{"id":1365,"date":"2025-04-13T15:48:48","date_gmt":"2025-04-13T05:48:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/educateplus-wa\/?post_type=article&#038;p=1365"},"modified":"2025-04-15T15:32:17","modified_gmt":"2025-04-15T05:32:17","slug":"lets-meet-a-chapter-member-2","status":"publish","type":"article","link":"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/educateplus-wa\/article\/lets-meet-a-chapter-member-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Let&#8217;s Meet a Chapter Member"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h5><strong>Each eNews, we introduce you to one of our wonderful Chapter Members, through question and answer type interview article. <\/strong><\/h5>\n<p>So, in the hotseat this edition is <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/evansjosephine\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Josephine Evans<\/a><\/strong>, Alumni Director, St George&#8217;s College<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335559739&quot;:0}\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1254\" src=\"https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2024\/11\/EVANS-Josephine-200x200-BW-300x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2024\/11\/EVANS-Josephine-200x200-BW-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2024\/11\/EVANS-Josephine-200x200-BW-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2024\/11\/EVANS-Josephine-200x200-BW-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2024\/11\/EVANS-Josephine-200x200-BW.png 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>What is the length of time you&#8217;ve been in Educational Advancement?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">I&#8217;ve been working in schools for 20 years (eek)! It started as an 8 hour a week job, which has grown considerably since then. Prior to that I was the librarian at a law firm in the city<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>What is the professional achievement \/ accomplishment that you are most proud of?\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">At the beginning of COVID-19, our Head of College wanted to stop almost all aspects of my job (Annual Giving program and production of an Alumni magazine particularly) and I managed to convince him that it was still possible to do both of those things, just in a different way to reduce cost.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>What is the most impactful book you have read or podcast you have listened to?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Podcast \u2013 Maintenance Phase (focused on debunking the junk science behind health fads) was the first podcast I listened to that made me understand why people love podcasts so much.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Do you have any tips or words of advice for new members and\/or those new to Advancement?<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Join Educate Plus and go to all of their Professional Development sessions, SIGs, Summits, conferences and social events. <\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Meet as many people in Advancement that you can.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Ask for help when you need it<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>What are three things that you enjoy doing in your spare time?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Driving the tractor at my brother\u2019s farm, going to the beach&#8230; and sleeping!<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Thank you Josephine&#8230; it&#8217;s been wonderful getting to know you!<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; Each eNews, we introduce you to one of our wonderful Chapter Members, through question and answer type interview article. So, in the hotseat this edition is Josephine Evans, Alumni Director, St George&#8217;s College &nbsp; \u00a0 &nbsp; What is the length of time you&#8217;ve been in Educational Advancement? 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