Our Team

Glenys joined RDA as our inaugural CEO in April 2010, where her key roles are to facilitate and advocate for economic development outcomes across the north and north-west Queensland region.

Glenys’ previous roles include CEO of Townsville Enterprise, and senior roles at the Australian Trade Commission such as the National Manager Major Events, Senior Trade Commissioner Malaysia and Trade Commissioner Sendai, Japan. Glenys also worked for Northwest Airlines and retail travel agencies in Japan and Australia.

In March 2020, Glenys was appointed as Chair of the Advisory Group on the Northern Australia Agenda by the Minister for Resources, Water and Northern Australia the Hon Keith Pitt MP. The purpose of the Advisory Group is to provide advice to the Ministerial Forum on Northern Development on refreshing the northern Australia agenda.

In her private capacity, Glenys is the Chair of the JCU Townsville Fire Women’s National Basketball League team and recently completed a 4 year term as Chair of the Tourism Reef Advisory Committee at the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority.

Glenys is a graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors, a Fellow of the Institute of Managers and Leaders Australia New Zealand and holds a Master of Arts from St Pauls University in Tokyo and a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Queensland.