Junie is such an inspiration. Wait til you hear her adventurous life story! Born in Canada to Haitian parents, Junie was a competitive ice skater as a child (from the age of 4!) and she had an inherent curiosity and wanderlust that has taken her on a lot of adventures in her life. After being discouraged from continuing in her ice skating career (grrr!) she completed school, and then uni, with the intention to start traveling as soon as she could. She did have a 3-month stint in India working with an NGO which was inspiring, but somehow along the way she worked in a bank and ended up staying, as she was really valued as a staff member, for longer than she intended. It wasn't until she was 23 that she resigned, packed her bags and left on a one-way ticket to Mexico where she taught English as a second language. After a year in Mexico, Junie found her next job in China - a very brave move considering she knew no Mandarin! She stayed in China for another year and then decided to come and investigate Australia as a destination, starting off in Perth.
Junie has all sorts of insights that she shares around Australian culture, and the exciting bit is that on International Women's Day this year (2023) she finally became a Permanent Resident, after a 9-year wait, and she is now on track to build an empire! She is conscious that there are no real women of colour in technology in Australia, so watch this space as she builds Propel innovations into a force to be reckoned with!
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