Sonia Marshall has a 30-year career in NSW Health, starting as an ICU nurse at Griffith Base Hospital, before working in a range leadership roles in rural, regional and urban settings.
She joined South Western Sydney Local District in 2016 as Director Nursing,
Midwifery and Performance, where she focused on transforming care and experiences for the workforce, patients and community.
As Incident Controller for SWSLHD’s COVID-19 Emergency Operations Centre, her remarkable leadership ensured the safety of staff and the diverse community throughout the fast-moving and everchanging response.
Sonia is also passionate about the future of healthcare, through teaching and
mentoring, and fostering research. She established the South Western Sydney Nursing and Midwifery Research Alliance, partnering with the Ingham Institute for Applied Medical Research and seven universities and is Adjunct Associate Professor, School of Nursing and Midwifery at WSU and Honorary Principal Fellow, Faculty of Science, Medicine and Health at UoW.
She has completed an MBA, a BSc (Nursing) and studies in Intensive Care
Nursing, Public Administration and Health Leadership.
