AMANDA SMITH, General Manager

A Corporate partnerships professional with over seventeen years experience in the not for profit and marketing communications areas. In recent years Amanda has been employed in the not for profit area in both corporate partnership and communications roles. Prior to this Amanda worked for a number of Australia’s most respected advertising agencies in the areas of Direct Response and General Advertising. In these companies Amanda provided the day to day management of her corporate clients including strategic direction for new and existing clients, financial and staff management. 

Amanda’s previous clients have included Coles Myer- Target, Target Country, Liquorland,BiLo, Kmart, Cadbury, Chef, Regency, Dishlex, DuPont Stainmaster, DuPont Corian, DuPont Antron, The Australian Open, Courtney and Patterson Ford and Honda dealerships, Telecom White and Yellow Pages, National Business Directory, Private Formula products, Tambrands, My Dog, SPC, Mars, The Shell company of Australia including Shell Shops, Car Spa, Rapidlube, Tuckers,XMO, Shellcard, Autocare and brands associated with Shell chemical brands.

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KATE MURPHY, Corporate Partnerships Manager

Kate has a strong background in media and PR, having spent more than 10 years as a journalist. Kate has worked in Inverell in rural NSW, Bendigo and 3AW in Melbourne where she spent 5 years as a news reader and reporter, before taking on the challenging role as Senior Producer of the Drive with Derryn Hinch program. 

Kate has also undertaken freelance PR work for a number of companies in Bendigo and in Melbourne.  Kate is passionate about the community sector and looks forward to seeing the partnerships between our corporate partners and their chosen charities bear fruit.

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REMEEKA LEE, State Account Manager - The Good Guys

Remeeka joined the United Way Melbourne team in August 2008 after 12 months experience as Marketing Manager at The Good Guys Dandenong. Remeeka’s role included coordinating the store's local giving program and as a result brings with her extensive knowledge of the program. Prior to The Good Guys, Remeeka worked for over 5 years in sales & marketing within the automotive industry. Remeeka completed a Bachelor of Communications(Advertising) from Monash University in 2003.