Kristie is born and bred in the Southern Highlands. With formal qualifications including a BA Communications & Media, Kristie has had a distinguished media career. She is the most awarded creative director in broadcast media, which is a phenomenal achievement, having received more than 200 awards including Promax, BDA and Imagine Awards for Broadcast Excellence. Most would know her from her recent role as Head of Sturt. Kristie is a passionate supporter of, and advocate for, arts and cultural programs and initiatives and is proud to have served on the founding committee for Ngununggula, the Southern Highlands Regional Gallery, as well as the Arts & Culture Committee for Wingecarribee Shire Council. She has extensive experience in the areas of marketing, promotion, and communications strategy. Kristie is the proud mother of two adult children who went to school locally.
Kristie’s grandfather is a former Mayor, and in the same vein of community service she is committed to supporting competent people being elected to Council to ensure that the character of the Southern Highlands is preserved, maintaining the green spaces between townships and villages, to promote strong, kind, respectful leadership, to champion arts & cultural outcomes and to have a long term vision for a prosperous Shire.
Spokesperson: Arts & Culture, Community