Awards
Alison Quinn and Debbie McClure joint winners for ‘Best Speaker’ 2016
Mar 21 2017
1 min read
The Weekly Source

In 2014 village veteran Chas Jacobsen spoke at our LEADERS SUMMIT to such great applause that we decided to award him a trophy in 2015 as Best Speaker.

Now a tradition, each SUMMIT we announce the Chas Jacobsen Perpetual Trophy for the Best Speaker as voted by delegates from the previous year’s SUMMIT.

In 2016, it was a tie between Alison Quinn (CEO of RetireAustralia) and Debbie McClure (Group Sales & Community Relations Manager, Ryman Healthcare). They each received their trophy last Thursday.

Pictured: 2015 winner, James Underwood, and Alison Quinn.

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