Weller to lead foundation’s industry relations and program management
Experienced road safety and transport advocate Melissa Weller joins industry body Healthy Heads in Trucks & Sheds (HHTS).
Starting mid-August, Weller will serve as the mental health foundation’s director industry relations and program management
She brings extensive experience to HHTS, having worked in the road safety sector for more than nine years, managing road safety projects and campaigns.
She was most recently the safety health and wellbeing director at the ATA for four years, having commenced in 2017.
During this time, Melissa led the evidence-based design of SafeT360, the trucking industry’s major public facing safety exhibition, HHTS notes, and also managed safety accrediatation scheme TruckSafe.
More on Weller’s departure from the ATA, here
“Melissa has been engaged with HHTS for nearly three years having been actively involved in a steering committee that was established prior to the Foundation’s inception, working alongside industry colleagues to identify where support was needed regarding mental health and wellbeing in the Australian road transport, warehousing, and logistics industries,” HHTS CEO Naomi Frauenfelder says.
“Since the Foundation launched in August 2020, Melissa has continued this engagement as a prominent member of the HHTS Standards Working Group.
“The HHTS board is extremely delighted to welcome Melissa into this new role and looks forward to working closely with her to evolve the Foundation’s key projects and initiatives.
“Melissa brings a wealth of valuable on-the-ground industry experience to HHTS, which will support the Foundation in achieving its goal of industry-wide awareness and understanding of mental health and wellbeing.”
The ATA backs Weller in her new role and offers its gratitude for her time there.
“Melissa has been dedicated to making impactful changes relating to safety across the trucking industry during her four years at the ATA, her passion and enthusiasm for all areas of safety will be a great benefit to HHTS,” chair David Smith says.
“Alongside the Board I would like to extend my sincere thanks to Melissa for her dedication and drive as Safety Health and Wellbeing Director, we look forward to continuing to work with her at HHTS which is an important industry initiative that the ATA has closely supported.”