Tonya is an experienced workforce and capability development leader with over two decades of experience across vocational education, workplace solutions and industry operations. Throughout her career, she has led training organisations and delivered apprenticeship and traineeship pathways that support sustainable workforce outcomes and long-term capability building.
Tonya brings strong expertise in recruitment, mobilisation, process improvement, and cultural awareness, underpinned by agile leadership principles, change partnership approaches, and a deep commitment to psychosocial safety. Her work focuses on building practical, scalable systems that balance operational efficiency with the wellbeing of people and teams.
Her leadership style is collaborative and values-driven, centered on empowering people through clear processes, strong frameworks, and open communication. Tonya believes high-performing workforce solutions are built when people feel respected, supported, and enabled to grow.
Looking ahead, Tonya is focused on strengthening KingKira’s recruitment and mobilisation systems to support sustainable growth while maintaining cultural integrity. She is particularly passionate about developing talent pipelines that create long-term opportunities for Aboriginal people, ensuring KingKira’s workforce solutions continue to deliver excellence while staying true to KingKira’s purpose.