{"id":157,"date":"2018-06-25T13:25:29","date_gmt":"2018-06-25T03:25:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/educateplus-sa-nt\/?post_type=article&p=157"},"modified":"2018-07-03T14:40:24","modified_gmt":"2018-07-03T04:40:24","slug":"committee-member-in-the-spotlight-name-here","status":"publish","type":"article","link":"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/educateplus-sa-nt\/article\/committee-member-in-the-spotlight-name-here\/","title":{"rendered":"Committee Member in the Spotlight \u2013 Kate Robertson"},"content":{"rendered":"

Meet one of your dedicated SA Committee members \u2013 Kate Robertson. Kate is your committee\u2019s Vice- President and is the Chief Advancement Officer at St Peter\u2019s College.<\/p>\n

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If you were to write a book about yourself, what would you call it?<\/h4>\n

I can safely say that I would never\u00a0<\/u>write a book about myself and therefore I will conveniently skip this question…..<\/p>\n

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What do you like most about Educate Plus?<\/h4>\n

The warmth, camaraderie and professional support given by and to all of us working in similar roles and environments in the advancement family.\u00a0 I always feel like time spent with Educate Plus members is like the equivalent of having a spa treatment! \u00a0<\/p>\n

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How has Educate Plus helped you in your career development? \u00a0<\/h4>\n

It has been wonderful to connect with people across SA and interstate (and further afield too) through the Educate Plus family.\u00a0 From networking, to sourcing specific advice and guidance, to finding inspiration from others \u2013 it\u2019s all been readily available and generously given. It was invaluable in the early days of moving from one part of the education to another, helping me come to understand what is \u2018normal\u2019 in schools after a decade in higher education.\u00a0 My professional practice is also enhanced by sharing my arts and university experiences with others.<\/p>\n

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What is the most rewarding part of your role at St Peter\u2019s College<\/b>?<\/h4>\n

One of the highlights of my career was witnessing first-hand the response from a boarding student when someone from overseas had stepped forward to provide a new bursary at very short notice, when he was at risk of leaving school due to a change in family circumstances. Seeing a Year 10 boy in tears of gratitude and relief by the actions of an out-of-sight donor is something that will stay with me forever.<\/p>\n

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How did you first learn about Educate Plus?<\/h4>\n

Very soon after arriving in Adelaide (in 2013) someone suggested that my university should join as a member.\u00a0 It didn\u2019t take long for someone to reach out to me!\u00a0 I think it may have been Abhra\u2026..<\/p>\n

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\"\"Who would you like to be for a day?<\/h4>\n

I\u2019m not sure about being someone else for the day, but I wouldn\u2019t miss the chance to hang out with Barack Obama if I could.<\/p>\n

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\"\"Favourite movie?<\/h4>\n

Too difficult to choose! But my mind immediately brings forward Dirty Dancing, Shawshank Redemption, Grease, Schindler\u2019s List\u2026.<\/p>\n

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\nWhat\u2019s one thing you couldn\u2019t live without?<\/h4>\n

An endless supply of English breakfast tea. (No surprises there!)<\/p>\n

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Who has had the biggest impact on your career thus far and why?<\/h4>\n

I\u2019ve been blessed with so many wonderful people touching my career in a positive way; both those I have worked with and those I have worked for.\u00a0 But if I have to pick one, its Professor Sir David Greenaway who was the Vice-Chancellor at the University of Nottingham when I was there.\u00a0 He put his faith in me 100% and never questioned that, even when the challenges were enormous: his public support and his belief in me enabled me to reach personal and professional goals I hadn\u2019t dreamed of. He was also a master at leading by example. And he was (is!) just fantastic company. That always helps when you have to spend a lot of time working together!<\/p>\n

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Favourite travel spot?<\/h4>\n

Gosh. These questions are very<\/em>challenging!\u00a0 Let\u2019s keep it local: my \u2018happy place\u2019 here in SA is Port Elliot and the Fleurieu Peninsula. Can I stretch that to jump across to Kangaroo Island, please? It\u2019s a slice of heaven on earth in my view, and where we were lucky enough to see a playful platypus on one of our visits.<\/p>\n

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What\u2019s the weirdest job you\u2019ve ever had?<\/h4>\n

I had a lot of casual jobs when I was a student: newspaper delivery girl, swimming pool lifeguard, incubator and oven cleaner at a hospital (not to be confused), tea lady at a care home which included serving Guinness to elderly ladies for medicinal purposes of course. Nothing was ever weird exactly, but I do look back and laugh about working in a Pizza Hut outlet located within a busy pub in Southampton.\u00a0When the customer\u2019s order was ready I had to announce on this very loud tannoy in an assertive voice, \u201cPizza No 24 your order is ready, Pizza No 24 please come and collect!\u201d Early voice-training for corralling an alumni reunion perhaps?<\/p>\n

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What are your three most overused words\/phrases?<\/h4>\n

\u201cShow not tell.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cNot all good learning has to come from positive experiences.\u201d A good lesson that someone once passed on to me.<\/p>\n

\u201cOoh, a glass of fizz? Yes, please!\u201d<\/p>\n

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Kate Robertson
\n<\/strong>VIce President SA\/NT
\nChief Advancement Officer
\nSt Peter’s College
\nKRobertson@stpeters.sa.edu.au<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Meet one of your dedicated SA Committee members \u2013 Kate Robertson. Kate is your committee\u2019s Vice- President and is the Chief Advancement Officer at St Peter\u2019s College.   If you were to write a book about yourself, what would you call it? I can safely say that I would never\u00a0write a book about myself and […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":167,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","class_list":["post-157","article","type-article","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/educateplus-sa-nt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/article\/157","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/educateplus-sa-nt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/article"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/educateplus-sa-nt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/article"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/educateplus-sa-nt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=157"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/educateplus-sa-nt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/167"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/educateplus-sa-nt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=157"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}