Alumni Profiles
Alumni Profiles
From Canberra, to every state in Australia, and all corners of the globe our Graduates are making a positive impact on the world in which we live.
Read some of their stories and see how a degree from the University of Canberra can truly be transformational.
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- Education
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- Health Sciences
- Information Systems
- Information Technology
- Languages and International Studies
- Law
- Management and Marketing
- Media and Communications
- Nursing and Midwifery
- Nutrition and Dietetics
- Physiotherapy
- Psychology
- Science
- Sport and Exercise Science
- Tourism
Karl Cope
Chief Financial Officer and Company Secretary of hipages Group.
View profileChris Millman
Creating & Connecting Canberra
View profileYvonne Motsisi
Yvonne has a passion for making a positive contribution to the upliftment of disadvantaged black communities in South Africa through health and education.
View profileLisa White (nee Schroeter)
UC helped me establish a great network within the Physio community
View profilePenelope Hanley
Penelope Hanley: Australian author and UC alumna
View profileSaad Mahmood
Saad is CEO of AEO Pakistan and the Honorary Consul General of Iceland
View profileKarma Wangchuk
Breaking the boundaries of distance education
View profileAn Nguyen
The TESOL education An received at UC opened the doors of opportunity
View profileDavid King
In 2010 David founded Teacher's PD to promote professional development
View profileGeorge Gregan AO
Rugby legend, philanthropist and UC Alumni
View profileBetty Kitchener AM
Changing the way we think about mental health, one person at a time
View profileSiobhan Fonti
“Midwifery is the most rewarding job in the world”
View profileDr Rahul Mirchandani
“Studying at UC was the most cherished experience of my lifetime”
View profileTim Lynch, Colin Haining
Founders, Inklab
View profileAmy Kennedy
Founder, The Organising Bee
View profileLewis Haskew
News reader and journalist at Canberra FM
View profileMichael Chapman
ACT teacher
View profileVirginia Haussegger
Founder, 50/50 by 2030 Foundation
View profileNick Smith
Owner of Bar Rochford
View profileEmily Coates
Owner and Editor, HOORAY!
View profilePenny Davy-Whyte
Experienced Media professional and owner of the T!lt agency
View profileSarah Oakes
In 2008 Sarah became editor of CLEO, where she repositioned the title
View profileRobin Eckermann AM FIEAust
Expert and visionary in the field of telecommunications in Australia
View profileKate Shepherd
Continuing the UC legacy of world-class architects
View profileGlenn Grant
Glenn is keeping us safe online through ethical hacking
View profileLocky Gould
Practitioner and Business Manager for The Pillar Practice
View profileOliver Vidinovski
On the cutting edge of digital media with Google
View profileBrendan Maher
CEO of suicide prevention organisation, R U OK?
View profileDavid Wommelsdorff
Award-winning Creative Director and philanthropist.
View profileTara Huntly
Road to Rio! Tara Huntly, National Team Coach of the Para-Rowing Team, heads to the Paralympics.
View profileBen Barnett
Senior Marketing and Community Manager for Yelp.
View profileKathleen Rayment
Making a splash as the Senior Media and PR Coordinator for Swimming Australia.
View profileTim Dunlop
Tim Dunlop's blog 'Road to Surfdom' is now archived in the National Library of Australia.
View profileBee Smith
Bee Smith made the change from an accounting career to build her own online fitness business.
View profileKenny Heatley
An honest and real guide to landing your dream job on air with Kenny Heatley.
View profileKate Mason
From Canberra to Coca-Cola; Kate Mason's rise to Chief Transformation Officer.
View profileDanielle Dal Cortivo
‘Raizing the Roof’ and building a future for children
View profileRosemary Church
Award-winning international news anchor with CNN
View profileAidan Brown
A love of sport has taken Aidan all the way to the sporting world-stage
View profileHema Patel
Hema has conquered America as an award winning Creative Director and innovative product designer
View profileRani Wynn
A passion for both media and law has taken Rani all the way to London as Head of Legal at Digital UK
View profilePatricia Cooper
Mrs Cooper decided to study teaching as a “mature age student” in 1971
View profileTrent Hopkinson
Trent has followed his passion to a dream job in sport
View profileShane Walsh-Smith
Public servant by day - Graphic novelist by night!
View profilePamela Rusell
Oncology extraordinaire with UC roots
View profileGwenda Trueman
Sewing the threads of change from Brisbane
View profileEmma Macdonald
Emma won two Walkley Awards for breaking the Reith Telecard scandal
View profileDavid Dudderidge
“Graduating is not the end of your learning.”
View profileMelanie Portelli
Melanie has worked on some of the world's biggest advertising accounts
View profileSuzie Hoitink
Suzie founded the Clear Complexions Clinic in 2005
View profileKristy Oberg
Kristy worked in HR for some of the world's largest investment banks
View profileMatthew Favier
My advice to athletes is to consider and plan for ‘life-after-sport’
View profileMatthew Luther
Matt has demonstrated excellence in emergency nursing
View profileTanzeal Rahim
Writer and director, Tanzeal's film debuted at Cannes Film Festival
View profilePeter James
Peter has been part of the Australian IT landscape for over 30 years
View profileChristine Macauley
Christine is the co-owner and director of Robbo’s Motorcycles Pty Ltd
View profileKiri Delly
"Events are incredibly hard work but can be so rewarding"
View profileBrennon Dowrick
Brennon is one of Australia’s most successful male gymnasts
View profileClaire Connelly
Claire was named 2010 ACT Business Woman of the Year by CWB
View profileMichael Piggott
Michael gained his love of archives from “Archives and Manuscripts"
View profileDanielle Harmer
Danielle has worked at IBM, the New York Times and is now with Fairfax
View profileErna Ratnaningsih
Erna works tirelessly to draw attention to human rights issues
View profileStephanie Owen Reeder
Successful author involved with the University for over 35 years
View profileChris Jones
UC poet takes readers on a ride through his imagination
View profileCatherine Townsend
Catherine's contribution to architecture in Canberra is outstanding
View profileHelen Berry
“UC shaped my career. It gave me chances. Simple as that.”
