Success Stories

 "I came from Ethiopia as a scholarship student. My first job in Australia was at VU as a teacher and cultural support officer, setting up a program aimed at preparing Horn of African refugees for work or further study..."

Elleni Bereded-Samuel

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FINANCIAL AND ECONOMICAL SERVICES

Simon Garlick

 

AFL Player, 179 games (Sydney/Western Bulldogs), 1994 - 2004
Masters in Business Administration (MBA) 1999 - 2004
Southern Region Manager, Customer Relations, LeasePlan Australia, 2004 -
Western Bulldogs Football Club Board of Directors, 2007 -


 

Jamie Bastas Certificate IV in Information Technology, 2000
Diploma in Information Technology, 2001
Ford Motor Company of Australia Ltd (Ford), IT co-op student, 2005
Bachelor of Business - Computer System Management (Honours), 2007
Ford Graduate Program, IT Systems Analyst, 2007

 
TOURISM AND HOSPITALITY 

Martin Fluker

Porter and Duty Manager, Hamilton Island (QLD), 1986 - 1991
River Guide and National Marketing Manager, Peregrine Adventures, 1991 - 2002
Bachelor of Business in Tourism Management (VU), 1992 - 1996
Masters and PhD in Tourism Management (VU), 1997 - 2005
Tourism Lecturer, 1998 - 2007
Co-author, Understanding and Managing Tourism, 2004 and 2007 (2Ed)


 

Rhianna Bridgett VCE VET Certificate II in Hospitality (Operations), 2006
Student, Certificate IV in Hospitality (Supervision), 2007

 
LAW AND LEGAL SERVICES 

Angelo Capuano

Porter and Duty Manager, Hamilton Island (QLD), 1986 - 1991
River Guide and National Marketing Manager, Peregrine Adventures, 1991 - 2002
Bachelor of Business in Tourism Management (VU), 1992 - 1996
Masters and PhD in Tourism Management (VU), 1997 - 2005
Tourism Lecturer, 1998 - 2007
Co-author, Understanding and Managing Tourism, 2004 and 2007 (2Ed)


 

Marco Man Completed an Advanced Diploma in Business-Legal Practice, now working in a legal practice

 
MARKETING SERVICES

Geraldine Quinlan

Bachelor of Business - Management/Marketing
Business Development Manager at VicRoads International


 

Michael Edwardson BA Psych. (CIT), Grad Dip App Psych, MA Psych (Melb.), 1986 - 1992
Senior Consultant, Sweeney Market Research, 1992 - 1994
Marketing Lecturer and Dir. Post Grad. Media Sales Program, UNSW, 1994 - 2004
M.D., Psychologica (Corporate and Consumer Psychologists), 1994 -
Marketing Lecturer and Dir. of Post Grad. Marketing Programs (VU), 2004 -

 
CULTURAL AND CREATIVE INDUSTRIES 

Flossie Peitsch

BA Visual Art, Dip Ed., VU, 1998 - 2002
Arts Lecturer, VU, 2002 -
Blake Prize Touring Exhibition, 2004
Author, Art and Soul, 2006
PhD in Visual Art, VU, 2007
Performance Art, Documenta 12, Germany, 2007


 

Endre Che-Khan Graduate, Advanced Diploma in Multimedia

 
EDUCATION AND TRANSITION 

Robyn Broadbent

Committee and Executive, Youth Affairs Council of Victoria, 1996 - 2000
Senior Lecturer, VU School of Education, 1997 -
B.A., Grad. Dip. Ed., B. S.Sc., M.A., PhD Ed, 1997 - 2004

Member, Western Region Youth Advisory Network, 1999 -
Chair, Victorian Education for Work Coalition, 2002 - 2005
Commonwealth Government Centenary of Federation Medal, 2003
National Local Government Award for Rural Community Services, 2004
Member, Board of Directors, Visy Hub Centre, 2004 -


 

Lia Pa apa a

Bachelor of Education, Indigenous Schools Officer and Lecturer, Victoria University, Emerging Pacific Leaders Dialogue, 2006


HEALTH, ENVIRONMENT AND COMMUNITY SERVICES  

Julie Morsillo

VU Bachelor of Arts, 1987-1992
Musician, treasurer and co-ordinator, Brunswick Women's Choir Singer, 1998 - 2002
VU PhD Community Psychology, 2002 - 2007
Secretary, Australian Psychological Society College of Community Psychologists, 2006 - 2007
VU Lecturer (part time), 2004 -
Psychologist, Essendon Community Counselling Service, 2007 -


 

Elleni Bereded-Samuel BA, Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia, 1989
VU Community Partnerships Officer, 1998
Co-founder, Horn of African Communities Network, 2000 -
Deputy Chair, Victorian Immigrant Refugee Women's Coalition, 2002 -
Diploma in Counselling, VU, 2003
Victorian Multicultural Commission Commissioner, 2005 -
Victorian Honour Roll for Women, 2006
VU Community Engagement Coordinator, 2006 -
Royal Women's Hospital board of directors Community Advisory Committee, 2006 -
Who's Who of Australian Women, first published 2006-07
Chair, SBS Community Advisory Committee, 2007 -
Masters in Education, VU, 2007
Australia 2020 Summit panellist, 2008

 
SPORTS AND RECREATION 

Campbell Rose

Bachelor of Applied Science (Physical Education), 1986
Honorary Degree for Sport Achievements in the West, 2005
CEO, Western Bulldogs Football Club, 2007 -


 

Gary Pert

Associate Diploma, Recreation, 1983 - 1985
General Manager Austereo Radio Station, 2002 - 2006
Managing Director, GTV Nine and Collingwood Football Club Board Member 2006 - 2007
CEO, COllingwood Football CLun, 2007 -

 
CONSTRUCTION AND CIVIL ENGINEERING  

Amanullah Maung Than Oo

PhD in Electrical Engineering, 2007
Mark Van Den Oever

VCE VET Certificates I and III in Engineering, 2004 - 2005
National Highest Achieving Manufacturing Student prize, 2006
Prime Minister's Award for Excellence in Vocational Education, 2006
Student, bachelor of Mechanical Engineering/Business, 2007

 
INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY 

Lisa Pekez

Completing a Bachelor of Business in Information Systems, also working as a Client Support Assistant


 

Mark Junkovic Working in IT and completing an Advanced Diploma in Computing Systems

 

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