“Kim was a Director of PDY Partners when she was first recommended to me. At a time when my start up business needed accountancy and helpful financial advice, I was looking for someone I could trust to give me best advice. Here we are 6 years on and Kim is obviously someone I can trust and when it comes to business or financial advice I guess we're all looking for the best advice we can get, from someone we can trust.”
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Having studied Pharmacy at university, I left to pursue a world of fish and seafood with Manettas Seafood Market (which continues today). 10 years on…
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Another semester in the books at AGSM @ UNSW Business School. Thanks to Shanie Atkinson and my peers for an awesome semester of Strategy. Now back…
Another semester in the books at AGSM @ UNSW Business School. Thanks to Shanie Atkinson and my peers for an awesome semester of Strategy. Now back…
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Chartered Accountant & Certificate of Public Practice
Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand
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Non Executive Director
Aminata Maternal Foundation
- 4 years 3 months
Health
The Aminata Maternal Foundation was established to improve maternal mortality outcomes for women and babies in Sierra Leone. The Foundation takes a multi-faceted approach to empowering women through providing resources and education around pregnancy and pre and post-natal care.
https://aminatamaternalfoundation.org
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Women's Resilience Centre
- 7 months
Health
The Women's Resilience Centre is a not for profit organisation focussed on healing and recovery for women and their families who have suffered or directly witnessed domestic violence and abuse. Providing longer term accommodation, refuge and a therapeutic program focussed on long term recovery and real change for all lives impacted domestic violence and abuse.
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Honors & Awards
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EY Emerging Female Director Program 2023
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EY Asia Pacific Business Development Award
Ernst & Young
FY17 APAC winner of Tax Market Blitz
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Awarded Scholarship to attend Senior Executive MBA
Melbourne Business School
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