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Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

• Authored thought leadership articles on diversifying supply chains to procure goods and services fromIndigenous-owned businesses, driving awareness and action within corporate Australia• Provided strategic insights on fostering economic empowerment for Indigenous communities, aligningbusiness practices with sustainable and culturally respectful frameworks• Collaborated with industry leaders to highlight success stories of Indigenous enterprises, amplifying their impact and promoting best practices in business operations• Researched and analysed emerging trends in Indigenous entrepreneurship, creating actiona

• Delivered strategy workshops to Indigenous mid-to-senior-level managers, equipping them with tools to address complex business challenges and drive impactful decisions in their organisations• Designed and customised learning modules that integrate Indigenous cultural values with strategicframeworks, fostering practical solutions and culturally aligned outcomes• Facilitated sessions on stakeholder mapping and decision making, enabling participants to enhance their influence and leadership within diverse professional environments

Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

• Crafted the UNSW Business Schools EDI vision statement by researching competitor and industry partners EDI plans and aligning the faculties with our industry partners goals• Designed and delivered both faculty and university workshops for high school students including forprograms such as Gateway, Indigenous Youth Leaders Program and Girls in Business• Implemented Indigenous business representation in Work Integrated Learning courses, collaborating with CASE team to achieve a 3% representation target, creating equitable opportunities for students andboosting Indigenous business visibility• Developed alternative entry pathways for Indigenous students by partnering with TAFENSW, enablingseamless transitions into undergraduate business degrees, addressing a 5:1 disparity in Indigenousrepresentation between TAFE and UNSW• Formed partnerships with Indigenous educational organisations like AIEF and Aurora Education Foundation, increasing UNSW Business School’s visibility among Indigenous high school students and fostering direct engagement through tailored outreach• Launched a video campaign featuring Indigenous students to improve conversion rates, fostering a stronger connection between prospective students and UNSW, resulting in enhanced engagement• Championed Indigenous perspectives into UNSW’s Western Sydney expansion, addressing the region’sgrowing Indigenous population and increasing accessibility to business education• Identified and targeted key roles within UNSW Business School in collaboration with the Indigenous Officeto enhance recruitment and retention strategies, aligning with university-wide Indigenous engagementobjectives• Designed Indigenous student lifecycle map to gain understanding in Indigenous student journeys from high school to alumni, allowing faculty and industry partners to better support students

Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

• Created a site wide inventory system to track spending and help plan for purchase orders• Created formal procedures and protocols to show new and existing staff how to engage DSA clients• Digitised work and communications through already existing resources• Designed and implemented site wide organisational structure for key roles and responsibilities

Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

• Spearheaded the creation of Australia and New Zealand Events Planning Committee and the Events Design Showroom and led the hosting of five large-scale client events• Led media monitoring for market and competitor analysis on an ongoing basis, leading to early detection of market or competition trends that informed our business and sales strategy• Created and led the social media content marketing strategy, leading to 40% growth in awareness• Developed a methodology and culture of conducting marketing surveys to track ROI on marketing spend, improving the effectiveness of marketing spend by up to 30%, which played a crucial role in thedevelopment of Global Facebook Strategy and the Australia and New Zealand Intranet

Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

• Led the hiring for 11 cross discipline roles, leading business development efforts by chasing a high-growth target, while liaising with 300+ candidates and 250+ corporate clients• Led the groundwork for the Reconciliation Action Plan with Human Resources

Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia

• Provided administrative support to the wider team on contracts, tenders, negotiations, suppliermanagement and other policies and procedures, while also personally managing minor contracts• Helped diversify the organisation’s supply chain, in line with the company’s Reconciliation Action Plan (RAP), to procure goods and services from, and support, Indigenous owned businesses

Master Of Screen Business, International Media Policy And Finance

Master Of Business Administration (Mba), Strategy