Prior to joining Nous, Simona worked as the Stakeholder Engagement Manager at Standards Australia, managing the energy portfolio. In this role she worked with energy sector leaders to identify standards priorities to support efficiencies and enhance trade competitiveness. Prior to that she worked as a Project Manager at Standards Australia, developing international environmental management standards.
She holds a Bachelor of International Relations, with honours, majoring in International business. She studied for 12 months at University College Maastricht, The Netherlands, where she also did voluntary work advising the local council on energy self-sufficiency and the transition to renewable technologies.
Simona enjoys being outdoors; living by the beach she is often out walking, swimming and doing yoga. She enjoys reading, cooking and travelling as often as she can.