Bernadette Uzelac

Bernadette is the former Chief Executive of the Geelong Chamber of Commerce. She previously operated a successful recruitment and human resources company, growing it from a regional start-up business to an international organisation for multinational clients and joint ventures in Hong Kong and Singapore. She has a strong commercial and entrepreneurial background with skills in business development and marketing, brand management, strategic planning, human resources, change management, government relations, stakeholder engagement and media. Bernadette has several Victorian Government Ministerial Board appointments including Trustee of the Kardinia Park Stadium Trust, Chair of the Kardinia Park Advisory Committee and Trustee of the Geelong Cemeteries Trust. She is also a member of the Telstra Victorian Regional Advisory Council. Bernadette previously served as Chair of the Victorian Small Business Ministerial Council, Chair of the Geelong Tech School Committee, Board Member of G21 Geelong Region Alliance, and Deputy Chair of the Committee for Geelong.