Women's mentor group celebrated at ceremony

Newsroom staff

9 July 2014: Nine University of Canberra staff members have been recognised for taking part in the Women's Group Mentoring Program (WGMP).

Vice-Chancellor Stephen Parker presented the women with certificates for completing the program at a ceremony on 10 June.

UC's Women's Group Mentoring Program participants.  L-R (front): Jesse Jiang, Anushya Kumar, Gayla sugden, Rebecca Willis and Hayley Torabi. L-R (back): Tilly Tan, Kailee Fisher and Priya Larsen. Photo: Michelle McAulay

The group took part in a number of activities to complete the program, including a field trip on the South Coast and forming the Women in Synergy Experience (WISE) group, where they organised networking opportunities to hear successful women share their experiences. Through the WISE group they also held charity activities, such as for the organisation Operation Christmas Child, which saw them collect enough items for nine shoe boxes to be sent to developing countries, and they were also involved in raising funds for Movember and took part in White Ribbon Day morning tea.

One of the participants, physiotherapy assistant Gayla Sugden, said their fundraising activities were a "great way to get involved in the wider UC Community. It was great chance to do something fun and proactive for a fantastic charity."  

The WGMP participants were Jesse Jiang, Anushya Kumar, Gayla Sugden, Rebecca Willis, Hayley Torabi, Tilly Tan, Kailee Fisher, Priya Larsen and Erin Swinsburg.