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Aden Ridgeway
Aden Ridgeway was born in Macksville in northern NSW in 1962. He is a proud member of the Gumbayyngirr people. His life has seen him rise from the treadmill of poverty and of growing up on an Aboriginal reserve. His early experiences have resulted in strong family traditions and he is the very proud father of two adult sons and a younger daughter. |
He attended boarding school at St John's College, Woodlawn, and left in 1980. He has been a park ranger, court assessor, chief executive officer and federal politician.
Aden is the first indigenous person to be elected as a Parliamentary Leader when he held the position of Deputy Leader, Australian Democrats, during 2001-02. More recently, he retired as a Senator for NSW, having served in the Federal Parliament for six years.
He is currently Executive Chairman of Indigenous Tourism Australia, and Adjunct Professor, UTS, Sydney. He also holds the positions of Chairman, Bangarra Dance Theatre, and Chairman, NSW Reparations Repayments Scheme Panel. Aden is also the prime time presenter of ABC’s “Message stick” Program, and he currently works as a consultant to various organizations, including the NSWALC, Chase Property Investments and Maari Ma Aboriginal Health Corporation. He is now also the Patron of The Centre for Aboriginal Independence and Enterprise.
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Tim Powell
Tim has 20 years’ experience working in journalism, politics, public affairs and marketing. He joined Cox Inall in 1996 and became a director in 1999 prior to his appointment as Managing Director in 2002.
At Cox Inall, Tim has worked on major national issues across the financial, agribusiness natural resource management and community sectors. |
Tim has developed extensive experience in working with stakeholders on major change projects.
Tim has an extensive network of contacts in Australian politics, the media, environmental and community NGOs, industry associations and the corporations that service Australian agribusiness.
Prior to Cox Inall, Tim worked for the Rural Press Group for seven years as a senior writer and as a media advisor to the Hon John Fahey during his time as Premier of New South Wales.
Tim holds a Bachelor of Arts (Rural Journalism) from the Curtin University of Technology, Perth and a Master of Public Affairs from the University of Sydney.
He is also a member of the Public Relations Institute of Australia and a former president of the PRIA NSW Registered Consultancies Group.
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Fiona Dewar
Fiona Dewar is an experienced communication strategist, publicist and project manager. Fiona works on a range of Australian Government and Corporate projects for clients wanting to engage with rural and regional Australia.
Since 2006, Fiona has worked with the Aboriginal Employment Strategy to create relationships with the Australian media and to assist the AES to engage with Australian corporations. |
Since 2005, Fiona has been an integral part of the Sydney Royal Easter Show team for Cox Inall, and now manages that account. Involving the execution of a strategic media relations strategy, developing story leads for metropolitan and regional print, radio and television, media and managing liaison between media and talent are all part of Fiona’s involvement in this award-winning event.
Fiona grew up near Moree in North West NSW and has an excellent understanding of rural communities and rural media.
Fiona holds a Bachelor of Arts - Communication (Public Relations and Organisational Communication) from Charles Sturt University, Bathurst.
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John Saulo
John Saulo grew up in Tamworth, NSW and identifies as Aboriginal with direct cultural links to Papuan New Guinea.
Joining Cox Inall Ridgeway in 2009, John provides support across all government and corporate projects. He brings with him more than four years of experience in the boardsports industry as a marketing strategist, event co-ordinator, and account manager.
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He is currently a Director and owner of the retail and art dealer Westsyde Connection, incorporating skate and street retail culture with contemporary art into one location. John heads up the art gallery component of the company.
He is a national Co-ordinator of the not-for-profit Chill Foundation, a program for at risk youth. As a key member of the Australian team John is an active program and financial relationship developer.
He is the Chief Co-ordinator of the Sidewayz Art Exhibition which commenced in 2007 as a charity art exhibition and auction and grew to include over 50 established and emerging artists in 2008. The exhibition is expected to tour nationally in 2010.
John is currently undertaking a Bachelor of Law at the University of Technology, Sydney.
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