Alumni stories: S-U

Ranikanth Sadanala
Master of Business Administration 2008

Ranikanth Sadanala

As a former USQ international agent in India, Rani helped many prospective students apply for study at USQ. In 2006, Rani left her agent role to become a USQ student herself, joining students on the Toowoomba campus to complete her Masters studies.

After completing her Master of Business Administration degree, Rani joined the International Marketing and Recruitment team at USQ and is currently working in the International Admissions team as International Admissions Officer. She plans to develop her career in Australia. 

 


Anirudha Saha
Master of Business Administration - International Business

Anirudha Saha 

Anirudha works at the University of Technology in Sydney. He is responsible for the marketing and selection/allocations /recruitment activities related to full occupancy of UTS Student Residences.  He also manages the admission and re-admission to residence process and international settlement program.

 

 

 


Updated: Oct 2011


Sumit Sambhi
Master of Business Administration (International Business) 2007

 

Sumit Sambhi

Sumit is a Business Consultant at a human capital solutions firm - Uni Connect Pte Ltd located in Singapore.

Sumit found that he has become more confident and assertive after completing his postgraduate study with USQ. This confidence will only grow through the work experience that he gains.

 

 

 

 


Puwanesh Saminathan Subramaniam
Master of Project Management 2011

 

Puwanesh Saminathan Subramaniam 

Puwanesh works full time as an IT/Web Specialist at the Institute for Health Policy and a part-time lecturer for undergraduate students.

 

 

 

 

Updated: Jul 2011


Julie Sanderson

Julie SandersonMaster of Business Administration (Marketing)

  Since graduating in 2005, Julie has launched her own marketing consultancy specifically aimed at the SME market, had a beautiful baby girl and been fortunate to be the inaugural Chair of the USQ Business Alumni Chapter in Brisbane, QLD... What a wonderful ride!

Updated:  Feb 2012
Marilyn Saunders
Bachelor of Business (HRM & AdminMgmt) 2003 Post Graduate Certificate of Transdisciplinary Studies (2006)

 

  Since graduating, Marilyn has worked in the mining and biomedical industries. Currently, she is in a HR/Administration Officer role in a national information technology company.

 Updated:  Mar 2012


 

 

 

Christine Schoenfisch
Bachelor of Nursing 2006, Post Graduate Certificate of Advanced Nursing Practice (Rural and Remote) 2008, Master of Midwifery 2009

 

Christine Schoenfisch

Christine is currently working with Toowoomba and Darling Downs Health Services as a Midwife. Prior to taking this job, Christine worked with several local rural hospitals. 

 

 

 


Anisha Seth
Master of Education (Early Childhood) 2011

  Since graduation, Anisha has been teaching at a small international school in Mumbai, India, which follows the English National Curriculum as well as a German Curriculum. The school caters mainly to the children of expatriate families stationed in the region.

Updated:  Feb 2012

 

Chandralal Seneviratne
Master of Business Administration (Finance) (2006) 

Chandralal Seneviratne 

Since graduating from his MBA studies at USQ, Chandralal has been employed in numerous
senior positions such as CFO, COO and General Manager.     

                                                                                                                                                                                                  

 

 

 

 

Updated: Feb 2011


Jo-Ann Sparrow (nee Gallagher)
Master of Public Relations 2011

 

Jo-Ann Sparrow 

Jo-Ann works at USQ Springfield campus as Communications Coordinator and is working on her first novel. She has a husband and two young sons who keep her very busy.

 

 

 


Updated: Jul 2011

Norlela Suhailee
Master of Business Administration 2006

 

Norlela Suhailee 

Since her graduation, Norlela has been enjoying her time working for the Brunei Economic Development Board, one of the leading economic development agencies for Brunei Darussalam. Norlela is now a part-time PhD student undertaking her PhD research in Economics at the Faculty of Business, Economics and Policy Studies of the University of Brunei Darussalam. 

 

 

Updated: Dec 2010


Christian Bumbarra Thompson
Bachelor of Visual Arts 2001

 

Christian Bumbarra Thompson 

Since graduation from USQ, Christian has furthered his studies in Fine Arts, completing a Masters at the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology. He was a Studio Artist at the Gertrude Street Contemporary Art Spaces 2006-2008 in Melbourne, and has recently completed a highly coveted international residency at DasArts Advanced studies for Performing Arts, in Amsterdam.

He will be the first Aboriginal person to attend Oxford University after recently being awarded the inaugural Charlie Perkins Scholarship for International post-graduate studies and will undertake a residency at Blast Theory Art Collective in the UK in August 2010. 

Updated: Jun 2010


Ibrahim Umar Manik
Master of Business Administration 2009

 

Ibrahim Umar Manik 

Ibrahim was appointed Deputy State Minister after returning home to Malaysia.

 

 

 


Updated: Jul 2011