Lynette Upton is a Nyamal woman from the Pilbara region.
She has an extensive 34-year career in the mining industry, where she has held a number of leadership roles developing strategies that have contributed to the increased participation and retention of Aboriginal and Torres Strait islander (ATSI) peoples. This involved identifying, challenging and modifying mainstream systems, polices and processes that were preventing ATSI people from securing employment within the mining industry.
Ms Upton held a key role in the introduction of a number of regional FIFO programs implemented specifically for ATSI people only. She has also modelled and lead pre-employment and training programs that enabled inexperience ATSI people to transition into the mining industry at their own pace.
