Our team

Diana Forrester is a highly skilled, awarded and respected communication professional. She has over 30 years’ experience leading multi-disciplinary teams, handling complex stakeholders, creating and managing effective local, national and international projects and campaigns.
Commencing her career as a research professional, Diana is community consultation specialist, a qualified educator, accomplished presenter and workshop facilitator.

Having owned and operated several successful businesses, Diana particularly appreciates the crucial role communication plays in every commercial and community endeavour.

Her experience includes working with some of the world’s biggest brands and providing communication counsel to many organisations (large and small) in the public, private and not-for-profit sectors. She has received many national and international awards for professional excellence including for campaigns in the agriculture, community, education, finance, environment, health, innovation and technology sectors.

Managing large scale, complex projects with multiple stakeholders, under the pressure of tight deadlines, is where Diana particularly excels. She has provided strategic communication counsel to many high profile Australian Government campaigns including: Centenary of Federation, International Year of the Volunteer, Know Your Standards, Measure Up, World IP Day, Yeosu World Trade Fair (in South Korea), National Telework Week, Smart Traveller and she was the National Director of the Australian Year of the Farmer.

Diana has provided strategy, project, event and issue management services for leading global brands including: Anytime Fitness, Bunnings, CSC, Emirates, Oracle, McDonalds, MMI, Telstra and Toshiba; international institutions such as the British Council, Cambridge University, IDP Australia, and the University of Canberra; and for many not-for-profit organisations including Children’s Cancer Institute of Australia, SIDS & Kids and the RSPCA.

ACT Telstra Business Woman of the Year in the government and corporate sector category (2001), Diana was also awarded a Centenary of Federation Medal in 2003 for her services to the business community.

Awarded a Public Relations Industry of Australia Fellowship in 2004, Diana is currently the Chair of the ACT College of Fellows and sits on the Australian College of Fellows.

A longstanding community volunteer, Diana has held many Board Directorship, currently serving as the Chair of ACT Region Crime Stoppers, as a Director on the Crime Stoppers Australia Board and on the Hands Across Canberra Board.

Diana Forrester is a highly skilled, awarded and respected communication professional. She has over 30 years’ experience leading multi-disciplinary teams, handling complex stakeholders, creating and managing effective local, national and international projects and campaigns.
Commencing her career as a research professional, Diana is community consultation specialist, a qualified educator, accomplished presenter and workshop facilitator.

Having owned and operated several successful businesses, Diana particularly appreciates the crucial role communication plays in every commercial and community endeavour.

Her experience includes working with some of the world’s biggest brands and providing communication counsel to many organisations (large and small) in the public, private and not-for-profit sectors. She has received many national and international awards for professional excellence including for campaigns in the agriculture, community, education, finance, environment, health, innovation and technology sectors.

Managing large scale, complex projects with multiple stakeholders, under the pressure of tight deadlines, is where Diana particularly excels. She has provided strategic communication counsel to many high profile Australian Government campaigns including: Centenary of Federation, International Year of the Volunteer, Know Your Standards, Measure Up, World IP Day, Yeosu World Trade Fair (in South Korea), National Telework Week, Smart Traveller and she was the National Director of the Australian Year of the Farmer.

Diana has provided strategy, project, event and issue management services for leading global brands including: Anytime Fitness, Bunnings, CSC, Emirates, Oracle, McDonalds, MMI, Telstra and Toshiba; international institutions such as the British Council, Cambridge University, IDP Australia, and the University of Canberra; and for many not-for-profit organisations including Children’s Cancer Institute of Australia, SIDS & Kids and the RSPCA.

ACT Telstra Business Woman of the Year in the government and corporate sector category (2001), Diana was also awarded a Centenary of Federation Medal in 2003 for her services to the business community.

Awarded a Public Relations Industry of Australia Fellowship in 2004, Diana is currently the Chair of the ACT College of Fellows and sits on the Australian College of Fellows.

A longstanding community volunteer, Diana has held many Board Directorship, currently serving as the Chair of ACT Region Crime Stoppers, as a Director on the Crime Stoppers Australia Board and on the Hands Across Canberra Board.