Renee Bennett

President

Wilson Ryan Grose (Partner)

Renee is the Partner of our Succession Law workgroup at wilson/ryan/grose Lawyers. She holds a Bachelor of Laws degree and is a local to the Townsville legal profession, graduating from James Cook University. Renee is a Queensland Law Society Accredited Specialist in Succession Law and an Adjunct Lecturer with the College of Law in the Masters of Law – Applied Law program. Renee previously served for many years on the Board of Cootharinga North Queensland and as a committee member of STEP Qld. She is the current Chair of the Queensland Law Society Succession Law Specialist Accreditation Committee.

Kirsty Keyes

Vice-President & Education Co-Ordinator

Keyes & Co Property (Business Manager)

Bio:

Established in 2012 by leading Townsville real estate sales team, Damien and Kirsty Keyes, Keyes & Co. Property is a specialist residential real estate sales office servicing the greater Townsville region. Being home grown products themselves, Damien and Kirsty are passionate about this region and have forged strong links with the community and are recognised as leaders in their field. This is due to their intense customer focus they bring to every challenge combined with their highly professional approach which has led to some amazing results for their clients over the years. With their wealth of local knowledge and an army of repeat clients and referral business behind them already, the time was right to take their career to the next level and create a true sales machine that delivers spectacular results for their clients whilst keeping them informed every step of the way.

Best Piece of Advice Received:

The grass is greener where you water it.

Tracey Mayhew

Treasurer

Findex (Associate Partner)

Bio:

Tracey is an Associate Partner at Findex Townsville. With over 15 years’ professional experience, Tracey is a sought-after audit specialist with a diverse range of experience having worked on external audit, accounting and financial reporting advisory engagements in the not-for-profit, private and public sector in Queensland.

Tracey’s clients benefit from her comprehensive knowledge of current and emerging issues and her recognised expertise, professionalism and excellent communication skills have crafted long-standing client relationships and delivered consistently effective results.

Tracey holds a Bachelor of Commerce from The University of Southern Queensland, is a Member of Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand and a Registered Company Auditor.

Best Piece of Advice Received:

Fall asleep with a dream and wake up with a purpose.

Shantelle Scovell

Immediate Past-President

Marsh Advantage Insurance (Assistant Branch Manager)

Bio:

Shantelle is Branch Manager of Marsh (formerly JLT) Townsville Branch. She is a Qualified Practicing Insurance Broker (NIBA) and Fellow CIP (ANZIIF) and holds a Graduate Diploma of Insurance and Financial Services. Shantelle has more than 20 years of insurance experience with the last 18 years dedicated to regional broking; sharing insights, knowledge and putting clients first.  Shantelle is a Founding Member of North Queensland Insurance Charity Benefit and has previously served as a member on the Board for A Cure Starts Now charity.

Best Piece of Advice Received:

Lean in and out when you need to. You can’t do everything and no one expects you to, but you.

Naomi Seymore

Secretary & Governance Co-Ordinator

Wilson Ryan Grose (Associate)

Bio:

Naomi is an Associate of the Succession Law workgroup at wilson/ryan/grose Lawyers. She holds a Bachelor of Laws and Bachelor of Business degree and is a local to the Townsville legal profession, graduating from James Cook University.

Best Piece of Advice Received:

Never stop learning.

Gina Rahmel

Marketing, Web and Graphic Co-ordinator

GRD + Townsville Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery (Owner, Lead Designer + Admin Manager)

Bio:

Gina has a Bachelor’s Degree in Design Studies – Graphic Design plus a Master’s Degree in Business Communications specialising in Advertising & PR. She has owned her own graphic design business for 12+ years now. Gina has also worked out in the field for some well known advertising agencies plus have worked as the graphic & web designer for many private companies plus the Communications Officer/PR for a medical company. She is also the Administration Officer for her and her husband’s medical Practice in Townsville.

Best Piece of Advice Received:

NEVER judge a book by its cover!

Andrea Hughes

Memberships and Website Co-ordinator

Museum of Tropical Queensland (Head of Campus)

Bio:

Andrea is the Head of Museum of Tropical Queensland, a campus of the Queensland Museum Network. With over 20 years’ experience in communication and strategy, Andrea is passionate about promoting the museum’s extensive collections and research and aspires to creating a world-class museum that highlights the unique stories of Queensland. Andrea grew up in Townsville, and lived abroad for many years in Italy where she learned a new language and uncovered many useful life lessons like pineapple should not go near pizza, cream never goes in Carbonara and Bolognese should be served with rigatoni, not spaghetti.

Best Piece of Advice Received:

Failure is not the opposite of success, it’s part of it.

Emma Mooney

Events Co-ordinator

Marketing Communications Coordinator, Townsville Catholic Education

Bio:

Emma holds a Bachelor of Business, majoring in Marketing and Human Resource Management and has delivered strategic marketing and communications support for a number of local, state and national campaigns across a diverse range of industry sectors. Emma has proudly been a member of Townsville Business Women’s Circle management committee since 2022 and looks forward to continuing that support into the future.

Best Piece of Advice Received:

Claudia Smith

Mentoring Circles + Grants

Commbank Health (National Associate Director)

Bio:

Claudia is the Associate Director of Healthcare within CommBank Health, National Strategy & Insights Team. The S&I team lead thedevelopment and execution of the broader health sector strategy for Business Banking within the dedicated CommBank Health vertical. She works frontline health bankers across the full spectrum of the health sector, from primary care businesses (General Practice) to Aged Care and Seniors Living.

Best Piece of Advice Received:

Hard work beats talent when talent doesn’t work hard.

Rebecca Dubois

Sponsorship Co-ordinator

People & Culture Manager (Harmony Gold)

Bio:

Rebecca is the People & Culture Manager for Harmony Gold on their Eva Copper Mine Project located 76 km northwest from Cloncurry.

Best Piece of Advice Received:

Don’t sweat the small stuff