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My first day
Hi everyone
I have been entering our Camberwell office for 12 years now but today has been a whole new experience. Being appointed CEO of Breast Cancer Network Australia is an enormous honour and one that i do not take lightly. When I pulled the door open - I took a big breathe and said - you got this KP!
The day I arrived in Feb 2006 we had our State Reps meeting. I walked in to the Bakers Delight Pull Apart room and met these incredibly poised and brilliant women. They had my passion and commitment at Hello!
In my time here I have led the Fundraising team, had two children, conducted the State of the Nation project and most recently led our Programs and Services team. So I do feel that I am ready for this massive but very exciting step to lead the organisation.
What is so important to me is that we meet the needs of you - our members. We will do this by speaking out on your behalf and providing services that deliver quality information and support.
So much has changed since I began in 2006, but one thing remains - we are here to give a voice to the voiceless and make sure everyone's experience is the best it can be.
I am looking forward to travelling with our Information Forums around the country and meeting as many of you as possible. I am also thrilled that this year we will host the Plan B conference and the Field of Women.
Hearing from you is really important so please do not hesitate to contact me directly if you have any concerns. I would also love to hear about things we can celebrate!
KP
I have been entering our Camberwell office for 12 years now but today has been a whole new experience. Being appointed CEO of Breast Cancer Network Australia is an enormous honour and one that i do not take lightly. When I pulled the door open - I took a big breathe and said - you got this KP!
The day I arrived in Feb 2006 we had our State Reps meeting. I walked in to the Bakers Delight Pull Apart room and met these incredibly poised and brilliant women. They had my passion and commitment at Hello!
In my time here I have led the Fundraising team, had two children, conducted the State of the Nation project and most recently led our Programs and Services team. So I do feel that I am ready for this massive but very exciting step to lead the organisation.
What is so important to me is that we meet the needs of you - our members. We will do this by speaking out on your behalf and providing services that deliver quality information and support.
So much has changed since I began in 2006, but one thing remains - we are here to give a voice to the voiceless and make sure everyone's experience is the best it can be.
I am looking forward to travelling with our Information Forums around the country and meeting as many of you as possible. I am also thrilled that this year we will host the Plan B conference and the Field of Women.
Hearing from you is really important so please do not hesitate to contact me directly if you have any concerns. I would also love to hear about things we can celebrate!
KP
22 Replies
- Congratulations Kirsten. I very much look forward to meeting with you in due course. Best wishes as you navigate forward in the pending months - I am sure your prior expertise will serve you well!
I also look forward to organising another very successful flashmob dance to mark MBC day on SAT OCT 13th in Sydney. I am confident that we can coordinate a much bigger turn out this year and then strategically plan for it to go national in 2019!
Warm regards, Elaine - Thank you all so much for your lovely messages. I feel very supported by you all and thankfully the BCNA staff have been just as supportive! It has been a big few days but so far so good!
Looking forward to seeing you all soon and as I said if you want to give any feedback or make suggestions on how we can deliver our mission more effectively then please just let us know.
PS - I have just seen the new Beacon magazine from our printers - I hope you love it as much as I do - it will be out in April x - Congratulation
Regards
Chris - Congratulations
- Yay KP, I remember at the conference thinking how wholeheartedly committed you are to your role in Bcna, how wonderful that you are now the figurehead!! Congratulations!!!
- Congratulations and best wishes on your new appointment
- Congratulations to you Kirsten
- Congratulations Kirsten, and best wishes from jennyss
