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Hi all, I'm Pete. I manage media and comms for the Australian Food and Grocery Council, which is an industry body for food and grocery manufacturers. I've spent most of my career in journalism, with a few stints in comms and factchecking before making a permanent shift to comms three years ago. I love writing and storytelling but crisis comms is something I feel I need to get my head around to round out my abilities. As a journo I feel like I'm running on instinct a lot but hope to be able to develop some systems with this course that will help me deal with issues with more speed and less stress. My main interest is in recycling and sustainability issues. I work remotely from northern NSW and am often accompanied at work and on outings by our two-year-old Cavoodle, Teddy. He's still getting used to the kayak.

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Hi Everyone, I'm Jacinta and it's great to join you all on this course. I have a PR / Comms background having worked agency side and then for a range of corporates including Unilever, St George, Vodafone and AMP. I had many years specialising in internal communications and for the last 6 years have worked for InvoCare, large listed corporation in funeral / memorial parks sector. My role here is was internal / external comms and for the last two years Stakeholder Engagement which covers reputation management (including issues/crisis management), government relations, regulatory engagement and community engagement. Looking forward to learning a lot more in the course and from everyone's experience too.

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Hi, I'm Nicola. I work in communications in government and prior to that in marketing for private sector and at advertising agencies. I'm looking to develop a crisis comms strategy and artefacts for our organisation, so thats why I am here :) My background is in digital and social marketing and campaigns whereas I don't have much experience in media and PR.

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Hi, I'm Jen :) I work as a Media and Communications Consultant in the superannuation industry. My experience in media, communications and events spans over seven years, mainly in the not-for-profit sector. I've worked in large organisations including Anglicare Victoria who help people experiencing hardship and most recently spent the past four years working in the cancer healthcare sector at Cancer Council Victoria and Ovarian Cancer Australia. I've assisted with crisis situations in the past, however I'd like to learn more and feel more confident and empowered to step up more when a situation does arise. The photo is of my dog, Devo the Whippet, rugged up in his Winter coat for the Melbourne Winter! :)

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Hi, I'm Krista. I have a work history in public health and project work. I studied journalism at UTS and am now working in marketing and comms for a ski resort. I really became interested in crisis comms while studying marketing and wanted to learn more about it. We have had multiple crises at work, mainly natural disasters like bushfires and landslides, and it would be great to be on the front foot and be prepared for when the next disaster arises. This was the drive to work this time last year. Love it.

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Hiya, I'm Maxim! I work as a freelance publicist in the food and beverage. I work with cooking personalities, small food producers and enterprise food manufacturers. Crisis communication is where I lack skills (thankfully I don't deal with recalls) and I'd like to learn more to ensure I'm prepared for the time when I do have a crisis on my hands.

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Hi, I'm Kerrin. I have a background in crisis comms, working in private security in Iraq and Afghanistan while based in London. I now work for the Department of Education in Queensland, combining my two loves of comms and education. I have managed a number of crises for the department, including our COVID response and the Brisbane 2022 floods. I'm currently working on a communications BCP for a cyberattack.
Milo sleeps beside me most days while I work from home.

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Hi, I’m Emma. I come from a science publishing background but then veered into writing and comms, particularly in the health sector. I used to work at the Royal Children’s Hospital where I specialised in family violence communications, and now work at a government agency called HealthShare Victoria, where crises can come up in the form of critical medicine/medical equipment shortages or quality issues. The attached pic is of Amsterdam, where I lived for a few years. I had the time of my life there, and it’s where I began working in comms/PR and had a fine time swanning around Europe for work.

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Hi, I'm Katrina. I've been working as a Media Advisor / Communications Manager for the last 8 years in government and not-for profit sectors.

In my (current) role at the NRMA I work across everything from road safety and petrol prices, to luxury tourism and ferries.

This is my Sheepadoodle puppy, Norah. She's almost one and is the best companion while working from home.