The great thing about my job is… the diversity of dealing with people who really are at the top of their profession in many fields and are acknowledged worldwide and the fact that we support them in bringing their event to Melbourne
The challenge for industry is… staying optimistic in uncertain times and not talking it down
My greatest achievement is… besides family and award wins, I love participating in community activity and supporting it in some way. They are not always big things but giving back is very important to me
The biggest thing in MICE this year will be… growing Asia into one of our biggest arrivals
Right now, the industry is really good at… rolling up their sleeves and getting on with it
I try to relax by… exercising, reading, ‘Facebooking’
I don’t understand why… our industry isn’t as well recognised as it should be as an import earner
Currently the album playing on my iPod is… I don’t buy albums anymore, just lots of singles and a mixed bag of stuff – Adele, Pink, Nickelback, Green Day, Cher
My favourite venue is… too hard to answer, but my favourite destination is Melbourne
I am scared to death of… snakes
I can’t live without… my family
Blackberry or iPhone… iPhone at present
I really wish I had… more hours in the day to do some personal things
If I could invite four people to a dinner party, they’d be… Margaret Thatcher in her heyday – I’d love to hear how she broke ground in Parliament, Michelle Obama – to see how she juggles it all, Jacqueline Onassis – for colour and her stories on the Kennedys, Aristotle and life in general, and Oscar Schindler
