The Big Mob, STEM it up Project
This podcast series is hosted by Associate Professor Marnee Shay and the Australia's Women in STEM Ambassador, who support the Commonwealth Government's Pathway to Diversity in STEM Review.
This podcast is part of a research project called Big Mob STEM it Up.
Quandamooka postdoctoral fellow, Ren Perkins, yarns with 12 Indigenous trailblazers in STEM.
Listen to hear their stories and experiences in STEM fields.
Artwork by Tara-Rose Gonebale
The Big Mob, STEM it up Project
Episode 8: Bonny Rawson
Bonny Rawson is a Ballardong Noongar woman. She grew up in Boorloo (Perth) and is now living and working in Naarm (Melbourne). She is currently working as a Senior Product Technologist at Coles. She has a Bachelor of Science (Food Science & Technology) from Curtin University. She has worked in various roles at Coles for 9 years. Whist at university she joined CareerTrackers, a program that provides internships for Indigenous students in the corporate space, she interned with Qantas. She then joined Coles as a Quality Inspector at the Perth Distribution centres and went onto the Coles Store Support Centre Graduate Program where she has continued her career to now a Senior Product Technologist. She is a member of the Coles First Nations Team Member Network Committee and has been on the Advisory Committee for CSIRO Young Indigenous Women’s STEM Academy. She is passionate about supporting the younger generation of STEM through mentoring and guidance.