Chrissie Clark - Breaking Diversity Barriers in Maritime, Diversity Initiatives and Lessons from Mining (#4)

Chrissie Clark is the Programme Manager for Diversity & Skills with Maritime UK.  Chrissie has made great strides so far in her first year in the post strengthening the existing Women in Maritime Network and Launching the LBGT Maritime Network, the Ethnicity in Maritime Network and the Mental Health Network.  All of the networks hold monthly meetings and engagement has been incredible so far.Chrissie started her career in Diversity in Australia within the Mining sector.  You could argue Maritime and Mining are comparable in their make up and Chrissie describes some of the ways in which they broke barriers consistently and aims to do the same within her current role.We touch on the more personal side of moving your family around the world and try to settle in during a global pandemic and the challenges both physical and mental.  Chrissie is incredibly passionate about all of her groups and none more so than Mental Health, it has been a hard year for millions around the world and this network has been such an important resource for seafarers and shore based employees that may have been struggling throughout and beyond the COVID Pandemic.It was a real pleasure to interview Chrissie, her positivity and passion is infectious and I hope you enjoy the podcast.