IABC Canberra Mentor Program
Getting started in public sector comms?
New to Canberra?
Moving into a comms leadership position?
Level Up Your Communication Career with the IABC Canberra Mentor Program
Whether you're just starting out or ready to take the next big step in your career, the IABC Canberra mentoring program is your opportunity to accelerate your career.
Connect with experienced and inspiring industry leaders from the public, private, and not-for-profit sectors.
Get personalised guidance, valuable insights, and a supportive professional network to help you achieve your professional goals.
How It Works
- Mentees apply to join the mentor program, providing background information about themselves and their goals
- Each application will be reviewed and guidance provided in the mentee’s selection of a suitable mentor
- Up to 6 months mentoring at a time
- 1 mentor session per month for up to 45 mins each time
- Mentor and mentee to decide on whether to meet in person or through video conferencing
- Mentee to discuss areas of support or advice based on the experience and expertise of the mentor
What You Can Expect from Your Mentor
- Support, encouragement and insight
- Feedback on the issues you care about
- Support in setting goals and actions
- Advice and help in analysing challenges and a brainstorming partner
- Someone who will listen openly and actively
- Lots of questions to help you analyse your situation together
- Perspectives and ideas based on the unique expertise and experience of each mentor
What your mentor will not do:
- Do your work for you
- Judge you
- Provide legal or financial advice
- Take responsibility for you and your actions
What We Expect From Each Mentee
- Consider specific areas in which you need support and guidance and bring this to your mentor session
- Be punctual for your sessions and manage your attention
- Be willing to stretch beyond your comfort zone, be truthful and authentic in your sharing
- Ensure open two-way communication between you and your mentor
Meet Your Mentors
Kylie Johnson is one of Australia’s leading experts on zero emission communication. Kylie is a Churchill Fellowship recipient for her work exploring the communication challenges promoting net zero emission heavy vehicles to industry.
As part of the Fellowship, Kylie attended the United Nations Climate Change conference, COP28 in Dubai, Oxford University, New York, Texas, London, Las Vegas and Sweden. Kylie has since attended COP29 and is spearheading Australia’s efforts to transition to zero emission technology.
Her other achievements including CSIRO’s chart topping science podcast and highly successful media campaigns that:
- assured the domestic supply of diesel additive AdBlue
- secured government funding to digitise records at the National Archives of Australia
- forced the multi-million dollar recall of a medication from pharmacies across Australia
Before working in communication, Kylie was a television and radio journalist, most notably for the ABC, BBC, SBS, 2GB and Channel Seven, as an executive producer, presenter, newsreader and researcher.
Angela Clowry is a Communications leader with experience across communications, engagement, change, learning and organisational design. Her career has comprised more than 20 years across Canberra, Sydney, London, Paris, Singapore and Hong Kong working in agency and in-house.
Ange has supported many Australian and international brands on solving their communications challenges through major transformations and transactions. She has built multi-disciplinary teams and collaborated with third parties to deliver complex programs using creative and dynamic communication strategies and tools.
She has a special interest in supporting communication functions to transform and make use of next technology to improve outcomes and is passionate about the application of AI in communication and design.
Ange leads the Oceania Strategic Communications Centre of Excellence for EY and is the co-People Consulting leader for EY Canberra.
Anjali Srivastava is a marketing professional with extensive experience building and scaling effective marketing programs within leading tech organisations, spanning semiconductor, SaaS, open-source, and location data domains.
Throughout her corporate journey, she has spearheaded numerous strategic inbound and outbound marketing initiatives including creating and implementing strategies to optimise ROI, drive demand generation, and elevate company profiles.
Anjali is the Founder and Managing Director of Nurture Culture, a Canberra-based boutique marketing consultancy focused on delivering practical marketing strategies for driving business growth.
Pallavi Dutt Singh is a motivated communication professional with 20+ years of experience across international markets and Australia in public, private, and not-for-profit sectors. Pallavi joined IABC in a leadership role to celebrate and contribute to the professional community and craft value-driven marketing communication for a wider audience.
With a culturally and linguistically diverse background, she brings varied perspectives to enhance her approach. As a CALD Co-Chair at her current agency, she drives policies to promote a diverse workforce by breaking down barriers and recognising the value in cultural competency.
Pallavi is the founder of Mâtré, a social enterprise reflecting her life philosophy of giving back to society and admiration for traditional crafts. Their vision, ‘re-weaving the fabric of society,’ aims to rejuvenate traditional weaving, printing, and fabric-making through international and cross-cultural collaborations.
Rowena Morais is a brand positioning specialist who helps small business owners identify and position their business’s unique value with clarity and confidence.
The author of “Build a Body of Work”, Rowena is also the former founding editor of HR Matters Magazine, a niche human resource publication that ran for eight years. She is the founder and managing director of Digital Confluence, a boutique marketing and communication consultancy.
Rowena is also an employability coach, empowering jobseekers with training, coaching, and mentoring to improve job readiness and secure employment. As a trainer and facilitator, she develops and delivers workshops on effective communication and leveraging LinkedIn.
About IABC Canberra
The International Association of Business Communicators (IABC) connects communication professionals with the people and resources they need to drive business results and support their career.
At IABC Canberra, our goal is to provide Canberra’s community of professional communicators with opportunities to connect and learn, both locally and across the IABC global network.
As a member of IABC Canberra, you can access local networking and professional development opportunities, mentoring and meetups, as well as global training, resources and a community of communication professionals working in diverse industries and disciplines throughout the world.