Presenters

Madeleine West

Madeleine West is an actress, author, and advocate focused on the protection and well-being of children. Her early life was challenging, marked by abuse and economic hardship, which fostered her resilience and determination. Despite early obstacles, she excelled academically and was accepted into law school, later realising that creating change...

Madison Wales

Director of Marketing and Community Relations, Trinity Residential College, UWA Madison is an experienced marketing and student recruitment professional having worked in tertiary education since emigrating from the U.K. in 2016. She worked for Curtin University for five-years in a range of marcomms roles and moved over to her current...

Maggie Dent

Commonly known as the ‘queen of common sense’, Maggie Dent has become one of Australia’s favourite parenting authors, and educator and podcaster. She has a particular interest in the early years, adolescence and resilience, and is an undisputed ‘boy champion’. Maggie’s experience includes teaching, counselling, and working in palliative care/funeral...

Mandy Andrews

Mandy Andrews is a strategic and accomplished leader with a passion for building connected school communities. Throughout her career, Mandy has led high performing teams, enhanced stakeholder engagement, and streamlined enrolment processes. Her broader leadership in student services, events, and alumni engagement reflects her strength in managing systems and...

Mandy McFarland

Chief Executive OfficerEducate Plus With over 35 years of experience under her belt, Mandy has worked across everything from strategic Business Development and Philanthropy to Events management, Marketing, Alumni development and Admissions. She has applied her craft in a range of educational institutions, both in schools and the tertiary sector...

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

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 is the key to her success. Prior to working in the Education Sector Margo worked with...

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...

Mark Elkington

Mark was previously the CFO of NT Christian Schools (6 schools across the Northern Territory). His move to Darwin from Sydney in 2013 was for the purpose of supporting church planting, and family involvement with Christian children’s homes in Bali. He has a Bachelor of Engineering (Electrical), and wide-ranging management...

Mary Henry

Director of Community Relations, Wesley College With more than 20 years experience in both Australia and the United States, Mary’s background includes extensive practice in brand building, events, marketing, communications and team leadership. Mary was incredibly chuffed when the Wesley College Community Relations team was awarded the Educate Plus Team...

Melanie Hnetka

Melanie is a seasoned communications leader with over 15 years of experience in school marketing and strategic communications. Known for her self-directed and solutions-focused approach, Melanie has successfully led high-impact initiatives in brand identity, media relations, crisis management and integrated marketing. Her expertise lies in crafting clear, consistent messaging that...