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Our CEO and Board

Find out more about our Chief Executive Officer, Chairperson and Directors of the Board

Find out more about our Chief Executive Officer, Chairperson and Directors of the Board

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About our CEO and Board

Our organisation is governed by a Board of seven members who are elected annually. The Board engages our Chief Executive Officer to lead the operations and activities of the organisation.

Ross Leggett

Chief Executive Officer

  • Commenced the role in November 2021
  • Based in Wide Bay Burnett

Scott Patterson

Chairperson

  • Commenced the role in November 2023
  • Based in the Darling Downs

Dan Hunt

Director of the Board

  • Commenced the role in March 2024
  • Based in South East Queensland

Leanne Rudd

Director of the Board

  • Commenced the role in October 2020
  • Based in Wide Bay Burnett

Louise Winten

Director of the Board

  • Commenced the role in November 2022
  • Based in South West Queensland

Megan Devlin

Director of the Board

  • Commenced the role in November 2017
  • Based in Maranoa

Ros Heit

Director of the Board

  • Commenced the role in November 2021
  • Based in Wide Bay Burnett

Simone Parker

Director of the Board

  • Commenced the role in May 2020
  • Based in Central Queensland

How we’ve helped Queenslanders

Over 10,000

Primary producers supported

Over 2,000

Small businesses supported

Over $2.2 mil

Delivered in funding initiatives to individuals, businesses and communities

Over $300K

Delivered in targeted grants to small businesses

Rural Solutions Queensland

Funded by the Australian Government and Queensland Government

Registered charity

We support diversity and the equal inclusion of all persons, regardless of any identity markers. We acknowledge Traditional Owners of Country and pay our respects to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures.

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