In celebration of International Women’s Day some amazing EduGrowth members are leading the way in EdTech and inspiring future generations to follow in their footsteps.
In the last three years, our data shows that the number of women leaders has increased to now equal 28% of the total leader size, with the following sector breakdowns:

The Australian education sector workforce is dominated by women in all verticals with one glaring exception: the EdTech ecosystem.
An initiative EduGrowth has undertaken to support a better representation of women EdTechs is the formation of the Women’s Education Leaders Syndicate. The Syndicate, in partnership with Investment NSW, was created to foster a space where women in Sydney’s EdTech ecosystem can professionally connect and support one another.
Syndicate members meet quarterly over a calendar year to foster executive connections and mentoring where they’ll be joined by guest presenters such as Rita Ferrandino, Kerri-Lee Krause, Sandra Heldsinger and Rachel Bentvelzen.
If you would like to learn more about our Syndicate and possibly join for 2024, please email [email protected]
Let’s celebrate some of the amazing EdTech leaders below – they are all doing some truly remarkable work in the sector.

Monica Hayhurst
CEO & Founder | Brighter Australia

Nikki Bonus
Founder & CEO | Life Skills Group

Maureen Baker
Director | RollCall

Natalie Mactier
CEO | Vivi

Kate Britt
Interim CEO | Capability.co

Belinda Vesey-Brown
Founder | Meet Aandi

Cassie Martin
Head of Sales | Sentral

Hansi Nissanka
CEO and Founder | You2Mentor

Alina Hunter
CEO & Founder | Cleverbean

Denice Pitt
CEO | Online Education Services

Dana Samaan
Co-Founder | Skills Leap Australia

Cath Godfrey
Non Executive Director | Copyright Agency

Lucy Chambers
Co-Founder | Cleverbean

Claire Sadler
Executive Director, Market Development | Online Education Services

Daniele Tanner
Co-CEO and Founder | Social Media College

Kadi Taylor
Head of Government Relations and Economics | Seek

Margo Griffith
Principal Skills Consultant | Edalex

Dr Clare Harding
Executive Director, Strategy | Online Education Services

Clare Feeney
Head of Product | Stile Education

Liv Pennie
CEO & Co-Founder | BECOME Education

Deb Paine
Chief People Officer | Education Horizons

Andrea Burrows
Managing Director, UK | Online Education Services

Jaclyn Rooney
Head of Teacher Engagement & Professional Learning | Stile Education

Tania Price
CEO & Founder | Entropolis

Liz Malady
Executive Director, Human Resources | Online Education Services

Jayde Taylor
Chief Financial Officer | Stile Education

Angela Alcock
Managing Director & Founder | Flohh

Sue Kokonis
Chief Academic Officer | Online Education Services

Tania Gomez
Founder & Managing Director | Strawberry Solutions

Elaine Starkey
CEO & Founder | Global Study Partners

Nicola Cresp
Executive Director, International | Online Education Services

Danielle McGloin
COO | Strawberry Solutions

Donna Hanson Squires
COO | Guroo Producer

Sacha Nouwens
Executive Director, Student Experience and Insights | Online Education Services

Libby Holyoak
Business Director | Student Edge

Katya Komarova
Co-Founder | Opentute

Karen Markell
CFO | Studiosity

Maria Spies
Co-CEO | HolonIQ

Fleur Johnson
CEO and Founder | Peoplebench

Denise Stewart
Chief Product Officer | Studiosity

Joanne Jakovich
Co-Founder & CEO | Humanacy

Liling Ong
Founder | PIEX Education

Prof Judyth Sachs
Chief Academic Officer | Studiosity

Samantha Hurley
CEO | 25Eight

Sarah Rich
Head of Education and Co-Founder | Inquisitive

Tammy Anson Smith
COO | Pixevety

Yasmin Anwar
Owner/Director | Studynet

Natalie Kradolfer
Co-Founder & Managing Director | Amplify Music Education

Stephenie Pulis-Cassar
Global Chief Operating Officer | InternMatch

Natalie Miller
Head of Marketing, CX & Corporate Communications | Ready Tech

Brianna MacDonald
Founder | The Care Co

Stella Liliendal
Founder | Australian Teacher Aide

Howell Williams
Chief Development Officer | Keypath Education

Sarah Chamberlain
CEO and Founder

Felicity Thomlinson
Head of Growth | Typsy

Gloria Gomez
CoFounder | OceanBrowser

Jeanette Cheah
CEO & Founder | HEX