Cindy Cassidy was appointed as the Director of the Southern NSW Drought Resilience and Innovation Hub in 2021, where she has a built a team which is passionate about delivering on the Hub’s vision of Connected and Adaptable People and Places, Prepared to Respond to Future Challenges and Capitalise on Opportunities. Cindy is a Graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors and she has graduate and post graduate qualifications in science and agriculture. Her 25+ year career includes research and business management at some of Australia’s largest agribusinesses along with working in regional NSW as CEO of a not-for-profit farming systems group, FarmLink Research. In 2015 Cindy received the RIRDC (AgriFutures) NSW/ACT Rural Women’s award and used the award to explore national and international approaches to agricultural innovation and on farm adoption of change. Cindy is currently a Director and Chair of the Audit Committee for AgriFutures.