Young Chamber Profiles

Scott Pearson
Chair

After completing a degree in Quantity Surveying and working in the UK construction industry for nearly 10 years Scott decided a change of scenery was needed and landed in Cairns in May 2006 to start his new life in the Tropics; and has never looked back.

In the time Scott has been in Cairns he has progressed from Senior Cost Manager with Turner & Townsend to Office Manager at global construction consultancy company Davis Langdon. With over 5000 staff and 140 offices worldwide, Davis Langdon has been established in Cairns for over 16 years, and sites the Cairns Base Hospital, the Boland's Center refurbishment and the Pier Shopping Centre amongst its project list.

Scott is also actively involved in the local community; coaching and managing the Marlin Coast youth soccer team to victory in both the league and the grand final in the 2008 season. In order to extend his community involvement, and widen his business contacts he applied to become a member of the Young Chamber of Commerce Sub-committee in 2008, and was elected to Chair in 2010. He hopes to share the knowledge and experience he has gained with the Young Chamber and mentor the future leaders of Cairns and the region.

Nick was fortunate enough to be invited to join the committee of Young Chamber in October 2007 and saw this as a fantastic opportunity to further develop his business skills and connections in the Cairns community. Furthermore, Nick saw it as a fantastic opportunity to be a part of an innovative and resourceful community group that had the potential to offer a great deal to the next generation of business leaders in our community.

Nick Bernabei
Vice Chair

Nick is a Far North Queensland local; born and raised on the Atherton Tablelands before moving to Cairns in 1996. Nick studied a Bachelor of Business degree at James Cook University in Cairns from 1998 to 2000 and engaged his first professional role as a Marketing Coordinator for the Far North Queensland Hospital Foundation.

Nick joined ANZ in 2004 as an Assistant Manager in Business Banking later evolving to the Small Business Specialist role in 2006. In this role Nick is privileged with the opportunity to work with small business owners and to offer them the financial resources to grow and develop their businesses, and to assist them to realise their professional goals and dreams.

Louise Dyson

Louise Dyson arrived in Cairns on a working holiday visa six years ago and she still hasn't left! Louise immediately fell in love with Cairns and knew this is where she belonged!

Louise is a professional recruitment consultant with over six years experience and two post graduate qualifications in recruitment. Louise commenced her career in the UK where she worked for one of the largest recruitment organisations in the world.

After working for Precruitment for four years and a short stint at The Cairns Post, Louise has now decided to turn back to her original career of recruitment. Recently starting her own recruitment business, HR National, Louise hopes to use her inimitable style and flair to offer the Far North region a different way of doing recruitment. This is a new and exciting adventure for Louise and she looks forward to sharing her own experiences of starting a business with other young entrepreneurs and up and coming business people in the region.

Louise was asked to join the Young Chamber of Commerce in September 2007. Louise aims to extend her business networks within the community and enhance her personal & professional development opportunities.

Louise is eager to help establish the Young Chamber as the premier organisation for up and coming business leaders, creating professional development, mentoring and networking opportunities through Young Chamber events.

Andrea Ambrosio

Andrea is a Cairns local and hails from the Atherton Tablelands.

While undertaking her senior high school studies, Andrea became interested in the business and management field from which she then went on to successfully complete a Bachelor of Business at JCU in 2004, providing her with the relevant tertiary qualifications.

Andrea works in the professional services industry sector as a Senior Management Consultant with Outsource Management Pty Ltd (OSM), a Cairns-based business and management consultancy firm. Her career has progressed significantly since joining OSM in 2005 as a Graduate Management Consultant and has worked with clients across a wide scope of industries in the region. Andrea has gained invaluable experience by playing a key role in the completion of various business documents that have been pivotal to the growth and development of many diverse and multinational companies.

Andrea has also developed a significant specialisation in the preparation and management of Government grant funding applications for clients for which she has achieved an impressive success rate.

As a new member to the Young Chamber Sub Committee in 2009, Andrea is looking forward to assisting to provide young professionals in Cairns with networking and professional development opportunities via the Young Chamber events. She also wishes to build her network of contacts and further develop her profile in the local business community.

