Sam is an experienced Board Chair, Non Executive Director and former CEO with over 25 years governance, human capital, commercial law and industrial relations experience in highly regulated infrastructure, banking, energy, logistics, technology and government sectors. She is the Chair of AUSFILM International and Chair of Newcastle Airport Ltd, which serves as a nationally significant aviation gateway and critical infrastructure asset serving Australia's largest regional economy. Sam is an independent Non Executive Director at Capricorn Society Ltd and chairs the University of Newcastle Business School Advisory Board. She serves on EnergyCo's advisory board, governing the delivery of NSW Renewable Energy Zones (REZs) under the Electricity Infrastructure Roadmap, overseeing coordinated investment in transmission, generation, storage and firming infrastructure across five priority regions. Sam is the President of the NSW Division and a Fellow of the Australian Institute of Company Directors and a Fellow of the Governance Institute of Australia. She is a Professor of Practice at the University of Newcastle Business School, a former Telstra Business Woman of the Year Award winner and a member of Chief Executive Women.