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CAA Women in Leadership Scholarship

 

About

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 working group, who sought to address the challenges and adversities for women in ambulance health services by encouraging leadership development and mentoring.

See below our 2024 winners and finalists. 

The winner of the 2024 Women in Leadership Scholarship was announced at the Women in Leadership Symposium on 21st November at the Novotel, Sydney Olympic Park.  

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2025 Women in Leadership Scholarship Finalists

Sarah Bennett

Ambulance Victoria

Elizabeth Brooks

Queensland Ambulance Service

Kimberley Davis

NSW Ambulance

Annie Fardell Hartley

NSW Ambulance

Alana Faughnan

NSW Ambulance

Kathryn Haden

Ambulance Victoria

Ria Hardy

St John WA

Inayah Harun

Wellington Free Ambulance

Suzanne Hopcroft

NSW Ambulance

Maggie Jenson

Queensland Ambulance Service

Elisha Jones

Ambulance Victoria

Emily McCully

Hato Hone St John

Erin Mengler

ACT Ambulance Service

Tiffany Nightingale

Hato Hone St John

Jody Power

NSW Ambulance

 

Joanne Ruck

St John WA

Emma Stevens

NSW Ambulance

Shwetanjali Teotia

Ambulance Victoria

Rebecca Tulk

NSW Ambulance

 

Melanie Wintle

Hato Hone St John

 

2025 Women in Leadership Scholarship Announcement

 

2026 Scholarship 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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RAPP Australia Pty Ltd (through our brands NEANN® and firelogistics®) provides lifesaving products and equipment to all state Ambulance Services and other emergency responders throughout Australasia and beyond.

Our priority is to help our clients achieve their goals by making lifesaving equipment that is effective, reliable and safe to use.

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Titan Prehospital Innovation is a clinical implementation firm specialised in smart prehospital technologies including digital telemedical platforms to enable real-time prehospital diagnosis and treatment. The team has a strong track record in telesmart ambulance delivery with health service partners across Australia.
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From one on one coaching to small group mentoring, to corporate and team coaching, we have the right coach or facilitator for you.

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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2024 Scholarship Winner

Congratulations to Justine Fletcher our 2024 CAA Women in Leadership Scholarship winner. 

This scholarship was kindly donated by Julie Piantadosi from Total Coaching Academy

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2024 Women in Leadership Runners-up

Congratulations to Belinda Deebank and Kristy Fraser our 2024 CAA Women in Leadership Runners-up. 

 

 

 

Women in Leadership Symposium

Learn more about the Women in Leadership Symposium here.