Our team

Meet the team

National Office Staff
National Committee

National Office Staff

Maree Overall - CEO

Maree Overall EMILY's List CEO A member of ELA since 1997, a past ALP local branch president and feminist activist, Maree has vast campaigning experience.

Maree has a background in science and a PhD in Biochemistry, with a 7-year post-doctoral career in the university sector that also involved public and political advocacy for medical research. Upon leaving academia she forged a path in the small business of conference management mainly for the association industry. Before taking on the CEO role at ELA, Maree was Senior Advisor to Minister Fiona Richardson during the Victorian Royal Commission into Family Violence. Her main responsibility was for the development and implementation of the Strategy for the Prevention of Family Violence and All Forms of Violence Against Women and for key aspects relating to women's leadership, economic security, STEMM and health and well-being in preparation of Victoria's first Gender Equality Strategy.

"I'm not prepared to wait another 114 years to reach gender equality at the current rate of change; equal representation and electing progressive women is fundamental to achieving equality for everyone."

Bree Davis - Finance Officer

Our finance officer has more than 20 years experience in bookkeeping and cash flow management. Bree is the director of Davis VA - a boutique and bespoke company of virtual assistants who handles all aspects of the administration spectrum from bookkeeping and tax returns to social media management and off site business management.

Kim Travers - Membership Officer

After joining the Australian Labour Party in the ‘90’s, it became obvious to Kim that women needed a fairer playing field to get preselected and supported into political office. Kim became an EMILY’s list member after learning about affirmative action, what had been achieved and the challenges still needing to be faced.

Kim has always been a Trade Union member and after many years of being a shop steward and delegate, moved to Federal CPSU as an Organiser. Kim Travers has been an EMILY’s List volunteer in Queensland, Australian Capital Territory and Victoria for decades.

"My part time role as Membership officer is the most effective use of my organising, financial, training and theatrical skills I have acquired over the past 40 years."