Strong business acumen/communicator, proactive and organised; Leadership – firm, but fair; clear and concise with direction of both short, medium and long term goals; Have integrity and take responsibility in all aspects of my work practices; Confident to share ideas, areas of concerns and solutions; Good sense of humour and passionate about my role I am very proud of the Awards that myself and my teams have won over recent years. I am personally very honoured to have won Ad Manager of the year both in 2010 while at the Wanganui Chronicle, then again in 2012 at the Bay of Plenty Times. I was also Winner of a PANPA Award for Best In-House campaign which was my concept and copy, My teams have also won numerous awards, with two PANPA's won last year, but also a number of APN Awards for Best Community Manager, Best Features Team and Best Special Publication in the APN Advertising Awards in March 2011.