Meet the leadership team | Sarina Russo

Sarina's passion, persistence and self-belief transformed her from a fired legal secretary into a fired-up international entrepreneur in education, training and employment. For over 46 years, Sarina has grown her typing school into a global business, enhancing hundreds of thousands of lives across Australia and the world, and creating a lasting impact on the industry and the communities the company serves. 

Kathleen‘s a passionate advocate for lifelong learning, Kathleen has over thirty years of experience in the Higher Education, Vocational Training and Employment sectors both in Australia and the USA. Kathleen also spent three years in leadership roles in the Insurance industry where she successfully managed a Health Insurance business catering to the International Education sector.

Maria’s skill set is to attract and develop the best talent in the education, training and employment industries. Maria has the responsibility to foster the careers over 1,000 professional and dedicated staff – in doing so she directly influences the lives, and careers, of tens of thousands of people every year.

Mark‘s is an absolute motivational powerhouse when it comes to enhancing the lives of Sarina Russo’s customers. His can-do leadership style sparks new ideas that deliver sure-fire results for customers – getting them that job. Mark has undertaken executive studies in the USA at Stanford, Cornell and Harvard University in the areas of Leadership, Marketing and Human Resource Management.

Michael is a strategic operations and technology leader with over 13 years of executive experience in education, employment services, and digital transformation. Michael has completed his Executive MBA from the University of New South Wales, and executive studies at Harvard Business School in Digital Platforms. 

Justin has 20 plus years’ legal experience acting exclusively for clients in the Employment, Education and Health sectors. Justin has an in-depth understanding across these sectors including contractual requirements, governance and regulatory, privacy, data security and risk management.

David is a highly respected legal professional whose expertise underpins the strength and integrity of the Sarina Russo Group. As Legal Counsel, David provides strategic guidance across corporate compliance, property assets and industrial relations, ensuring the organisation operates with confidence and clarity.  He holds an undergraduate degree under scholarship with Tusculum University (U.S.A) and a Juris Doctor from The University of Queensland and brings over 20 years’ experience in legal practice, offering pragmatic advice that supports sustainable growth and sound decision-making across the Sarina Russo Group of companies.

Miguel has extensive experience in Cyber Security, over an international career of over 10 years spanning North America and Australia. Miguel has deep experience helping organisations navigate complex IT and Cyber Security challenges. Miguel leverages his technical and business background along with Cyber Security certifications with an understanding of business drivers to optimise IT and Cyber Security capability in complex environments.