International Womens Day 2018 Breakfast hosted by Zonta Club of Peel - Has Ended

After graduating with high distinction in criminal justice
administration and working for the Department of Justice
Victoria, Sonja Cox relocated to WA’s Department of
Corrective Services in 1996. During her 18 year career with
Corrections, Sonja had roles in community corrections, adult
custodial and victim services. Today Sonja holds the
position of Assistant Director Strategy and Planning with
Western Australia Police and is responsible for developing
and implementing the agencies vision and strategic direction
to ensure a safer community for all West Australians.
From a personal perspective, Sonja’s greatest achievements
are her three sons. “They bring inspiration, hope, love and
an enormous amount of happiness and grounding to my life.
They keep me ‘real’ and, of course, busy! I love having the
opportunity to see and hear about the world through their
eyes and thoughts.” From a work perspective, Sonja’s
proudest achievements were the securing of $6 million from
Government for GPS tracking for dangerous sex offenders,
the development of a robust suite of performance indicators
for community and youth justice and working in remote WA
for three years where she experienced Aboriginal culture
and communities. As a result of her outstanding contribution
to the public sector, Sonja won the Community and
Government sector category of the Telstra Business
Women’s Award as well as the overall 2013 Telstra WA
Business Woman of the Year. Sonja is currently studying an
Executive Masters in Public Administration. She is a fellow
of Leadership WA and gives back to the community through
mentoring and inspiring rising leaders across sectors.