View profileSleiman Abou-Hamdan
Sleiman is using his triumph over adversity to help others
View profileCraig Sloan
Craig is a partner at KPMG, one of the largest prof. services firms
View profileMichael Miller
“Graduation is not the end of the journey, it’s the start”
View profileBill Nicol
Helped lead the recovery from the 2004 tsunami for the Indonesian Govt
View profileAmber Standley
"I’m a true believer in co-creation and work with a variety of people"
View profileLinda Nguyen
Linda hopes to change the attitude towards PR in her home country
View profileWayne Applebee
Wayne, a recent graduate is already making a difference
View profileBob Ecclestone
Bob was the prestigious first recipient of an Honorary Degree from UC
View profileThomas Skeehan
"Studying at UC taught me a broad range of design skills"
View profileWanbil Lee
Wanbil’s computing career spans over five decades in various countries
View profileSean King
UC graduate now Director of innovative legal practice
View profileSamantha Keane
In South Africa, Samantha worked with HIV affected orphans
View profileDaryl Pereira
A big picture person by nature and a numbers person by training
View profileGabrielle Tozer
Accomplished author, magazine editor, journalist and copywriter
View profileEdwina Bone
Edwina is in Australia's women's national hockey team, the Hockeyroos
View profileJoanna Smith
Joanna is a primary school physical education specialist
View profileMark de Luca
Mark is the co-founder and director of FOUND, an organic juice company
View profileIrma Gold
Irma is an award-winning and acclaimed writer and editor
View profileRay Edmondson OAM
Ray is a pioneer of film and sound archiving and recipient of an OAM
View profileClaudia Borella
Claudia’s experience in the art and exhibition industry is extensive
View profileHayden Woodhead
Hayden is an international movie director and writer
View profileGlen Brennan
Glen is one of Australia’s most senior Indigenous bankers
View profileNathan Deakes
Australia's most successful race walker and 2012 Olympic athlete
View profileNeil Hobbs
Neil Hobbs is a master landscape architect and designer
View profileChristopher Hamon
Christopher is the general manager of Westlink Consulting
View profileKirsty Cleburne
“Opportunities are boundless if the effort is invested.”
View profileSimone Tregeagle
Simone is deputy CEO at RT Health Fund
View profileCassandra Cutler
Canberra Light Rail winner, two-time UC graduate, architect and artist
View profileIngrid Jonach
Ingrid has established herself as a renowned author
View profileJulie Anderson
One of Australia’s most successful sports management officers
View profileTed Quinlan
In 2010 Ted was awarded the Medal of the Order of Australia (AM)
View profileLisa Herbertson
Lisa turned her love of sport into a full time journalism career
View profileBen Snow
Ben is a four time Academy Award Nominee (Best Visual Effects)
View profileCha Jordanoski
Cha fast tracked her career by seizing opportunities and working hard
View profileLynette Vey
4 UC degrees + 30 years of teaching = 1 awesome teacher
View profileAmanda Whitley
20 year Public Relations expert and founder of hercanberra.com.au
View profileJillian Robson
“Have no regrets, work hard, and be happy with your achievement.”
View profileNguyen Xuan Vang
Director-General of the Vietnam International Education Development
View profileKate Gemmell
“I got jobs as a result of placements & internships organised by UC!”
View profileKatie Taylor
At just 28 Katie has developed a successful career as an author
View profileDr Samantha Johnson
Samantha inspires her students to become leaders of the future
View profileSusan Alexander
Susan has helped build an education centre in Vanuatu
View profileNuala Nuo Wu
International bilingual alumna has all the right credentials
View profileSumaiya Lodi
“International student’s UC experience will last a lifetime”
View profilePaul Thompson MBE
Paul Thompson has helped his rowing teams win 5 Olympic Gold Medals
View profilePaul Nagy
Paul has received multiple Cannes Gold Lions and an Asian Grand Prix
View profileLuke McKee
Environmental Scientist with an eye and ear for quality
View profilePierre Johannessen
“Pursue a profession which is also a passion.”
View profileMorris Gleitzman
World renowned children’s author and UC Alumni
View profileApril Lear
Talented IT graduate aspiring towards global leadership
View profileShirley Randell AO
Educator, advocate, mentor, leader
View profileZakes Quek
New business rainmaker in the international trade and marketing scene
View profileGirija Chetty
Leading the way for women in Engineering and Science!
View profileGail Freeman
Gail is a Canberra accountant and philanthropist
View profileShariful Khan
“UC was so welcoming to international students like myself”
View profileShelley Oates-Wilding
“Good things come to those who know what they want”
View profileGarth Nix
Garth is a world renowned bestselling author
View profileWilson Kimani Kang’ethe
Playing his part in keeping the borders of Kenya safe
View profileAnn-Maree Hartley
Ann-Maree is a psychologist and suicide prevention specialist
View profileIbrahim Ismail
Revolutionary leader of political and educational reform in Maldives
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