• Leads communication and engagement strategies• Directs communication and engagement for complex issues and crises• Gives practical advice with implementation and deliverables• Undertakes reviews and audits of communication units, programs and projects and provides assistance with change communication.Clients: Rowland (Urban Utilities, Destination Gold Coast) Rio Tinto Alcan, Australian Aluminium Council, JSA Creative (City of Gold Coast, Griffith University, Adani) Affinity Education Group, Qld Health, Wilson HTM Investment Group, West Village, Providior, Century Yuasa Batteries, CSR, Anglo Coal Australia.

Guest lecturing and part-time tutoring for subjects in the Bachelor of Communication including Public Relations Theory and Practice, Public Relations Writing, and Financial Relations.

Leading corporate communication consultancy BWH Communication provided a full range of communication and graphic design services to both the private and public sectors.Achievements:• She coordinated production and copywriting for annual reports, prospectuses, and corporate brochures, directed photo shoots and wrote media releases, and assisted small companies with public float communications.Clients included Data#3, NRG Energy.

Weber Shandwick is a leading global communications and engagement firm with 110+ offices across 34 countries that delivers some of the most creative, insightful, often complex, and increasingly integrated engagement campaigns. The firm’s diverse team of strategists, analysts, storytellers, developers and campaign activators help clients find practical solutions Weber Shandwick is part of the Interpublic Group listed on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE: IPG). Achievements:• Part of teams to receive awards from the Public Relations Institute of Australia and Australian Marketing Institute • Member of national crisis team who prepared crisis plans, response protocols, planning workshops and training • Steered the Queensland corporate communication team supporting ASX-listed companies, IPOs and investor relations • Undertook media relations, product launches, event management and government relationsClients included Advance Australia Foundation, Century Yuasa Batteries, AAMI, Mack Trucks, CSR Building Products, Kumon Institute of Education, Uncle Bens of Australia, Highlands Pacific, Vancouver Stock Exchange, Baxter Healthcare, QLD Pharmaceuticals.

EY is a global chartered accounting and professional services firm employing 260 000 people worldwide.Sharne worked for Ernst & Young as a senior accountant and auditor and its predecessor firm Arthur Young as a graduate accountant working on the audits of public companies and national professional service firms.Clients included BHP Utah, Jones Lang Wootton (LaSalle), PRD Nationwide.