Stevie-Lee Knott is a senior public-sector leader with extensive experience across emergency management, training and capability development, strategic program delivery, and governance within New South Wales.
She currently holds the role of Associate Director, Strategic Implementation at the NSW Premier’s Department, where she leads complex, cross-government initiatives focused on effective delivery, stakeholder engagement, and measurable outcomes. Her work spans strategic implementation, policy execution, and organisational change across large, multi-agency environments.
Previously, Stevie-Lee held senior leadership roles within Resilience NSW, including Senior Manager, Training, Exercises and Evaluation, and Manager, Training and Capability Development, where she was responsible for the design, delivery, and evaluation of emergency management capability frameworks and large-scale multi-agency exercises.
Stevie-Lee spent nearly seven years with Fire and Rescue NSW, where she held senior roles including Program Manager – Training and Senior Project Officer, Training Action Plan. In these positions, she led complex, high-value training programs, oversaw program governance, supported executive-level decision-making, and ensured alignment with organisational strategy, compliance requirements, and operational readiness. Her work included program and project governance, change management, workforce capability uplift, and executive reporting to senior leadership and Ministers.
