16 ALUMNI STORIES
A STORY TO SHARE We are proud to spotlight just a few of the many talented and accomplished women within our alumni community.
1987
Nicole Williams (Zammit, STC1987)
Who was your closest friend at school, and what made that friendship special? From the minute I walked through the gates Nicolle Rubin (Levi) welcomed me with a huge smile, open arms and a warm embrace. The energy she had and still has complemented mine and we knew then
What’s your favourite memory from your time at St Cath’s — and why does it still stay with you? I have so many wonderful memories from my time but my favourite was when loads of us would come in the school holidays to do our art major works. We shared so many amazing, funny and silly stories and also some important challenges but even though all of us came from different backgrounds we would all listen and support each other so very much. We were so young but had so much freedom to come and go as we pleased. To share this part of life with amazing friends in a happy and safe environment is truly something to be grateful for. Having my daughter attend St Catherine’s from Kindy to Year 12, I felt that the school was still the same when it came to accepting the individual person and supporting all needs.
we were going to be like two peas in a pod. She took me under her wing as I started St Catherine’s later in high school but I felt like I had been there since Kindy. That is what made Nicolle so special. Our friendship is inseparable and is what I felt St Catherine’s was all about — inclusion for all.
“ That is what made Nicolle so special. Our friendship is inseparable and is what I felt St Catherine’s was all about — inclusion for all.
Nicole Williams (Zammit, STC1987)
1993
Amber Daines (Daines-Unger, STC1993)
What are you up to now? I run my own award-winning communications agency called Bespoke Co. which I started in 2007 and last year became the founder of a tech start-up called ESG4PRTM. I am a former award-winning journalist who has worked in print and broadcast media across Australia, Asia, the UK and Europe. I recently started a new podcast project called Life After the Whistle . Personally, I am a mum to two sons aged 16 and 12 and live with my husband, our two cats and one very pampered dog on the NSW Central Coast. I am also a fan of spinning and sometimes a bit of weight training!
Who were your closest friends at school, and what made those friendships special? I was fortunate to have a wide circle of friends from Years 7 to 12. Being a boarder there were those friends who you essentially see all the time, away from the school day, and then other friendships with day students. That said, my closest friends at the end of my six years were a mix of both – names including Jacqui Ma, Jules Webster and Sarah Knox whom I am still in regular contact with today, although they all live abroad now.
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