Colin Steddy, Executive Officer
He thrives on experimentation and is deeply committed to using hemp as a tool for building a better world.
December 2025
Maxine Shea, Executive Officer
Maxine Shea is the co-founder of Hemp Collective, an award-winning Australian business based in the Byron Shire.
Harrison Marsh, Executive Officer
Harrison. champions hemp-based solutions that are reshaping the future of construction.
Lisa Flower, Executive Officer
Lisa has an extensive career in communications, marketing, project management and event management in both the private and public sector.
Connie Minos, Public Officer
Connie is particularly interested in how hemp can be utilised in primary health care and early intervention in relation to community health, housing, education, and employment, and is always keen to collaborate where able.
Janet Price, Treasurer
Janet changed what the farm produced by firstly growing spelt, and now licensed to grow hemp. Janet has also been an owner-builder of a hemp home.
Ashford Hemp Industries
Ashford Hemp Industries (AHI) designs and builds purpose-built hemp processing machinery that enables individuals, farmers, and regional communities to unlock the full economic and environmental value of industrial hemp.
Hemp Wellness: Topical Use
Hemp wellness products for topical use, like balms, creams and salves, are gaining popularity for good reason. Made from industrial hemp, these products are non-psychoactive and designed to support the skin and body from the outside in.
Jeremy Thomas, Secretary
Jeremy Thomas is Secretary of iHemp NSW and brings a strong background in sustainability, communications and sector-building within the industrial hemp and bio-based construction space.
Jaimie Milling, President
Jaimie Milling is a fourth-generation farmer who has been in the agriculture industry all his life.