EPA Victoria has welcomed a new member to its Governing Board.

Sarah Thomson brings a wealth of experience with a 25-year background in finance, governance and risk

Sarah has diverse professional and personal experience and a strong commitment to ethical and values-based leadership and governance.

"I am very much looking forward to making a contribution to safeguarding the environment for the Victorian Community," said Sarah.

In addition, she also has broad-based executive experience primarily as a Chief Financial Officer but also in strategy development, digital, customer and community engagement.

Sarah is a Chartered Accountant, a Graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors and has degrees in Economics and Asian Studies from the Australian National University.

She has worked in diverse organisations in for-profit, for-purpose and government owned enterprises primarily in the international community development and water sectors and has spent a year working in an aboriginal corporation in Kakadu, Northern Territory.

Sarah has completed a number of leadership courses including the Minister for Water’s Insights Executive Leadership and Williamson Community Leadership programs.

She has a strong commitment to her regional home of Shepparton and has been the Chair of the Goulburn Murray Resilience Strategy for four years, a Board Member of the Rumbalara Football and Netball Club (a primarily aboriginal club) and a Committee Member of the Committee for Greater Shepparton (a business advocacy committee).

In welcoming Sarah to the EPA Governing Board, Chair Professor Kate Auty said; “Sarah is widely respected in the water industry and amongst her regional community and she brings great skills to the Board. As a Board we warmly welcome her appointment.”