawing on her own story of reinvention and her passion for building community, Erica supports clients in cultivating clarity, courage, and connection so they can lead with authenticity and joy.

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Women in Leadership Symposium

Learn more about the Women in Leadership Symposium here.