Vicki is an experienced marketing practitioner with a skill-set drawn from working in finance, retail, charity and media.

After 13 years of working in the media, she co-founded Waples Marketing Group in 2003 which delivers marketing service across six key areas – strategy, PR, creative, digital, events, advertising.

An industry-recognised multi-stakeholder specialist, Vicki possesses corporate acumen, is politically savvy and connected, with contacts at key media to peak corporate levels.

She has served on local and state government boards for over 20 years, is co-founder and Chair of the International Women’s Day Illawarra committee and a founding member of the Legacy Business & Community Support Committee.

In 2018 Vicki was named Wollongong’s Citizen of the Year to recognise her community work especially in supporting services for women