Background
Craik, Wendy Jean was born on December 5, 1949 in Canberra, ACT, Australia. Daughter of Duncan Robert and Audrey Mavis (Ion) Craik.
Craik, Wendy Jean was born on December 5, 1949 in Canberra, ACT, Australia. Daughter of Duncan Robert and Audrey Mavis (Ion) Craik.
Bachelor of Science with honours, Australian National University, Canberra, 1973. Doctor of Philosophy in Zoology (fisheries), University British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada, 1978. Graduate diploma in Management, Capricornia Institute Advanced Education, Queensland, Australia, 1986.
From substantive clerk class 9 to assistant Executive officer, Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority, Townsville, Australia, 1978-1984;
assistant Executive officer research and monitoring section, Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority, Townsville, 1984-1987, 88-90;
director planning and management section, Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority, Townsville, 1990-1992;
senior Executive officer, Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority, Townsville, 1992-1995;
executive director, National Farmers' Federation, Barton, ACT., Australia, since 1995. Member numerous coms.including East Coast Tuna Management Advisory Committee, 1987-1992, Australian committee of the International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources, Marine subcommittee 1992, chair 1994-1995), Intomarc Management Committee, 1993-1995, Queensland Fisheries Policy Council, 1993-1995, GreatBarrier Reef Aquarium advisory board, 1993-1994, selection committee Queensland Fishieries Management Authority, 1994, advisory board Australian Institute Maritime Law, 1994, management committee National Farmers Federation, since 1995, Trustee Australian Farmers' Fighting Fund, since 1995, Gatton College Advisory Council, 1996-1997, Department of Management, since 1996, advising committee National Landcare, since 1996, Association of International Marathons and Distance Races. Council, since 1997, Institute Land and Water Resrouce Board, since 1997.
Chair advisory Land and Water Svc., since 1996.
Fellow Academy Technology and Science Engineering, Australian Institute Company Directors. Member Institute Public Administration Australia, Environment Institute Australia, Australian Coral Reef Society, Australian Women in Agriculture.
Married Grant Hawley, December 22, 1979.