Electrical Safety Board members

Keith McKenzie
Commissioner for Electrical Safety
Electrical Safety Board Chair

Keith started his electrical career in 1986. After gaining his electrical fitter and mechanics licence he worked for a number of companies on domestic, commercial, hospital, petrochemical and industrial projects.

He has served on a range of board and committees in apprentice training, construction, training competencies, workplace health and safety and Australian standards and has been a member of the Electrical Safety Board and Electrical Licensing Committee since 2011.

Christine King
Representing community

Christine is the former State President of the Queensland Country Women's Association (QCWA) and Chairman of the Board. Christine has worked with communities for over 53 years and the last 31 years has been involved with the QCWA. Having travelled extensively over the State, she is aware of the diversity in our communities and the challenges faced in rural and remote districts in times of drought and natural disasters.

Tracey Wilson
Representing community

Tracey is the owner of Working Visions, a Queensland consulting firm specialising in systemic change, strategy, governance, advocacy, and crisis communications with particular emphasis in community and stakeholder engagement and community capacity building.

Tracey has extensive Board experience including with the Cairns and Hinterland Hospital and Health Service, the Queensland Building Services Authority, and the International Association for Public Participation (IAP2) - the peak body for community and stakeholder engagement sector.

Leo Ward
Representing employers

Leo started his electrical career in 1974. Leo gained a variety of experiences over that time, which led him to start his own Cairns based electrical contracting business in 2003. Leo has worked in the Far North Queensland region specialising in critical and sustainability power systems supporting medical facilities and defence installations, and maintaining electrical resources to a variety of commercial, industrial and mining facilities.

Leo has been a member of Master Electricians Australia for the past 15 years and is now the Junior Vice-President. He is also a life member and part of the Alumni. Being part of Master Electricians Australia has given Leo the opportunity to provide mentoring in electrical training and safety. Leo is also a strong advocate of rural electrical safety.

David James
Representing employers

David started his electrical career in 1988 as an Electrical Fitter Mechanic and has worked in various senior roles growing and developing electrical businesses in large commercial, industrial, defence, health and infrastructure sectors. David is the Managing Director of Perigon.

David has been a member of the National Electrical and Communications Association (NECA) Qld Board since 2014, the Queensland NECA President from 2016 to 2025 and Vice President from 2025 to 2026. David is committed to growing the awareness of community and licence holders of the importance of promoting electrical safety.

Cassandra Tommasi
Representing workers

Cassandra is a valued worker for Stowe Australia, one of the leading contractors in the electrical industry. Cassandra has worked for Stowe Australia for over 10 years and has been a crucial part of both large-scale construction projects, and the Southern Queensland service division. Cassandra holds an Electrical Fitter Mechanic licence as well as holding licences in high risk works. Cassandra has always held a firm stance on fair and safe work practices.

Jason Young
Representing workers

Jason is the President of the Queensland and Northern Territory Electrical Trades Union. Jason has extensive experience in the electrical industry and holds an Electrical Fitter Mechanic licence. Jason is passionate about the safety of electrical workers and is a member of several other boards and associations. Including the State Council for the Electrical Trades Union, Electrogroup Board and the Queensland Council of Unions (QCU) Executive and Electrical Trades Union (ETU) Executive and National Divisional Executive. Jason is also a current member on the Electrical Licensing Committee.

Megan Barry
Deputy Director-General, Office of Industrial Relations

Megan was appointed as the Deputy Director-General, Office of Industrial Relations (OIR) in November 2025.

As Deputy Director-General for OIR, Megan is formally appointed by the Governor-in-Council as the Regulator for work health and safety, electrical safety, and workers’ compensation. Megan exercises the powers and functions of the Regulator as set out in the related legislation. In addition, Megan oversees governance, strategy, policy, and frontline compliance across work health and safety, electrical safety, workers’ compensation, and labour hire licensing. Megan also serves as a key advisor within Queensland’s industrial relations system.

For more than 25 years Megan has been recognised as a respected leader in both the public and private sectors with a focus on strategy, policy and service delivery. Her career spans across a diverse range of industries including education, tourism, retail, mining, transport, and energy.

Megan is passionate about public purpose work and her most recent roles have included Deputy Director-General roles with the Department of the Premier and Cabinet, and the Queensland Department of Education, and Deputy Commissioner with the Queensland Public Service Commission.

Megan holds tertiary qualifications in education and business and is a graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors.