Scholarship recipient announcement
IMAGE: 2022 recipients (L to R) Rani Pramesti, Multicultural Centre for Women’s Health; Elizabeth Early, Lung Foundation Australia; Balbeer Sidhu, Uniting WA; Sarah Fitzharris, Disaster Relief Australia.
We are delighted to announce the McKinsey Young Leaders Forum recipients for 2022. Ninety-one recipients have been selected to join the Young Leaders Forum program in October this year.
Recipients are from across Australian cities, regional and rural areas, and they cross many sectors, including international development, social services, health, education, law, advocacy and politics, environment and animal welfare and arts, culture and recreation.
This year there were multiple applications and recipients across single organisations, including eight team members from World Vision, six from OzHarvest, five from Disability Services Australia, and four from The Smith Family and Save the Children. Our 2022 recipients include:
Australian Capital Territory
- Carla Williams, Legal Counsel, Oxfam Australia
- Zhi Yan, Policy Influence Lead, Caritas Australia
New South Wales
- Alanna Jinks, Service Manager Hunter Prelude
- Alicia Nagle, Head of Marketing and Fundraising Empower Golf Australia
- Alyce Simmonds, Manager, Marketing and Digital Systems, The Royal Hospital for Women Foundation
- Amy Priestly, National Manager, Program Development, Life Education Australia
- Anna Braye, Non-Executive Director and Chair of the Audit and Risk Committee, Australian Medical Students Association (AMSA)
- Annabel Wylie, Senior Manager – Digital Content, ReachOut Australia
- Bethany Yu, Centre Director, Educational Leader SDN Children’s Services
- Bianca Lupic, Site Manager – Community Home Living. Disability Services Australia
- Brittany Crimmins, National Youth Services Specialist The Salvation Army Australia
- Diane Crawford, Programs Manager Stepping Stone House
- Fatiha Nazmee, Occupational Therapy Manager and Behaviour Support Practitioner, Disability Services Australia
- Gabriella Dal Pozzo, NSW Project Lead, OzHarvest
- Harini Karthikayan, Program Manager, The Smith Family
- Isabel Young, Senior Dietitian, HammondCare
- James Ahn, Fundraising Team Leader, World Vision Australia
- Jaye Gaff, Programs and Communications Manager, Leep NGO
- Jessica Dean, Site Manager, Disability Services Australia
- Jessica Pecar, Individual Giving Lead – Development, Amnesty International Australia
- Jessy Borthwick, Site Manager, Disability Services Australia
- Jo Mcgee, National Partnerships Manager, OzHarvest
- Keelan Mant Site Manager, Disability Services Australia
- Laura Glendinning, National Partnerships Lead, OzHarvest
- Madalyn Busby, Communications Manager, Adara Group
- Maria Nawaz, Acting Executive Director, Grata Fund
- Martina Vaculik, Project Lead Refettorio, OzHarvest
- Megan Zahra, Operations Manager, SDN Children’s Services
- Paden Wilson, Operations Lead, Greening Australia
- Sarah Flomersfeld, Operations Lead, OzHarvest
- Simon Catliffe, Manager of Physiotherapy Health & Hospitals – North, HammondCare
- Smrit Narang, Marketing Manager, SDN Children’s Services
- Sophie Williams Business Director New England Conservatorium of Music
- Spencer White, Director, The Colony Bees Association
- Tracy Yuen, Monitoring and Evaluation Associate, Opportunity International Australia
- Trista Hickey, Programs Director, Australian Indigenous Education Foundation (AIEF)
- Verena Woeppel, Senior Strategy Analyst, Oxfam

Queensland
- Alyssa Bowden, Program Manager – QLD, Starlight Children’s Foundation
- Alyssa Sanders, Relationships Manager, Ecotourism Australia
- Chris Rigby, Business Development Manager, MacKillop Family Services
- Elizabeth Early, Senior Program Manager – NSPS and Priority Populations, Lung Foundation Australia
- Elyce Gordon, Care Leader, Open Minds Australia Limited
- Jeremy Hunt, CEO and Co-Founder, The VacSeen Project
- Katie Gordon, Business Support Unit Manager, CPL Choice Passion Life
- Katie Martin, Customer Experience and Loyalty Specialist, OzHarvest
- Kerrianne Leembruggen, Retirement Village Manager, Bolton Clarke/RSL Care
- Michael Andrews, Director (QLD) & Executive Director, Office of the Commissioner (PNG), St John Ambulance QLD
- Nadia Thompson, Office Administrator, Just Us Theatre Ensemble t/a JUTE Theatre Company
- Sabene Beck, DES ESA Coordinator, CPL
South Australia
- Ben Scuteri, Senior Legal Counsel, World Vision Australia
- Caitlin Thomas, Team Leader, Program Specialists, The Smith Family
- Renee de Wet, Team Leader, Client Services, Dementia Australia
- Sarah Fitzharris, General Manager, Marketing & Communications, Disaster Relief Australia
Tasmania
- Liam Dunn, Team Leader, Community Services Development, Tasmanian Council of Social Service Inc.
