Julie Praestiin

Julie Praestiin has extensive work experience in corporate communications, with a focus on public relations, digital communications, internal communications, and crisis management. Julie has held various roles at Sanitarium since 1992, starting as an Accounts Department and Production employee before moving into communications positions. In their most recent role as Head of Corporate Communications at Sanitarium, they provided strategic communications guidance for the organization and worked on projects related to employee value proposition (EVP), diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI), and reconciliation action plans (RAP). Prior to their current role, they served as a Corporate Communications Manager and Sanitarium Brand & Communications Manager. Before joining Sanitarium, Julie worked as a Project Administrator at ADRA, where they managed funding and projects related to education and healthcare in South America.

Julie Praestiin's education history includes several notable achievements. In 2020, they completed a Marketing Week Mini MBA with Mark Ritson. Prior to that, in 2016, they attended Harvard Business School where they focused on Corporate Social Responsibility. In 2011-2012, they pursued a Dip Management degree at the University of Newcastle, specializing in Management & Leadership. Julie also studied Organisational Behaviour at Griffith University in 2009 and earned a Certificate in General Advertising, Majoring in Public Relations at the University of Technology Sydney in 1979-1980. Additionally, Julie is currently enrolled in Swinburne University of Technology, pursuing a degree in Behavioural Studies (Psychology). Julie'scoursework there encompasses various areas such as Developmental Psychology, Cognition and Human Performance, Psychology of Personality, and Social Psychology, among others.