In Principio v17 no2 (2006)

A Amanda Sapienza and husband Richard Day. Photograph courtesy of Tony Hewitt Studios. Jacinta Perrigo Bachelor of Arts (Ed) 2000 Bachelor of Education (Primary Ed) 2001 Master of Education (Curriculum) 2004 Master of Education (Religious Ed) 2005 I enrolled at Notre Dame mid year in 1998, after beginning a Bachelor of Science degree at The University of Western Australia. After all of the fuss of the Teriary Entrance Examination year had died down, I realized that I did not just want a job, I wanted a career. For me, teaching was a natural progression, due to the fact that it allowed me to work with children in a meaningful way. Straight away, I felt at home at Notre Dame. Going from lectures where there were close to 600 people to lectures Benjamin Reid Bachelor of Business 1998 A Benjamin Reid As the 1998 Chesterton International (now Colliers) Business Scholarship ALUMNI PROFILES Amanda Sapienza Bachelor of Laws/Bachelor of Commerce 2002 graduated from Notre Dame in December 2002, after six years of living the life of a student and loving it. I now live in Sydney and have been working at the NSW Crown Solicitor's Office for about nine months. I am employed as a solicitor in the Administrative Law team and I am happy to say that I am one of those lawyers who loves their job. The work is incredibly interesting - and those copious notes from my Administrative Law unit at Notre Dame are turning out to be very useful! It's a fascinating time to work for the State Government and the job allows me to practise law while indulging my interest in politics. Working for the State Government also means that I have been able to resume my where there were only 30 people made me feel at ease and I felt like the whole learning process was more refined. One of the best moments in my teaching degree was doing my final teaching practicum. I was lucky enough to head to Our Lady Star of the Sea Esperance, which was quite an experience. Living in a tin shed with two other girls in the middle of winter was tough but teaching in a location with breathtaking views was amazing. This year, I was appointed Assistant Principal at St Matthew's School in Narrogin, the centre for the Central South region of Western Australia . My first weeks were quite challenging as I realised how different 'country' kids were from 'city' kids. A vital part of living in a recipient, I extended my internship with Chesterton to 12 months full-time employment as a commercial and retail property manager, after which, I headed off to the United States. After spending 10 weeks on a Summer Camp program, I took several months spending my highly undervalued Australian do llar across several US states. Eager for European work experience, landed in London in October 1999 and worked briefly for a local government authority in commercial and industrial property management. The rea I experience boost commenced when I accepted a marketing role with PeoplePC - a dotcom start-up who had est ablished their European headquarters in London's St James Square. I spent the next 3 years volunteer work with asylum seekers, and the very decent hours enable me to continue my involvement in various other groups, not to mention see my husband on a far more regular basis than was possible when I worked in the private sector. I'm still in close contact with some of the crew from Notre Dame, although they are now spread all over the country and indeed the world. Sometimes when we're back in Perth we drop in at the Campus to see what's changed, what's still the same and to catch up with familiar faces. It was really special to be able to have our wedding photos taken in the University's main courtyard. The pictures came out beautifully and when our Sydney friends want to see for themselves just how stunning Notre Dame is by looking through our wedding album, we're always happy to oblige! country town is getting involved in the community whenever possible. This has contributed to me really enjoying my time at St Matthew's and being thankful for the opportunity I have. It has been big change but a really rewarding experience. A Jacinta Perrigo as European Marketing Manager covering the UK, France and Ireland. On returning to Perth, I accepted a two year contract with WA:s Department of Health pathology labs as State Marketing Manager and completed a Masters of Accounting. Earlier this year, I took a position with MatchPoint Consulting where my role sees me taking companies through their bid processes, investment funding, and grant submissions. Outside of work, my community interests include being a second rate player and Vice President for the mighty Claremont Dolphins Water Polo Club, I hold a board posit ion with the WA Water Po lo Associat ion and I am actively engaged with Notre Dame's Alumni. m

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