- Suzie Han, Head of Senior School, St Michael’s Collegiate School
Victoria
- Alice Ridge, Senior Research, Policy & Advocacy Advisor, International Women’s Development Agency
- Alysia Pereira, Applications Consultant/ Business Analyst, Infoxchange
- Angela Kolsch, Senior Boarding Coordinator, Melbourne Indigenous Transition School
- Audrey Jean-Baptiste, Director of Strategy and Operations, ygap
- Bryn Sobott, Executive Director and Program Manager, FREO2 Foundation Australia Pty Ltd
- Caitlin Westney, Senior Marketing Coordinator, Child Sponsorship The Smith Family
- Caroline Gardner, Manager, P&C Support, World Vision Australia
- Cashelle Dunn, Disability Advisor, World Vision Australia
- Cristian Rubin, Reporting Analyst, World Vision Australia
- Emma Whitty, Manager – Mid-Level Donor Team, World Vision Australia
- Heath Gilham, Vice President, Creative Bytes
- Jarryd Moss, Association Development Officer, Basketball Victoria
- Jay Sikorski, Project and Award Supervisor, Save the Children
- Jed Dib, Senior Research Manager, Smiling Mind
- Liz Croger, Head of Strategy and Projects, Save the Children
- Australia Marietta Asaad, Partnerships Manager, The Smith Family
- Michael Barnhoorn, Lead Teacher, Melbourne Indigenous Transition School
- Michael Horton, Project Manager/Coordinator, EACH
- Morley Muse, Board Director, iSTEM Co./ Women in STEMM Australia
- Oliver Hill, Practice Development Manager – Youth & Community Development, Save the Children
- Olivia Myeza, State Manager VIC/TAS, Opportunity International Australia
- Portia Odell, CPP Director, Cities Power Partnership
- Rachel Ferdinands, Country Impact Manager, World Vision Australia
- Rani Pramesti, Senior Project Officer for the National Education Toolkit for Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting Awareness (NETFA), Multicultural Centre for Women’s Health
- Roman Rijavec, Project Manager (Donor reporting), World Vision Australia
- Sarah Michowski, Marketing Manager, Ovarian Cancer Australia
- Stewart McMillan, President, Creative Bytes Inc
- Tessa McMahon, Learning & Organisational Development Coordinator & Instructional Designer, Yooralla
Western Australia
- Alexander Williams, Strategy Manager, St John of God Health Care
- Alyssa Buttrum-Virco, Manager Executive Operations, St John of God Health Care Inc
- Balbeer Sidhu, Practice Lead – Financial Wellbeing Services, Uniting WA
- Cherie Pettit, Regional Manager South – (Acting), Ability WA
- Dona Jayakody, Deputy Head-Brain and Hearing, Ear Science Institute Australia Incorporated
- Navneet Kaur, Regional Manager, Avon Community Employment Support Centre Inc. T/A Essential Personnel
- Ramya Raman RACGP Board Director and RACGP WA State Faculty Chair Royal Australian College of General Practitioners
- Vanessa Alford Community and Sector Impact Manager Deaf Connect
Read more on our recipients and their organisations in this article.