Careers Sessions

Perth

• Fiona Evans, Senior Managing Consultant Statistician, Data Analysis Australia.
• Alex Jenkins, Director, WA Data Science Innovation Hub.
• Natalia Kacperek, Chief Data Officer, WA Public Sector Commission.

Hobart

Joanne Potts

Joanne Potts is an ecological statistician based in southern Tasmania, is the director of The Analytical Edge Pty Ltd., a statistical consulting firm she has led since 2012. An Accredited Statistician with the Statistical Society of Australia, Joanne brings a wealth of expertise in survey design and data analysis across a broad spectrum of applications. Her main areas of expertise are estimating abundance invasive, rare and commercially harvested species; developing species distribution and demographic models, especially under climate change; and creating models of pest and disease spread to assess biosecurity risks. She holds a Bachelor of Science from the University of Melbourne (2003) and a PhD in Applied Statistics from the University of St Andrews, Scotland (2011).

Christchurch

• Theresa Nguyen, Senior Advisor, Recruitment and Talent Acquisition, Statistics New Zealand.