As the executive assistant and office administrator of the Association of Mining & Exploration Companies (AMEC), Anne Marie Doig is responsible for the overall office management, accounts and providing executive assistance to the chief executive. She spent several years working in the forestry sector as a personal assistant where she was responsible for organising conferences and training events, as well as managing a vast travel booking portfolio. Prior to that, she ran the administration of a small school during its startup phase. Ms Doig is not new to the mining industry as her early years were spent in and around Kalgoorlie, in various mining jobs including fieldwork and accounts management.