Daniela Conesa migrated to Australia from Argentina with her family in 2003. Born in Argentina, she has lived in Canada, the USA, Peru and Argentina, before finally moving to Australia.

She and her family settled in Mount Gambier in the State’s South East, through the Regional Skilled Migration Scheme. Her husband works as a farming consultant.

Daniela is a graduate of the University of Buenos Aires, where she studied Biology. She has an extensive background in research and teaching at the secondary and university level.

Daniela was the South East’s first Community Settlement Services Officer, and is also a NAATI-accredited English-Spanish interpreter. She has also been a bilingual School Services Officer, a community representative on SAMEAC’s South East Regional Advisory Committee for the past three years and was a volunteer committee member organising the South East’s Multicultural Festival. 

She is currently employed as a Senior Policy Officer with the South East Natural Resources Management Board.