Sara Wilson
Position
Practice areas
Areas of Expertise
- Communications strategies, programs and materials
- Stakeholder liaison and management
- Community consultation and engagement
- Issues and crisis management
Key projects
- SewerFix Wet Weather Alliance – communications manager
- Water2WATER (ACTEW) – senior communications consultant
- Wet Weather Overflow Abatement Program – communications manager
- Priority Sewerage Program – community relations manager
- M5 East Motorway Filtration Project (Roads and Traffic Authority (NSW)) – communications consultant
- M4 East Motorway Sydney – communications consultant
- Potts Hill Development (Landcom) – facilitator
- Second Ponds Creek Development (Australand/Landcom) – communications strategy
Outline
Sara is a senior communications and stakeholder management executive with close to 20 years’ experience across Australia, Asia and Europe. Her roles have spanned the areas of stakeholder engagement and community consultation, facilitation, corporate communications, reputation management and issues management, media relations and crisis communications.
At Manidis Roberts, Sara is responsible for managing the careers and deliverables of over 40 communications professionals in her role as communications practice group leader. Her most recent project role was as communications manager on a major Sydney Water alliance project where, over a two-year period, she was responsible for managing the communications outcomes. Prior to that, Sara held various community relations and stakeholder management roles, including as communications manager on several construction projects.
Prior to joining Manidis Roberts, Sara worked with organisations to identify and establish stakeholder relationships, and manage stakeholder issues through direct engagement and consultation. Her clients were from both the government and private sector, and her industry experience spans water and wastewater, infrastructure, land development, sport and tourism, manufacturing, mining, forestry, health, food and clothing, and financial services. Sara holds a Master of Business Administration and a Bachelor of Economics.