Dr Sarah Pearce named 2020 Telstra NSW Business Woman of the Year

Dr Sarah Pearce
AAL Board Director and the 2020 Telstra NSW Business Woman of the Year, Dr Sarah Pearce.

AAL would like to congratulate Dr Sarah Pearce, AAL Board Director, who was recently named  2020 Telstra New South Wales Business Woman of the Year.

Sarah also won the Public Sector and Academia award, recognising women who dedicate themselves to making an impact in education or public service. 

An internationally recognised physicist, Sarah leads a team of over 250 as the Deputy Director of Astronomy and Space Science at CSIRO. As part of her award, Sarah was commended for “her innovative space programs and committed to collaboration”. See more about her achievement here.

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