Cassandra Walters

Written By Cristy Houghton

Cass Walters is an experienced educational leader with a lifelong commitment to improving outcomes for young people.

With more than 30 years’ experience in Victorian secondary education, including over 20 years in principal class roles, Cass has led schools with a strong focus on ensuring students transition successfully into sustainable pathways beyond school.

Having worked across five schools during her career, she brings broad leadership experience in strategic planning, student engagement and pathway development.

Cass played a key role in establishing the Ovens Murray VET Cluster, a collaborative initiative that expands vocational education opportunities for students across the region, and currently serves as its Chairperson.

She is currently the Principal of Rutherglen High School, where she continues to work with staff, students and the wider community to support high-quality learning and post-school opportunities for all students.

Cristy Houghton

Cristy's unique career has taken her from country NSW to the city lights of Clarendon Street South Melbourne and back again. With an early career in radio as a copywriter and creative strategist, she is now a Jill of all trades as a graphic designer, website builder, blog writer, video editor, social media manager, marketing strategist and more. 

In fact, give her any task and this chick will figure out how to do it! Go on, we dare you!

No, really, we DARE you!!

Cristy has won two Australian Commercial Radio Awards (ACRAs) for Best Ad and Best Sales Promotion, and even has an 'Employee of the Year' certificate with her name on it.

Cristy and her husband James have traveled extensively through Russia, China and South East Asia, and have two fur-babies, Sooty (cat) and Panda (puppy). Cristy loves drinking coffee, meeting people to drink coffee, coffee tasting and coffee flavoured cocktails. She also enjoys road trips, TED Talks and watching cat videos on youtube.

http://www.embarketing.com.au
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