WHY UQPN?

I joined the UQPN when I started at UQ two years ago because I thought it would be a great way to connect with others at UQ and help grow my professional career. Now that I’ve settled into my role, I want to be able to use my knowledge and experiences to help others, and what better what to do that than helping people come together through events!

EXPERIENCE

I am a bit of a mixed bag of experiences but am currently building up my career as an Events Coordinator. Although I have only been a UQ employee for a few years, I have actually been at St Lucia campus for almost ten years due to study and working at one of the retail stores. I have my Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in Ancient History and Classical languages from UQ and a Diploma in Event Management from TAFE Queensland. Before starting in this role, I worked at RSPCA Queensland in the Call Centre and Fundraising and Events teams, so I know a lot about engaging with diverse communities and working under pressure.

In my current role I am the coordinator of all things relating to engagement and comms for the School of Architecture, Design and Planning so I get to work with students, staff and industry. I am recently married (yes, I was a lucky COVID bride who never got an engagement party) and we are now also building our future home – there is always something going on to keep me busy!