Presenters

Karen Gately

Karen is a passionate optimist with unwavering belief in the power of the human spirit. An author, speaker, advisor and educator in the fields of human performance and leadership Karen brings a fresh perspective to what it takes to be a successful manager of people. Advocating an approach focused on...

Karen Whitten

Karen is the current Head of Admissions at Haileybury and has a demonstrated history working in the primary/secondary education industry. Karen is skilled in Student Recruitment, Strategic Waitlist Management, Admissions Counselling, and Event Management. She also has a demonstrated strength in ‘Big Picture Thinking’ with outstanding record results in enrolments...

Krista Slade

Krista’s experience includes the position of executive director of CASE Asia-Pacific in May 2007. In this position, Krista was responsible for professional development programs, conferences and other services to meet the evolving needs of the growing advancement profession throughout Asia, Australia and New Zealand. Krista has spent more...

Kristie Welsh BBusMan, BJ, M.EdPlus

Growing up on the Sunshine Coast, Kristie furthered her education at the University of Queensland, completing a Bachelor of Business Management (Marketing) and Bachelor of Journalism. Her career has taken her from a newsroom, to in-house and agency roles and her own consultancy business providing strategic marketing, communications and...

Lyn O’Neill

Marketing ManagerQueenwood School Lyn is a marketing and advancement specialist with over 25 years of experience in working with organisations, businesses, and educational colleges. She is currently the Marketing Manager at Queenwood School, where she implements strategies and processes that build and...

Lynne M Wester

Sometimes referred to as the Olivia Pope of Fundraising, Lynne and her teammates at the Donor Relations Guru Group, partner with non-profits to develop sound strategy and vision which utilise technology to create meaningful donor engagement – all designed to positively affect the fundraising bottom line.

Mandy McFarland

Mandy is the CEO of Educate Plus and leverages an enviable career in the field of Advancement at both tertiary and secondary levels. She is a strategic leader who has outstanding people skills and a recognised ability to develop strong relationships with key stakeholders across the whole educational spectrum. Mandy...

Mara Roberts

A marketing professional with several years commercial experience concentrating primarily on marketing strategy, team leadership, press, market research, brand development and positioning, marketing material production and budgeting, has successfully completed numerous projects in various industries. ...

Mara Roberts

DirectorRoberts Digital Mara Roberts is the Director of Roberts Digital, an education marketing agency working both nationally and internationally with schools and universities. Since 2011, Mara has worked to grow enrolments, strengthen brand presence, attract competitive scholarship candidates, recruit top-tier staff, and boost parent retention and satisfaction. Mara is well-known...

Margo Bastow

Margo Bastow, Director Community Relations, Santa Maria College, Perth. With over 20 years of experience in school marketing, her specialties include Content Marketing, Customer Journeys, and Community Engagement. Margo is passionate about creating change in the world of school marketing and believes this...

Mark Barrett

Managing DirectorCIMarketing and TeamHQ Managing Director of CI Marketing and TeamHQ. CIMarketing and Team HQ provides integrated marketing software solutions to help win and track prospects and communicate effectively with your school community. There are hundreds of schools around the world that use the following TeamHQ products: ContentHQ, SendHQ, PortalHQ...

Merryn Parks

A service marketer by trade Merryn spent a decade (or so!) working in telecommunications across a variety of Director level roles at Optus including brand, retail, segment and product marketing. With a heart leading her to the ‘For Purpose’ industry Merryn switched to education working in advancement. She launched the...