Team

Carolyn Grant
Managing Director

Carolyn established Avviso Public Relations in 1992. She works on strategic plans and consulting on all business in the company.

Carolyn has been a journalist in Australia and the UK and has worked in major PR firms and for government.

She is a member of the Public Relations Institute of Australia and the PR industry’s Registered Consultancies Group.

She was on the Premier’s Advisory Council for the Youth in Media Awards, and a committee member of the NSW Australia Day Council and the NSW Centenary of Federation Council and currently the Premier's Macquarie 2010 Bicentenary committee.

Larry Shutes
Director

Larry is Finance Director of Avviso Public Relations and is in charge of financial management of the company.

Formerly Finance Director and Deputy Managing Director for Chase Corporation Australia, Larry holds a B.Comm (UNSW), and is a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants.

He is CEO of ASX listed company ETT Ltd.

Erin Young
Senior Account Manager

Erin completed her Bachelor of Communication (Public Relations) at University of Canberra in 2002.

She has previously worked as a book publicist in Australia with HarperCollins Publishers and spent two and a half years working in technology PR in London before joining the Avviso team in 2007.

Erin manages major event, tourism, property and leisure industry clients and was account manager on Metropolis Congress 2008 and the recent Smart Light Sydney event as part of Vivid Sydney festival.

Nicole Tiedgen
Account Manager

Nicole holds a Bachelor of Media and Communications from Sydney University, with majors in journalism, public policy and media law.

Nicole has worked as a journalist for ACP magazines and has experience in journalism, events management and hospitality.

Nicole manages accounts in the performing arts, major events and tourism industries, as well as corporate and government campaigns.

Paul Fahy
Account Manager

Paul holds a Bachelor of Communications and Master of Journalism from the University of Wollongong.

Rebecca George
Account Executive

Rebecca has a Masters in Media Practice from Sydney University and a BA major in Psychology.

Rebecca has experience at ACP Magazines, working across titles such as Madison, Shop Til you Drop and Take 5.

At Avviso Rebecca manages media relations campaigns and is responsible for maintaining media contact databases and client media coverage.