Alison Monroe & Catriona Byrne

Alison Monroe
BSc (Hons), RSC, Genos EI, MAHRI

Alison brings to SageCo more than 15 years experience across the career management, HR/recruitment and hospitality industries.

Alison worked in Europe and the USA before coming to Australia in 1996, since which time she has managed the Sydney 2000 Olympic career transition project; developed a number of 'industry first' online career and ageing workforce toolkits; and worked closely with clients across diverse industries to develop progressive age management solutions.

Alison sits on the Executive Committee of the NSW EEO Practitioners Association (NEEOPA), is a member of the Good Beginnings Advisory Board; Judge of the Diversity @ Work Awards 2008 and 2009; is an accredited Retirement Success Coach; Genos Emotional Intelligence Coach; Judge of the Deloitte Businesswoman of the Year 2006; and is a frequent speaker on the challenges and opportunities of workforce ageing.

"One of my favourite SageCo moments is when I received a call from the wife of a retiree who had attended our Create Retirement Success seminar and committed to taking up a health check on his action plan. That saved his life. After major heart bypass surgery, he has recently turned 70 and is still actively involved in the workforce"

alison.monroe@sageco.com.au

Catriona Byrne
MA (Media, Technology & Law), B Ed, ABC

Catriona is the lead practitioner for developing successful ways to manage the risk of knowledge loss as people retire. With a strong foundation in HR and communication management within the telecommunication, event and financial services industry sectors, Catriona intuitively understands organisational culture and how to embed age management solutions into existing practices. She is an examiner for the International Association of Business Communication, an accredited Cognitive Edge practitioner, a frequent conference chair and presenter and a CEDA trustee in South Australia.

Catriona is a virtual worker and is mostly found in Adelaide or at airports!

"One of my favourite SageCo moments is when I asked one of our sages Ronnie if he thought he'd ever retire. "I can't possibly think of why I'd want to." came the reply. Me neither Ronnie."

catriona.byrne@sageco.com.au