Andrea Kerekes
Owner, CEO
Andrea co-founded Access 16 years ago and today is owner and CEO of the agency. A former journalist and copywriter, Andrea has more than 25 years' experience in consumer and corporate media relations and publicity, reputation management, communications strategy, media training, and crisis management here and internationally.
More recently, Andrea has spent the past seven years working with long-term NT-based clients like Tourism NT, NT Major Events Company, Charles Darwin University, Mates4Mates and a number of departments in the NT Government.
Her expertise in helping executives and organisations define and articulate their narrative, key messages and communications strategies spans a number of sectors, from tourism to health, education to tech, energy to franchise.
She is passionate about Indigenous cross-culture communication and recently completed a post-graduate Certificate of Arts in Indigenous Engagement.
Andrea is based in Darwin and remains as passionate about helping clients succeed as she was on Day One.
Bethaney Maley
Managing Director, Darwin
Bethaney has more than 15 years ‘experience as a highly skilled communications and community engagement specialist across both private sector and Territory Government projects.
As a former national Nine Network journalist and presenter, she also has extensive experience in front of, and behind, the camera, giving her an edge when it comes to media training and message development.
Bethaney has worked in a variety of community engagement roles as a Territory-based consultant and spent more than five years as a policy and communications advisor to the Henderson and Martin Governments. Bethaney has extensive stakeholder engagement experiences and has developed communication and engagement strategies around sensitive Aboriginal issues including bilingual education, school attendance, alcohol policy and corrections reform.
A Territorian based in Darwin, Bethaney has a deep understanding of the Territory's opportunities and challenges.
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