Ms Donna Rygate

B EC (Hons), M Plan, Dip Gov, JD, GDLP, GAICD, MPIA, FIPAA, FICDA

Donna Rygate has a wealth of experience as chair or member of various Boards, statutory bodies, planning panels, and audit and risk committees (in Commonwealth, state, and local government spheres).

Donna was previously Chief Executive of Local Government NSW and before that worked in chief and senior executive, policy, communications, governance and operational roles in the NSW public sector for more than 25 years including as Chief Executive Officer of the NSW Office of Communities.

In 1988 Donna became a partner in the Canowindra farming and grazing property that has been in her family for more than 130 years.

Donna has an Economics degree with Honours in Government and Public Administration, a Masters degree in Planning, a Diploma of Governance and a Juris Doctor degree (law masters). Donna is also an Australian Institute of Company Directors course graduate, a Fellow of the Institute of Public Administration and a Fellow of the Institute of Community Directors Australia.