Our Board

Our selected Board Members represent active members of our local community who are passionate about advocating change.

Melissa Histon – Founder/Chairperson

After founding The Sista Code in 2014, Melissa founded the Got Your Back Sista non-profit organisation in January 2016 to see vulnerable women thriving and living independently. She brings a…

Belinda Smith – Director

Belinda is CEO of niche insurer Rapid Solutions and registered training organisation Rapid Training, a role held since 2017. With a career spanning construction and public sector education, Belinda is…

Chad Watson – Director

Chad Watson started a journalism cadetship with the Newcastle Herald in the late 1980s – about the same time the World Wide Web was invented. He spent his formative years…

Melanie Hamilton – Director

Melanie Hamilton is the Managing Director for Hamilton Taggart Business Advisors. Melanie is a member of CPA Australia and specialises in taxation and accounting for small business. She is passionate…