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Kristyn is a dedicated leadership educator, executive coach, and facilitator with over two decades of experience. She holds a Master of Business degree with a specialisation in leadership development, which has significantly shaped her career.

For over ten years, Kristyn has designed and delivered numerous leadership and communication programs, impacting over a thousand leaders across four continents, including executives within the ASX 200. She is known for her insightful, courageous, and compassionate approach to leadership development.

In 2020, Kristyn was the keynote speaker at CEO Magazine’s International Women's Day luncheon, where she discussed the importance of promoting leaders who are motivated to make a positive difference and share power, rather than wield it over others.

To further her vision of developing leaders, Kristyn founded Expand Now, a not-for-profit association. Expand Now aims to boost the confidence of those wanting to make a difference in the world by providing opportunities for personal development and creating a community for individuals to explore self-leadership.

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Richard He. Tutor of CCE

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Angela Hecimovic is a current teacher at The University of Sydney proficient in workshop lectures covering the areas of Management Accounting, Accounting and Auditing. Angela’s extensive work experience at Singtel Optus Communications as a Business Analyst gives her a strong focus on Forecasting Models, Management Performance Reviews, Target Setting Objectives as well superior presentations of Customer Profitability Reports. Angela holds a Bachelor of Economics (Honours) from The University of Sydney and previously worked as an Auditor with Coopers and Lybrand (PwC). Angela is a current PhD student who is also involved in the Tutor Professional Development Program 2006 at Sydney University offering quality teaching and learning techniques to the Accounting and Law Faculty. Angela has a passion for teaching and loves the challenge of the learning environment.

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Ahmed is a communication and management consultant with a passion for education and learning. He holds a Bachelor of Human Resources Management from the Australian Catholic University, a Master of Communication Management from UTS, and an Executive MBA from UNSW, including an exchange program with the prestigious Yale School of Management.

In addition to his academic achievements, Ahmed is a sessional academic at various esteemed Australian universities, including UNSW and the University of Sydney.

Ahmed brings a wealth of experience from his tenure at top-tier consulting firms. Currently, he serves as a board member at both national and international NGOs and has served as a former UTS Faculty Board member (FASS).

He enjoys meeting new people, learning from their stories, and collaborating to make the world a better place. Ahmed is looking forward to supporting you throughout your learning and development journey.

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Angela Heise is a highly experienced trainer and coach with an international portfolio of clients. She works in both corporate group and personal one-on-one settings in many different industries to support people to develop their (self-)leadership skills and attain their goals. Angela draws on her work experience in research, PR, media production and international event organisation, management, and sales and marketing, which she gathered living and working in Europe, Asia, Australia and the United States. While her international background provides Angela with practical insight into different cultures, her deep insight into what motivates people (no matter where they are from) makes her an effective and empathetic facilitator.

For the past fifteen years, Angela has been working in the areas of social, emotional and cultural intelligence, including communication skills, cross-cultural understanding, presentation skills, leadership development, creativity and innovation. Angela has been presenting a large variety of courses at the Centre for Continuing Education since 2001.

Angela holds a M.A. in History from the University of California at Berkley and a Graduate Certificate in NLP. She is a Certified Learning Practitioner and Accredited Master Coach. With a passion for ongoing development, Angela continues to add to her formal and informal qualifications, evolving, exploring and contributing from the edge of current scientific and spiritual consciousness.

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Talitha Hennessy is an experienced criminal lawyer having appeared for both the defence and prosecution. Before her admission to the NSW Bar in 2017, she was an Associate to Justice Cohen at the Family Court in Sydney. Talitha has also worked as a solicitor for the Aboriginal Legal Service in Dubbo, appearing in over 100 hearings in the Children’s Court and Local Court throughout Central Western NSW, as well as in numerous severity and conviction appeals and sentence matters in the District Court. Talitha also worked as solicitor at the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (NSW), where she regularly appeared on behalf of the Crown in summary hearings in the Local Court and also appeared for the Crown as an advocate in a number of District Court trials. In addition, Talitha has prepared and instructed in murder trials and other complex matters. She has also appeared in Family Law applications in the Federal Circuit Court, and in Care and Protection matters in the Children’s Court.

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Jo Henwood has been telling stories since the end of 1999 when she joined the Australian Storytelling Guild (NSW), becoming an Accredited Storyteller in 2002, and President in 2003.

Qualified in librarianship, tour guiding and managing, museum studies, gifted education and cultural heritage, Jo has presented papers and workshops at conferences on museum theatre, museum education, tour guiding and of course, storytelling as well as conducting frequent storytelling workshops at community colleges.

Jo works as a tour guide and education officer at the Royal Botanic Garden Sydney, Historic Houses Trust of NSW, National Parks and Wildlife Service, Taronga Park Zoo as well as at libraries in reference and children’s services and as a professional Storyteller, working in heritage sites, festivals, libraries and schools.

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Brian Herath. Tutor of CCE

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Dr Kathryn Heyman is the author of four novels, published internationally and in translation, which have won and been nominated for several awards including the Arts Council of England Writers Award, the Kibble Prize, the Orange Prize and the Scottish Writer of the Year Award. A former Royal Literary Fund Fellow, Kathryn writes regular radio plays and short fiction for the BBC and is currently dramaturg for The Flying Fruit Fly Circus on their adaptation of The Tempest. Also an essayist and travel-writer for a range of publications, Kathryn has taught Creative Writing in universities including Sydney, Oxford and Glasgow, and for a range of community organisations. A former Assertiveness Coach, Kathryn developed Life Skills and Communication courses for LifeTrain Sheffield and is a consultant mentor for the Gold Dust Mentoring Scheme in the UK.

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Meg Hibbins has a career in conferences, events, and festivals spanning over 20 years. She has worked with a diverse range of organisations. Her career began with producing educational and networking events for a professional association before spending six years with a pharmaceutical giant, managing in-house conference and event facilities, corporate hospitality programs, and various corporate events. She has also held in-house event roles at professional service firms and UTS.

Meg holds a Master’s in Event Management and a Certificate IV in Training and Assessment. She also lectures in Event Management and Tourism at UTS.