Maree Davenport – Her Place Board Director

Maree was the youngest woman elected to the Parliament of Victoria, aged 28, and served two terms. She was appointed as Parliamentary Secretary for Health, Housing, Community Services and Aged Care, Member & Deputy Chair of the Joint All-Party Scrutiny of Acts and Regulations Committee, Chair of the Redundant Legislation and Regulation Review SARC Committees and other senior policy roles.

Since leaving Parliament, Maree has run her business, Regs and Corporate Advisory Pty Ltd, specialising in regulatory review, advocacy, gender equity and leadership mentoring. She has served in numerous roles as CEO and C-suite support.

With qualifications in governance and risk (AICD and GIA), Maree has earned a Master of Leadership in gender equality and specialises in workplace Gender Equality Action Plans and Audits. She has long-standing expertise in women’s workplace equity and access. Maree is an AMDRAS-accredited Multidisciplinary and Online Mediator and an appointed ADR practitioner with the Australian Small Business and Family Enterprise Ombudsman (ASBFEO). Maree is a professional member of the Mediation and Resolution Institutes and a professional speaker through Saxton and ICMI.

 ​Maree serves on the Board of the St Vincent’s Institute of Medical Research Foundation and is a Member of Chief Executive Women (CEW); Maree has been an Ambassador for Carlton Football Club since 2013. She has been appointed as Ambassador for the Housing Industry Association (HIA) Building Women. She is a member of the National Association of Women in Construction (NAWIC),  Women in Public Health, Women on Boards, and Victorian Women’s Trust.

 Maree is the author of The Australian Guide to Living Well with Endometriosis, which was published by Wiley in March 2025. She is a member of the World Congress on Endometriosis organising committee and Chair of the Patient Liaison committee for the event, which will be held in Sydney in May 2025. She has also been a member of the Australian Government Expert Endometriosis Group and other health and research advisory committees.

 For seven years, Maree Chaired the Victorian Minister for Planning’s Building Advisory Council, which comprised the peak bodies and regulators in the building and construction industry: the VBA, VMIA, CAV, and Department of Planning. She was a Member of the Victorian Building Authority Building Appeals Board (BAB), a specialist expert tribunal that makes decisions about matters relating to legislation, regulation, codes, and practitioner registration.

 Maree is an Inaugural Foundation member of Monash Children’s Hospital. She served on the Board of an endometriosis charity, was previously President of Wavlink disability service for 7 years, founded Angel Babies Foundation, and supports many organisations that provide a helping hand to people in need.