Rhondda Dickson

Dr Rhondda Dickson has been Chief Executive of the MDBA since June 2011. She led the development of a significant piece of national water reform — the Basin Plan — forging strong relationships with MDBA's partner governments and Basin communities. She received a Public Service Medal (PSM) for this work.

Before joining the MDBA Rhondda was closely involved in the development of the National Action Plan for Water Quality and Salinity, national forest policy and national approaches to vegetation management. She has worked across the full scope of practical natural resource management, including as Deputy Secretary of the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry and a senior executive at the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet, and the Department of the Environment.