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60 seconds with … Al Threlfall
28 October 2009
Name: Al Threlfall
Org. Unit: Faculty of Education
Title: Technical Officer – Sport and Outdoor Recreation
Campus: Peninsula
How long have you been with Monash University?
18 months.
Prior to working at Monash, where were you located and what was your role?
I was the operations manager for Santa Sabina College's outdoor education campus in the Southern Highlands of NSW.
What challenges are ahead in your current role?
The increasing number of students' enrolled in the Sport and Outdoor Recreation degree has meant that in the last four years we have doubled the amount of days that we have students' in the field on experiential learning programs. This means that we have to find venues and dates that will accommodate this increase in numbers as well as juggling the students other studies in education and business.
What is it about your job that holds your interest or is particularly satisfying?
The transition of our students from novices to leaders, leaders that are comfortable and confident in operating in the outdoors.
What is your favourite place in the world and why?
High on a mountain with a beautiful view and a nice ski run below.
What is the best piece of advice you have received?
KISS: keep it simple stupid
What is something about yourself that most of your colleagues wouldn't know?
I'm afraid of heights
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