Mary Crooks

Mary Crooks, AO is an Australian feminist and public policy specialist. She has been the Executive Director of the Victorian Women’s Trust since 1996. She has led numbers of initiatives,  exhibitions and publications through the Trust, directed at celebrating the achievements of women and supporting and mentoring young people to build respect for women. This includes initiatives such as Ordinary Women, Extraordinary Lives, Be The Hero!, The Paradox of Service, and the online publication Sheilas.org.au. She has been recognised by many awards: 2000 Inaugural Winner, Vida Goldstein Award; 2001 Centenary Medal for outstanding service to women ;2001 Inducted into the Victorian Honour Roll of Women; 2012 Officer of the Order of Australia; 2016 Winner, Public Policy category, Australian Financial Review/Westpac’s 100 Women of Influence.