Vice President
Errika Meades
Errika has worked extensively with the Australian Defence industry for 31 years, growing up in the Hunter Valley NSW and joining the Navy in 1987. Commissioned as a Naval Officer in 1988, she spent twelve years serving as a Supply Officer employed in seagoing and shore positions based in Sydney (including HMAS Platypus), Cairns, Jervis Bay and Darwin. Errika entered the private sector in 1998 as a small business consultant developing business plans for Start-ups. This laid the foundation for a consulting career working with Canberra-based Defence management consulting firms. Errika also participates in many not for profit and Defence industry organisations and has been a member of the SIA Committee for over twelve months. Committed to supporting the future submarine workforce, she champions a public education campaign that strives to showcase the history and role of Australian submarines.