Nikki Colverson

Nikki spent two years studying behavioural science at the UQ, before taking an opportunity with Jones Lang LaSalle as an Executive Assistant to the Property Director simultaneously she established the Property Administration Centre responsible for managing the maintenance of a large portfolio of buildings in and around Brisbane as well as overseeing the training and induction of more than 500 contractors for site specific OH&S procedures.

In 2005 she moved to London taking a job with an international engineering company commencing employment as the Executive Assistant to four Group Board Directors. Consistently motivated by challenge and change Nikki expressed a keen interest in Marketing and soon advanced into the role of Marketing Executive. Nikki was directly responsible for the preparation of tenders on significant projects like Wembley Arena and Heathrow Airport Terminal 5 as well as the production of company promotional material and large scale event organisation.

Arriving in Cairns in 2007 Nikki joined Body Corporate Services and is currently employed as the Business Development Manager for FNQ extending from Mackay to Port Douglas. This role involves liaising with developers, architects, engineers, surveyors, solicitors and other consultants in the region assisting with the establishment of strata titled developments and at the same time assisting unit owners and investors of existing developments with the ongoing management of their asset.

Nikki was appointed to the Young Ch@mber recently and is very eager to get her hands dirty. Nikki envisages more events in Cairns for young business people to establish networks, meet mentors and develop their professional profiles placing them as the leaders of tomorrow. Personally she values the opportunity to work with like minded people, establish relationships and be part of team that is enthusiastic about the advancement of Cairns.

Luckbir Singh

Luckbir is a local having attended Parramatta State School and Cairns High School before studying at the University of Queensland in Brisbane. After completing his law degree in 2000 Luckbir returned home and commenced work at MacDonnells Law. Since that time Luckbir has progressed with the firm, being appointed a Partner in 2007.

Luckbir practices in commercial and property law focusing on corporate advisory services, complex property development projects and business transactions. He advises and provides legal guidance to large scale private and public companies, individuals and government authorities.

Luckbir is also the Practice Group Leader for the Commercial team in the Cairns office of the firm being responsible for more than 30 lawyers and support staff.

Luckbir provides pro-bono legal advice to a number of local community and public benevolent organisations including COUCH (Committee for Oncology Unit Cairns Hospital).

Luckbir's skills have been recognised with him being awarded the Queensland Law Society Young Lawyer of the Year Award in 2008 and, the Australian Institute of Management Young Manager of the Year Cairns Region in 2009.

In joining the Committee in 2010 Luckbir is focused in pushing forward and implementing the strategic direction of the Young Chamber in creating leaders, creating networks and creating opportunities for the next generation of Cairns business owners and professionals.

Bronwyn Voyce

Bronwyn Voyce was born and raised in South Africa and migrated to Australia in 1999, settling on the Atherton Tablelands in Far North Queensland with her family, until she graduated from high school. At this point, Bronwyn relocated to Cairns to complete a Diploma of Business Management & Administration for which she had been awarded a scholarship.

Soon after completion of her Diploma, Bronwyn commenced a 10 month around the world holiday. This journey, partnered with her experience in living in diverse cultural countries and relocation between them, steads her well in dealing in a multicultural environment.

Bronwyn commenced her career in Banking and Finance in 2004 and has constantly sought out challenges and been promoted within her chosen organisation. She currently works at Westpac, Earlville as a Local Business Banker which sees her working closely with SME clients to assist them with reaching their business and financial goals.

Community involvement has been a large part of Bronwyn's life and she is looking forward to her position on the Young Chamber committee where she can further contribute by working on projects aimed at economic, business and people development within the Cairns region.

Tammy Doolan

As a third generation Cairns local, Tammy knows and understands the importance of growth in the local community.

Soon after completing a certificate in Business and Administration with The 20/20 Group Tammy was promoted to consultant where she developed a range of skills in market research and the artistic creation and production of marketing collateral including developing websites.

Recently, Tammy joined Cairns Courthouse Hotel as Functions/ Marketing and Events Manager. This new role has given Tammy the opportunity to engage with the community, implement marketing strategies and drive the hotel's functions facilities.

Last year Tammy became actively involved with Young Chamber and joined the sub-committee in 2010. Tammy hopes to encourage community involvement in the Young Chamber, create networks and raise awareness of the committee's future endeavours.