Cheryl is the Science and Innovation Director at Natural Hazards Research Australia (NHRA), Australia's research centre for natural hazards resilience and disaster risk reduction. With the reality that "everything is connected and 'where' is critical to thriving, now and into the future", Cheryl is passionate about being 'ahead of ready' - enabling resilient and regenerative communities through evidence-based decision-making that is locally relevant. This involves industry and government partnerships to enable research that provides right-time and right-place solutions.