Host Profile - Mary White

Mary White
Position: General Manager
Organisation: Adelaide Convention Tourism Authority
Website: www.acta.com.au
Expertise: Sport/Recreation, Tourism and Events


Past Positions: Office Manager, Laurens & Co, 1997 - 2000
Qualifications: Diploma, Business Administration, 1990
Involvement: Volunteer, St John
MEA award for outstanding Convention Bureau (wrote the submission)
Interests: Football (round ball), Dan Brown novels, cooking, running and listening to children laugh and enjoying life!
Balance: Time management is the key, plan your week and prioritise, also helps to have staff around you that can time manage themselves.
Networking: Besides the fact that you get to meet so many great individuals, I believe those that are keen to grow and develop within the corporate world need to PR themselves to others, it helps to know as many people as possible.
Motivation: I have the best job in the world, meeting new people from all around the globe and hosting them in Adelaide to show off what a wonderful city we live in - that's the best!