Katie Braid

Leading and coordinating the University of Queensland student-run Fossil Fuel Divestment campaign, aiming to encourage the university to withdraw their investments from coal, oil and gas | Successfully putting divestment on the agenda for the June, August and October UQ Senate meetings | Organising a week of awareness-raising events with 2000+ participants.

Assisting the Sustainability Manager with developing the next five-year sustainability plan, and implementing small sustainability initiatives within the organisation.

Assisting the Media Coordinator with public relations and communication in the lead-up period to the festival | Managing all social media platforms for the 125,000+ attendee festival | Organising and distributing media passes for media personnel

Managing media and communications for the Fossil Fuel Divestment campaign at the University of Queensland | Coordinating all social media platforms | Writing and distributing press releases for actions and events | Writing articles for the student magazine.

Coordinating a sales expansion project for the Terrace Timor Network's Kolega Cards product line. The Terrace timor Network provides women in East Timor with sustainable employment by commissioning them to create handcrafted greeting cards to be sold in Australia.

- Business Management in a Carbon Constrained World - Ecological Economics - Sustainable Business Practice - Journalism and Communication