2020 Mentor Profile: Sarah Ansell

SARAH ANSELL

Executive Director of Marketing and Communications, CSU

Sarah is an accomplished and highly qualified director with over 25 years’ experience in the marketing, media and communications area along with extensive experience in the education sector (domestically and internationally). After many years as Executive Director of Marketing and Communication at Charles Sturt University (CSU) Sarah has recently accepted the position of Director of Advancement at CSU with the remit of building and leading a new standalone Development Office and bolstering the university’s philanthropic endeavours.

Sarah is CEO of the University Foundation and has extensive experience managing in both a complex multi campus institution and a regional environment.

Sarah is passionate about customer experience, equity and diversity, community engagement and philanthropy and is committed to best practice and the growth and sustainability of regional Australia.

Sarah is a Justice of the Peace, sits or has sat on a number of committees and boards covering areas such as sport, children's services and the arts and brings a commitment to good governance.