{"id":846,"date":"2020-12-07T13:09:31","date_gmt":"2020-12-07T02:09:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/educateplus-wa\/?post_type=article&#038;p=846"},"modified":"2020-12-14T17:13:41","modified_gmt":"2020-12-14T06:13:41","slug":"featured-members","status":"publish","type":"article","link":"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/educateplus-wa\/article\/featured-members\/","title":{"rendered":"Featured members"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>We would like to welcome Tony Fisher, Courtney Silverthorne and Catriona Nixon &#8211; our newest committee members. We asked them a few questions to get to know them a little better!<\/p>\n<table style=\"border-collapse: collapse;width: 100%\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 50%\" colspan=\"2\">\n<div class=\"highlight\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/catriona-nixon-9b00831b0\/\">Catriona Nixon<\/a>, Indigenous Liaison Coordinator, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.sthildas.wa.edu.au\">St. Hilda&#8217;s Anglican School for Girls<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 50%\"><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-847\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/educateplus-wa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2020\/12\/catriona-nixon.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2020\/12\/catriona-nixon.jpg 800w, https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2020\/12\/catriona-nixon-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2020\/12\/catriona-nixon-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2020\/12\/catriona-nixon-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2020\/12\/catriona-nixon-768x768.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 50%\">\n<p><strong>1. What is your current tole at your school and what does this involve?<\/strong> <br \/>\nBoarding Admissions Manage and Indigenous Liaison Coordinator<\/p>\n<p><strong>2. Why have you decided to join the Educate Plus WA Committee?<\/strong> <br \/>\nNetworking and PL opportunities \u00a0and professional growth<\/p>\n<p><strong>3. What are some of your interests outside of work?<\/strong> <br \/>\nTravelling, boating, camping and family time<\/p>\n<p><strong>4. Who have been some of your great mentors in your life.\u00a0<\/strong> <br \/>\nMy parents and grandparents<\/p>\n<p><strong>5. Favourite travel destination and why.<\/strong> <br \/>\nSpain hoping to walk more of the Camino<\/p>\n<p><strong>6. Best book ever read?\u00a0<\/strong> <br \/>\nSo many \u2026 but recently Honeybee<\/p>\n<p><strong>7. Tell us one thing about yourself that many might not know.\u00a0<\/strong> <br \/>\nI\u2019ve lived, farmed and taught in regional and rural WA for the past 27 years after heading to my first teaching posting.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 50%\" colspan=\"2\">\n<div class=\"highlight\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/tony-fisher-75b3522b\/\">Tony Fisher<\/a>, Promotions &amp; Publication Manager, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ljbc.wa.edu.au\">Lake Joondalup Baptist College<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 50%\"><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-860 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/educateplus-wa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2020\/12\/Tony-Fisher-HS.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2020\/12\/Tony-Fisher-HS.jpg 400w, https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2020\/12\/Tony-Fisher-HS-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2020\/12\/Tony-Fisher-HS-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2020\/12\/Tony-Fisher-HS-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 50%\">\n<p><strong>1. What is your current tole at your school and what does this involve?<\/strong><br \/>\nMy title is \u2018Promotions &amp; Publications Manager\u2019 \u2013 I manage all marketing for the College including Social Media, Paid advertising, Video Production, eNewsletters, Yearbook, digital marketing.<\/p>\n<p><strong>2. Why have you decided to join the Educate Plus WA Committee?<\/strong> <br \/>\nI have always loved the resources that Educate Plus provides. I came from a non-education marketing world so Educate Plus bridged the education\/non-education gap for me (there was a wide gap a few years ago but it has recently narrowed a bit)<\/p>\n<p><strong>3. What are some of your interests outside of work?<\/strong> <br \/>\nI enjoy exercise, sport, photography and videography<\/p>\n<p><strong>4. Favourite travel destination and why.<\/strong> <br \/>\nAnywhere in South East Asia I love but mainly because it is quick to get to (I have travelled the world numerous times). I have been known to jump on a plane on Friday and return on a Monday!<\/p>\n<p><strong>5. Best book ever read?<\/strong> Anything by Neil Patel<\/p>\n<p><strong>6. Tell us one thing about yourself that many might not know.<\/strong> <br \/>\nI can buutt\u2026..lets leave it out of my online bio please!? I came to Perth as a professional dancer and musician and performed at the (now) Crown theatre as part of a world tour. It was the last stop of the tour. I stayed on and have loved Perth ever since.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 50%\" colspan=\"2\">\n<div class=\"highlight\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/courtney-silverthorne-5667314a\/\">Courtney Silverthorne<\/a>, Enrolment Manager, <a href=\"http:\/\/penrhos.wa.edu.au\">Penrhos College<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 50%\"><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-850\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/educateplus-wa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2020\/12\/courtney-silverhorne-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2020\/12\/courtney-silverhorne-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2020\/12\/courtney-silverhorne-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2020\/12\/courtney-silverhorne-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2020\/12\/courtney-silverhorne.jpg 183w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 50%\">\n<p><strong>1. What is your current tole at your school and what does this involve?<\/strong> <br \/>\nEnrolment Manager. My role is responsible for all aspects and management \/coordination of the enrolments process; the aim of the role is to ensure optimum levels of student enrolments. My passion is connecting with others and I am so lucky that I get to do this every day!<\/p>\n<p><strong>2. Why have you decided to join the Educate Plus WA Committee?<\/strong> <br \/>\nIt is a fantastic way to connect with my colleagues from all different schools in Perth and beyond. It is such a special network of people and I don\u2019t know of any other industry that collaborates in the same way.<\/p>\n<p><strong>3. What are some of your interests outside of work?<\/strong> <br \/>\nTravel, walks along the river, entertaining , interior design<\/p>\n<p><strong>4. Who have been some of your great mentors in your life.\u00a0<\/strong> <br \/>\nMy mum<\/p>\n<p><strong>5. Favourite travel destination and why.<\/strong> <br \/>\nScandanavia \u2013 I was lucky enough to go there for my honeymoon so I have lots of special memories. It was the perfect mix of design, outdoor activities and amazing food &amp; drinks<\/p>\n<p><strong>6. Best book ever read?\u00a0<\/strong> <br \/>\nToo hard to pick but I am currently reading Ghosts by Dolly Atterton and Barack Obama\u2019s the Promised Land<\/p>\n<p><strong>7. Tell us one thing about yourself that many might not know.\u00a0<\/strong> <br \/>\nI am terrified of the ocean<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h4>\u00a0<\/h4>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4>\u00a0<\/h4>\n<h4>\u00a0<\/h4>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We would like to welcome Tony Fisher, Courtney Silverthorne and Catriona Nixon &#8211; our newest committee members. We asked them a few questions to get to know them a little better! Catriona Nixon, Indigenous Liaison Coordinator, St. Hilda&#8217;s Anglican School for Girls 1. 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