Laura Alston is the Board Director at Women’s Health and Wellbeing Barwon South West Incorporated. In 2019, Laura was the recipient of the Kaplan Business School Master of Business Administration Scholarship.
A National Heart Foundation Research Fellow, Director of Research at Colac Area Health. Board Member and accredited Practising Dietitian.
As a mum of young children, along with living rurally and after spending 4 years as a PhD student, the dream of being able to afford to do an MBA was at least a decade away for me. Following finishing my PhD, I was recruited to the Board of a not-for-profit rural organisation, and it became clear that there was a need for rural women, like me, to upskill with MBA knowledge. Receiving the ASF scholarship has made this dream come true and I know I will be able to use the skills for the rest of my working life, to continue contributing to not-for-profit Boards as an enthusiastic, passionate rural woman and hopefully inspire others to take on leadership roles too.
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Seventy-nine scholarships have been awarded this year to not-for-profit leaders to join the 2023 McKinsey Rising Leaders Forum.
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We are delighted to announce the McKinsey Rising Leaders Forum recipients for 2023. Seventy nine recipients have been selected to join the Rising Leaders Forum program in October this year.
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Three fee-free scholarships to join the newly created for-purpose 2023 ASF Leadership Program in partnership with the AGSM @UNSW Business School.