The Road Autumn 2020

In addition to the cool stuff I get to do at work, I have also been
to numerous AFL Geelong Cats events (with Ford being the major
sponsor) which included the Best and Fairest award nights, AFLW
season launch parties and Fair on the Field events. Within the
workplace, I successfully launched ‘Bring Your Dog to Work Day’
last year, where employees bring their dogs to work for a day. I am
incredibly proud of this achievement as bringing pets on site was a
big challenge that I managed to influence and overcome.
In my spare time, I am an active member of the Australian Human
Resource Institute (AHRI), which includes creating HR networking and
learning events for the Ballarat and surrounding community. I have
a passion for giving back to the community and to helping develop
other HR professionals and students.
In 2019, I went on a Europe trip with friends and family to attend
one of my high school friend’s wedding in Los, Greece. It was an
amazing experience that I got to share with my friends and was also
lucky enough to continue travelling in Europe after the wedding to
countries like Italy, France, Spain, Germany and the Netherlands.
Later this year I will be travelling to the USA to visit Ford’s global
head office in Detroit and will also stop by New York and Florida
over the Christmas and New Year’s period.
Sophie Burzacott, Class of 2010
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