Beyond Blue
Catherine Ortega-Sandow is an experienced professional with a strong background in monitoring and evaluation within the education and community sectors. Currently serving as the Be You Evidence and Impact Adviser at Beyond Blue since July 2020, Ortega-Sandow has previously held roles including Monitoring and Evaluation Officer at the Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports and Senior Project Officer at the Department of Education & Training, Victoria. With a solid foundation in program coordination and evaluation, Ortega-Sandow has contributed to various organizations such as Our Watch and Sacred Heart Mission. Educational qualifications include a Master of Evaluation from the University of Melbourne and a Graduate Certificate in Data Analytics from RMIT University, among other degrees in related fields.
Beyond Blue
Helping people in Australia live a life beyond feeling blue. Comments moderated in line with privacy policy: bb.org.au/40U8goX ☎ 1300 22 4636 We promote good mental health. We create change to protect everyone’s mental health and improve the lives of individuals, families and communities affected by anxiety, depression and suicide. Mental health conditions don’t discriminate, and neither do we. Our programs and initiatives support people at all stages of life, wherever they live, work, study and play. Beyond Blue has four main goals that guide everything we do, and we use our community heart and business head to achieve these. Our goals help us measure the impact of our work, ensuring our programs and initiatives remain focused on achieving our vision and mission. Our goals are to: 1. reduce the impact of anxiety, depression and suicide by supporting people to protect their mental health and to recover when they are unwell 2. reduce people’s experiences of stigma and discrimination 3. improve people’s opportunities to get effective support and services at the right time 4. use best business practices to deliver integrated, evidence-based and cost-effective initiatives through our people and resources.