Glen Sheldon is APR.Intern’s National Program Manager. He is responsible for overseeing the program’s strategic direction, operational management and expansion across universities.

As part of Glen’s responsibilities, he works closely with the Business Development Managers to establish new business partnerships, secure funding opportunities and form strategic collaborative arrangements with public and private enterprises and government agencies.

Before joining APR.Intern, Glen held several senior marketing and publishing positions where he worked with government, industry, and the higher education sector.

Justin joined the APR.Intern team in 2019 as a Business Developer and is responsible for driving PhD industry internships in Victoria and Tasmania. As part of the role, Justin manages relationships between academia and industry, carefully matching PhD skillsets with industry research challenges to accelerate local innovation.

Prior to joining APR.Intern, Justin was the State Manager of a leading FMCG marketing agency before moving into Higher Education. In this sector, Justin has worked in the marketing departments of Griffith University and La Trobe University, specialising in relationship management and student-led recruitment.

Justin holds a Bachelor of Business Management (Marketing & Human Resources) from the University of Queensland.

Outside of work, he enjoys playing football for Melbourne University Soccer Club.

Specific areas of capability:
*R&D tax and government incentives specialist including AusIndustry and ATO audit defence;
*Business development and client relationship management;
*Project management;
*R&D prepay loan due diligence;
*Government Grants; and
*Management consulting.

Mark’s role is focused on driving internships in NSW and the ACT, and his business development activities span across all industry sectors.

Before joining AMSI, Mark worked in Business Development in Human Resources with professional services organisations for over 15 years. This included significant recruitment and career development activities in the private sector with Adecco, Lee Hecht Harrison and Morgan & Banks.

Prior to this, Mark held Senior Human Resources roles in Bayer & Allergan and has in-depth understanding of management practices, industry challenges, research and development and he brings a commercial edge and extensive industry network.
Mark holds a BSc in Psychology.

At APR.Intern, Stacey is responsible for driving PhD industry internships across Australia. As part of the role, Stacey streamlines the process of matching skilled PhD students to industry challenges which strengthen industry-university collaboration and accelerate local innovation.

Stacey moved into the Higher Education sector from the Travel Industry, where she has over 7 years’ experience as a Team Leader for a leading Travel Agency in Australia. Stacey’s communication, problem solving, and relationship management skills assist greatly when facilitating collaborative internship arrangements.

Stacey holds a Bachelor of Behavioural Science (Psychology) from La Trobe University.

Margo’s role is to provide high quality customer service, administrative and project support to the National Program Manager and the APR.Intern team.

Before joining AMSI, Margo worked in Human Resources at The University of Melbourne and also held corporate HR, career development and administration roles in Australia and the UK.

Margo holds a Bachelor of Arts in Recreation and a Graduate Diploma in Human Resource Management.

Zak’s role involves maintaining, improving and administering the database that captures the business needs of the program, as well as supporting the National Program Manager and Business Development Team. This includes contract administration, process execution and reporting on internship data for the program and it’s stakeholders. In his previous roles, Zak has experience in the casino industry as a croupier and in the construction hire industry as a hire controller.

Bio coming soon.

Sarah is an established youth leader in the not-for-profit and education sector. She is currently the Marketing and Communications Coordinator at the Australian Mathematical Sciences Institute at the University of Melbourne, and Chief Executive Officer at Young Australians in International Affairs. She holds a Master of Marketing and Communications from Monash University, AICD Governance NFP Directors course, is a TEDx speaker and is a 2023 McKinsey Rising Young Leader. With a passion for empowering the next generation of leaders, Sarah’s goal is to become a global leader and enact sustainable change for youth around the world.