Mentors in Wollongong

Vanessa Berends

Director

KPMG

Vanessa is a Director with KPMG in Wollongong, and leads the internal audit, risk management and advisory team in Wollongong and works with the National Advisory team in a largely virtual environment. Vanessa's focus is on building collaboration and developing strong professional relationships with her clients and her teams and is an advocate for diversity and inclusion.

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14,353 MENTEES

800+ MENTORS

83.5M STEPS TOGETHER

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.