
Mentors in Canberra
Kate Waterford
Managing Partner
Maliganis Edwards Johnson
Kate is managing partner of Canberra law firm Maliganis Edwards Johnson, managing a busy litigation practice. She has extensive experience on boards and committees in the public and not-for-profit sectors, serving for Amnesty International (globally), Fred Hollows Foundation, Amnesty International Australia (as vice chair), Physiotherapy Board of Australia, Corryong Health, AusCam Freedom Project (as Chair) and Australasian Birth Trauma Association (as Chair). She is a current councillor for the AICD Divisional Council and ACT Law Council. Kate loves talking about people, passions, ways to make the world a better place outside your day job, and the eternal importance of work-life balance.
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Content Marketer at Mentor Walks, Tess’s professional life is shaped by a desire to drive gender equality and build an inclusive society. Her passion and experience saw her lead the social media arm of the Teach Us Consent campaign, pulling mandatory consent education for Australian students over the line in March 2022.
She is currently completing her Bachelor of Communications (Social and Political Science) at UTS and is most energised and inspired when surrounded with powerhouse women.
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