Grace Hutchison

• Managed the development and finalisation of Western Australia’s (WA) State Disability Strategy through significant consultation with people with disability, as well as other key stakeholders to build a strategy that supports a more inclusive WA
• Managed a Functional and Efficiency Review of a government agency, leading the analysis of functional areas and staff and stakeholder engagement; and the development of the agency’s operating model and transformation plan to realise the implementation of the review’s recommendations
• Supported redesign of how the WA Government operates in a high-profile region, facilitating cross-government senior executives to identify bold but practical solutions
• Managed implementation of the inaugural season of the WA Football League Women (WAFLW), completing the female football talent pathway to ensure transition of talented female footballers to the AFLW
• Developed an outcomes-based, state-wide service delivery model and commissioning strategy for a government department.

Grace has a breadth of experience in a range of sectors, with previous roles in strategy, marketing, and academia; all of which cut across some of our most critical points of social connection: sport, culture and the arts, and social policy. She is a passionate advocate for women in sport (both playing and administrating). She also holds a Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in history and politics and international relations from the University of WA.

Grace is an avid traveller, hockey player and Fremantle Dockers tragic.