Meet our board members

Our Board are passionate about taking our region and FBA forward. Together they represent interests from a diverse cross-section of the central Queensland community.

Meet our staff Meet our members

Daniel Yates

Chair

Heath, safety and environment management | Risk management

Sandra Hobbs

Director

Risk Management l Human Resources l Strategic Planning

Cameron Hansen

Director

Dryland Cropping l Grazing

Myles Ballentine

Director

Dryland cropping | Grazing | Chickpea production

Melanie Jean Findlay

Director

Managing Partner of Rees R & Sydney Jones | Natural Resource Law | Environmental Markets

Megan Daniels

Director

Megan is an experienced regional professional with skills in ESG, finance and community leadership. She is an adept decision maker able to work in complex business settings. As a former local government councillor, regional board member and agricultural business owner Megan has an extensive and broad understanding of rural, regional and remote social and business environments.

Megan will also bring to FBA her high-level corporate governance skills gained as local government councillor; directorships to five not-for-profit organisations; and work in corporate banking in the United Kingdom and Australia. Megan’s career has enabled her to develop strong government, community and industry networks across all Fitzroy Basin catchment areas. Megan has a Bachelor of Business (Agribusiness) in addition to being a Graduate of Australian Institute of Company Directors (AICD)

Nick Krebs

Director

Having been in the agricultural industry for the past 20 years, Nick’s key to holding successful management positions are based on being a motivated leader, having good communication skills, great interpersonal skills and vast established industry network. Nick possesses a strong business acumen and has a high level of experience in natural resource management.

Nick was named a 2020 Nuffield Scholar and is currently undergoing various Australian Institute of Company Director’s courses including Governance Foundations course for NFP; Interpreting Financials and Governance in Action). Throughout Nick’s career he has also been an active member of the Alice Springs Pastoral Advisory Committee and a board member of the Northern Territory Cattleman’s Association.

Michael Thomson

Deputy Chair

Deputy Director of CQUniversity’s Institute for Future Farming Systems | Communications and Stakeholder Engagement Management