Global Sustainability Institute, RMIT University

Postal Address: GPO Box 2476V, Melbourne, Vic, 3001
Location: Building 1, Level B, Room 8, City Campus.
124 Latrobe Street, Melbourne VIC 3000.
Phone: +61 3 9925 2775
Fax: +61 3 9925 3058
Email and Feedback: global@rmit.edu.au

Staff Profiles




Caroline Bayliss
Director
ph +61 3 9925 3344
caroline.bayliss@rmit.edu.au

Caroline is GS@RMIT’s Director and works on corporate and commercial initatives.

Caroline’s responsibilities include:

• Managing collaborative and dynamic relationships with GS@RMIT Founding Partners;
• Coordinating events for Founding Partners and special projects; and
• Developing projects and partnerships with the business community.

With Degrees in Arts and Law from Monash University, Caroline has worked as a solicitor in private practice and a corporate solicitor.

Before joining GS@RMIT, Caroline worked as Corporate Affairs Manager at Philip Morris Limited, where her duties included government and stakeholder relations, internal communication and involvement in program approval processes. Central to her role were issues of corporate, social and environmental responsibility.

Helen Scott
Corporate Program Manager
Ph: +61 3 9925 3407
helen.scott@rmit.edu.au

Helen is GS@RMIT’s Corporate Program Manager and works with our partner organisations on corporate and commercial sustainability initiatives.

Her responsibilities include:

• Managing collaborative relationships with GS@RMIT Partners;
• Managing sustainability projects with GS@RMIT Partners, including research and sustainability assessments using the GScontinuum framework;
• Providing strategic sustainability advice to GS@RMIT Partners;
• Coordinating events and special projects; and
• Developing networks and partnerships with the business community.

Helen holds a Masters of Social Science (Environment & Planning) from RMIT University, a Bachelor of Business (Marketing) from Monash University as well as a Certificate IV in Workplace Assessment and Training from RMIT University.

Prior to joining GS@RMIT, Helen’s background included event management, consulting to the environment business sector, and fundraising/marketing for the not-for-profit sector. Her roles have involved relationship management, project management, marketing and communication.

Leonardo Ribón
Projects Coordinator
ph +61 3 9925 3721
leonardo.ribon@rmit.edu.au

Leo works on GS@RMIT’s Corporate and Commercial projects. Leo’s main responsibilities include:

• Coordinating the Global Sustainability Continuum, the Institute’s corporate sustainability assessment framework;
• Undertaking and communicating assessments of partner organisations in relation to their sustainability efforts;
• Researching cutting-edge sustainability issues.

Leo has a Bachelor of Industrial Engineering from University of Los Andes – Colombia, and a Graduate Diploma of Environmental Science from Monash University.

Prior experience includes two years as Portfolio Performance Analyst for the Bank of Bogotá – major Colombian private bank - and Project Manager with the Environmental Jobs Network (EJN) in Melbourne. As part of his role with EJN, Leo designed and implemented research projects for State and Federal government departments and produced The Guide to Environmental Careers in Australia and the background paper Employers Requirements for Sustainability Knowledge and Skills.

Leo has been an elected member of the Environmental Jobs Network Executive Committee since 2004.

Catherine O'Shea
Project Officer
Ph: +61 3 9925 1731
catherine.oshea@rmit.edu.au

Catherine collates up-to-date Sustainability Issues for the Key Sustainability Issues List in the restricted section of our web site. This list provides GS@RMIT Partners with information on the latest, most significant emerging trends and news, with access to articles from a diverse array of materials.

Catherine has a Bachelor of Nursing and is currently studying Masters in Environment and Sustainability.

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