|
News of OGG - April 2022
Wednesday, 27 April 2022
|
News of OGG Andrew Fuller (A’75), Fiona Luth (Ingram, Cl'91) (pictured), Hamish Macdonald (M’94), Lahnee White (Clark, Ga'01), Stuart Scudamore (A'08), Panpan Tanratanavong (Cl'18) and Mia Gross (Fr'19) is featured this month. Andrew Fuller (A’75)  According to leading Australian adolescent psychologist Andrew Fuller, kids with Tricky Behaviours don’t need to be ‘fixed’ because they aren’t broken. They do, however, need to be shown ways to play to their own strengths and to learn a range of ways to interact with the world. They need to be shown how to flourish and thrive, and parents are the best people to do this.In this fully revised and updated edition of his bestselling book, Tricky Kids, Andrew delves deeply into all the different types of tricky behaviour displayed by children of all ages. Using the latest thinking and developments in child psychology, he explains the most common reasons why children can display confronting behaviour and outlines practical steps you can take to help show them the way to live harmoniously with you and others.  Fiona Luth (Ingram, Cl'91) CEO and Founder of Fiji Book Drive, Fiona was recently interviewed by Sam Paynter for the Going the Extra Mile podcast which showcases people from Bayside Melbourne. In 2011 Fiona observed the extent to which schools are under-resourced in Fiji. Her solution was to establish the Fiji Book Drive to deliver resources to these schools realising that improving literacy is key to affecting positive change in developing countries. The March 30 podcast can be found at Apple Podcasts and Spotify.  Hamish Macdonald (M’94) One of our many OGGs registered as a mentor in the OGG Mentoring programme, Hamish is the Managing Director at Squeak E. Clean Studios, a global creative audio network offering a full range of services including original composition, sound design and mix, music licensing, artist partnerships, music library, experiential & spatial sound and sonic branding. Hamish has nearly two decades of experience in advertising, production and post-production, managing and developing post and production companies throughout America, Australia, England and Asia. His most recent long form credits include; Executive Producer of the top ranking True Crime podcast, King of Sting, Producer of the critically acclaimed television documentary series for National Geographic and Netflix International, Tales By Light – Season 2, and as post producer of the feature film, The Mule.  Lahnee White (Clark, Ga'01) Lahnee was recently appointed Chief Marketing Officer at the G’day Group, Australia’s largest regional accommodation provider with a network of holiday parks. With more than 15 years of consumer marketing experience in positions with industry leading companies including Westpac Group, Sportsbet, Lahnee has a breadth of experience across the marketing value chain, from front-line sales enablement to the development of multi-year brand, marketing and customer engagement strategies at an enterprise level.  Stuart Scudamore (A'08) Stuart is the Senior Consultant – Communications and Engagement at RPS Australia, a company that works across six sectors: property, energy, transport, water, resources, defence and government services. Their services span project and program management; design and development; water services; environment; advisory and management consulting; exploration and development; planning and approvals; health, safety and risk; oceans and coastal; laboratories; training and communication and creative services. A communications professional with experience across all sides of infrastructure project delivery, Stuart has developed communications strategies for water, transport and energy projects. He draws on his prior experience working for Tier 1 contractors, as an industry journalist, and as a client-side consultant to create connections between infrastructure projects and the communities they serve. The RPS group recently featured Stuart in their Meet Our People series and elaborated on his work in stakeholder engagement for one of Melbourne’s most important infrastructure initiatives, the Level Crossing Removal Project.  Panpan Tanratanavong (Cl'18) New York City-based illustrator/cartoonist/animator, Panpan is currently pursuing her last semester at Parsons School of Design for a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Illustration with a Japanese Studies minor. Having discovered her true passion for drawing and hand-made art at the age of 5, she has disciplined herself in creating her own very playful, child-like art style, demonstrated through different mediums. Her area of expertise includes model making, claymation, toy design, and children's illustrations. Panpan's work is often characterized as colorful, funny and youthful. It reflects her views and experiences of the world. She draws inspiration from the old Cartoon Network shows she used to watch as a child, and the little things she notices around her every day.  Mia Gross (Fr'19) Mia finished third in the Change Our Game Women’s Gift 120m final at the Stawell Gift over the Easter weekend with a time of 13.800 seconds. Mia reached the final as the backmarker - giving her nearest competitor a 5m start - and stormed home in the final 25m, finishing narrowly behind Carla Bull (13.774 seconds) and Clare De Salis (13.788 seconds). After a frustrating 18 months interrupted by illness and injuries, April was a banner month for Mia, who also collected a bronze medal at the Australian Track and Field Championships in the 100m. |