Ryl Gardner
Ryl is an experienced leader and senior Human Resources specialist with more than three decades of practical experience across a range of Government sectors and industries including mining, manufacturing, retail, tourism and hospitality, health and education.
As one of the first female professionals in Central Queensland’s coal mining industry, Ryl remains a passionate and focused advocate for the region with strong family ties to Gladstone.
Ryl has managed her own management consulting and Business Performance Coaching business for more than 20 years. She has significant experience in designing and managing change processes and an in depth knowledge of best practice and business improvement in employee management.
Her people passion has given her invaluable insights as a leadership and performance coach, and led her to successfully developing and pioneering a program in business performance which focuses on work life integration.
Ryl is a Board Director of Gladstone Ports Corporation and Chair of the People, Performance and Culture Committee; a Board Member of Central Queensland Hospital and Health Service and member of the Finance and Audit Committee, a Board Director of CQ Shines Foundation and Director of Roseberry Qld.
Ryl holds a number of advisory and mentoring roles at CQUniversity including member and Chair of the CQUniversity Gladstone Regional Engagement Committee/Growth and Advisory Committee since 2010; an appointed Member of the Ceremonial and Honorary Awards Committee; an Industry Advisor to the Faculty of Business (Bachelor and Masters programs) and a Student Mentor.
