Catriona Barry
Interim Chief Executive Officer
Catriona joins PRIA with a wealth of leadership experience and knowledge. In her previous role as CEO of Special Olympics Australia, Catriona was instrumental in the growth of this national not-for-profit organisation for people with a disability. Under her leadership, the number of athlete members with an intellectual disability more than doubled and new programs enabled them to have choices about how they participated in their favourite sports.

Catriona led Special Olympics Australia through an organisational transformation, changing from a federated organisation to one national organisation and she was responsible for the financing and opening of offices with staff in every state and the ACT. She introduced a culture of mutual respect and cooperation between national, state and local volunteers across Australia.

Prior to joining Special Olympics Australia, Catriona was GM of Volunteer Services for the Special Olympics World Games in Ireland (2003). In recent years, she has also held positions with Sydney Festival and the Sydney Organising Committee for the Olympics Games (SOCOG). Catriona completed a Masters of Community Management at the University of Technology, Sydney in 2008 and was a recipient of a fellowship from the Harvard Club of Australia which enabled her to attend the Strategic Perspectives for Not for Profits program at Harvard in 2011.

Julian Kenny APRIA
National Education Officer
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Starting life as a teacher, Julian taught English in Italy before joining TAFE NSW, where he became Head Teacher. His involvement in management and recruitment led to a career in Human Resources, which culminated in 3 years as a Learning and Development consultant. Julian joined PRIA in February 2009 to coordinate the university accreditation process. He now provides secretariat to the National Education Committee and the NSW Mentoring Steering Committee as well as managing PDPs in NSW and nationally.

Courtney Grigor
National Marketing and Communications Manager
Courtney joins PRIA after working in marketing, communication and event management positions across various sectors. Most recently Courtney spent four years as the marketing and communications manager for a not-for-profit membership based organisation, where some of her successes included growth in membership, award entries and event attendance. Prior to that Courtney worked in a strategic marketing role for a high-end technology provider and she has worked on large-scale community events for local government. Courtney is passionate about communication, particularly the digital space and is currently completing her Master of Arts in Communication Management to expand her knowledge, skills and ensure that she is at the forefront of the latest trends. Courtney is excited to bring new ideas and initiatives to PRIA.

Jo Price
National Operations Manager
Jo Price brings to PRIA over 20 years of operational and customer service experience from a variety of industries including the not-for-profit sector, media, sport, recruitment and information technology. She has solid project management skills, database design and management, and is a qualified trainer - all of which she will draw from to deliver several new initiatives to PRIA.

Michelle Locke
Events and Operations Executive - New South Wales, Queensland, Australian Capitol Territory and Northern Territory
Michelle has worked in the Not-For-Profit industry in both corporate, and sports event management. Entrepreneurial by nature, she is passionate about delivering quality events while her skills in developing sponsorship and building strong relationships is evident in her past roles at The Chamber of Commerce (Waikato NZ), SPCA (Waikato NZ) and NSW Hockey.

Michelle had been living and working in New Zealand for the last 7 years and moved back home last December. She enjoyed living in NZ and made some wonderful memories and friends there. Living overseas you really do appreciate how wonderful Australia is.

Michelle is looking forward to delivering quality events to PRIA members and guests.

Neil O'Sullivan MPRIA
Events and Operations Executive - Victoria, South Australia and Tasmania
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Neil, originally from Ireland and now based in Melbourne, has a Bachelor Degree (Hons) in Business Studies and Cultural Arts Event Management as well as a Post Graduate Higher Diploma in Event Management and Public Relations. He has worked for an experiential marketing organisation focusing on operations, event strategies and product development. He has also gained almost five years’ experience working in not-for-profit and charity industries; four of which were as a Regional Development Officer for Special Olympics Ireland. Most recently, Neil has worked with Oxfam Australia on their Trailwalker events in Melbourne, Brisbane and Sydney. Neil will draw on his extensive event management experience to deliver outstanding events for our members.

Lorenza Minghetti MPRIA
Events and Operations Executive - Western Australia
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Lorenza brings ten years experience from diverse public relations roles, both in-house and with agencies, gained in the United Kingdom to PRIA. She represents the PRIA in Western Australia ensuring great event experiences for our members. Originally from Italy, she holds a Bachelor in Foreign Languages and Literatures and a MSc in Corporate Communication and Public Affairs.