Samantha Maria Andreas is an environmental chemist and occupational health and safety expert in the mining industry of Papua New Guinea.
[1][2] She was the inaugural Young Achiever awardee from the first year of the Westpac Women in Business Awards, and is also a recipient of the Chevening Scholarships to study in the United Kingdom.
[4] After completing her degree, Andreas stated that she wanted to work as a business analyst, striving to improve the mining industry in Papua New Guinea.
She subsequently held positions in occupational health and safety, EHSM SAP solution, project management, and business improvement.
[2] When Andreas was recognized in 2008 by Westpac's Women in Business Awards, as a Young Achiever, it was in recognition as the work she had undertaken to upgrade her employer's safety systems.