Class year updates 1993-2020

Class of 1993 Richard Evans

Richard Evans has been appointed General Manager of the Perth International Jazz Festival (PIJF). Mr Evans has had a long career in the entertainment industry, returning to Perth after 20 years in New York City where he co-owned an arts and entertainment management company. During the 1990s, Mr Evans was owner and manager of Perth’s Greenwich Jazz Club, Players Night Club and the Indian Summer Music Festival and Conference.

Class of 2003

Solua Taylor (Middleton)

Solua Taylor (Middleton) has been appointed as a digital journalist with ABC’s Story Lab team. The Gold Coastbased journalist was also a finalist in the Queensland Clarion Awards Photo Essay category for her story on Erub in the Torres Strait. Ms Taylor has worked at the Koori Mail, NITV as well as the ABC, and has self-published her own Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander newspaper, Be Counted.

Class of 1993 Luke Daunivalu

Luke Daunivalu has been named Fiji’s Ambassador and Permanent Representative to the United Nations Offices and Other International Organisations in Geneva. The Bond Law graduate was appointed to the role in June this year. He has extensive experience as a barrister and solicitor prior to joining Fiji’s foreign service and served as High Commissioner of Fiji to Australia and Ambassador at Fiji’s Permanent Mission to the United Nations in New York.

Class of 2004

Stuart Floyd

Stuart Floyd has been appointed Director International Recruitment, Scholarships and Awards at the University of British Columbia (UBC) in Vancouver. The former Vice Chancellor’s scholar spent 11 years in Canada working for Bond University as International Regional Manager for North America. Recently returning to his hometown of Adelaide, Mr Floyd spent six months helping Prince Alfred College, where he attended high school, improve its systems, scholarships and marketing.

Class of 1997

Rajeev Kamineni

Multiple award-winning lecturer, author and Indian film expert Rajeev Kamineni has been elected the 100th President of the Adelaide Rotary Club – the third oldest and second largest in Australia. Dr Kamineni holds a Master of International Management from Bond University which led him to the world of entrepreneurship. Dr Kamineni started his working career in a bookstore almost three decades ago and has authored a book on Indian cinema published by Routledge.

Class of 1998 Clare Stewart

Noosa Shire Council Mayor Clare Stewart will be part of the team shaping the Brisbane 2032 Olympic Games after being elected by the South East Queensland Council of Mayors to the Brisbane Organising Committee for the 2032 Olympic and Paralympic Games (BOCOG). Councillor Stewart is a former barrister at law, published author, nationally accredited mediator, keynote speaker, wife and mother. In 2013 she published her memoir.

Class of 2000

Julia Barling

Julia Barling has been appointed a Magistrate of the Magistrates’ Court of Victoria. The Bachelor of Laws graduate has had an extensive legal career including periods in private practice, more than a decade as a regional manager at Victoria Legal Aid and most recently running a mediation and family dispute resolution practice. She commenced her LLB at Bond University in 2000 and graduated with Honours on October 5, 2002.

Class of 2008 Matthew Winkler

Matthew Winkler is looking to merge procurement and political science thanks to the Bond University Global Alumni Scholarship. With a Bachelor of Film and Television and an MBA/ Master of Finance, all from Bond, already under his belt, Mr Winkler is undertaking a Master of Political Science at the prestigious Sciences Po in Paris. He hopes to progress to a PhD and undertake research that can shape green procurement policy and influence sustainability outcomes.

Class of 2009 Milan Gandhi

Milan Gandhi is the 2022 Lee Liberman John Monash Scholar and will undertake a Master of Public Policy at Oxford University, followed by a MSc in Public Policy Research. The Bond Film and Television graduate currently works as an advisor on law and policy within Australia's defence and national security sector and leads a national non-profit investigating questions at the intersection of law and technology.

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Class of 2009 Meera Klemola (nee Sivanathan)

Having been at the forefront of the global legal design movement for years, Meera Klemola (nee Sivanathan) recently co-authored The Legal Design Book: Doing Law in the 21st Century. This is one of the first publications in legal design. The book has already become a staple text in many law schools worldwide. Ms Klemola is now collaborating with Bond University to create and teach Fundamentals of Legal Design – the first microcredential in legal design.

Class of 2016 Patrick Cross

Patrick Cross has been awarded the prestigious Govenor Philip Scholarship, valued at $140,000. The scholarship is available to Australian students studying at Oxford University. Mr Cross will spend the next two years undertaking an MPhil in Politics: Comparative Government. The Bachelor of Laws and International Relations alumnus says he is grateful for the 'unbelievably generous' scholarship and his experience at Oxford's Pembroke College has been wonderful so far.

Class of 2013 Georgina Bayly

Georgina Bayly is using the skills gained through her Bachelor of Journalism to forge and strengthen community connections in Toowoomba, Queensland. In her role as Community Relations Manager for Queensland Investment Corporation's (QIC) Grand Central Shopping Centre, Ms Bayly delivers local events and activities designed to foster connection and inclusivity. She recently received a QIC Inspiring Excellence Award for her work on Grand Central’s NAIDOC Week celebrations.

Class of 2017 Tatiana Carter

Tatiana Carter has been appointed as a Social and Video Producer at Network 10. Ms Carter says she is excited to be part of the team bringing breaking news to Australians and keeping them informed. Having developed a special interest in misinformation and conspiracy theories during her Master of Communication and Bachelor of Journalism, Ms Carter is helping highlight these issues to Network 10’s social media audiences.

Class of 2013

Georgia Kelleher

Georgia Kelleher has joined the newlyformed National Emergency Management Agency as Assistant Director of Digital. Ms Kelleher’s work will focus on leading the implementation of the Agency’s digital communications strategy. Ms Kelleher, who studied a Bachelor of Business, has previously held digital marketing and communications roles at Bond University, the Australian Digital Health Agency and Australia’s scientific research agency CSIRO.

Class of 2020

Samantha Sutherland

Samantha Sutherland has recently joined Deloitte's Environmental Social and Governance (ESG) Mergers and Acquisitions division as an Analyst. Ms Sutherland is a passionate advocate for corporate sustainability, a passion discovered through her Bachelor of Global Studies (Sustainability). She moves to Deloitte from her role as a sustainability manager for Bond alumna Larissa Rose, the director of GG Enviro.

Chapter reunions

As borders reopen, our alumni chapters around Australia and the world have been able to start reconnecting in person, making new friends and catching up with old ones.

Top left: Class of 2007 Medical Program Reunion.

Bottom left: Perth Alumni Chapter.

Right: Brisbane Alumni Chapter.

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Top right: London Alumni Chapter.

Centre: Gold Coast Alumni Chapter.

Left: Toronto Alumni Chapter.

Get Involved for 2023

There are now more than 32,000 Bond University graduates in over 100 countries. Supporting connections globally is a group of 200 alumni leader volunteers leading our 30 alumni chapters. Contact us today to join your local chapter, or let us know if you are interested in working with fellow Bondies to host a reunion or regional event in your area! Contact the Alumni Centre at alumni@bond.edu.au or phone +61 7 5595 1450.