Beige Pureau, Director of Prism Edge PR, has over 20 years of experience in communications, more recently at director level, across a range of health, government, business and consulting settings.

Beige completed Doctoral studies with Swinburne University with a thesis on digital technology, e-government and strategic communications. She has a Master of Marketing from Monash University and a Bachelor of Arts in Public Relations from RMIT.

She won a Mainstreet Award for the What I Love About Stonnington campaign (economic development/marketing initiative) and won two gold awards for the Stonnington Annual Report (in the Australasian Reporting Awards).

Beige has prepared a number of successful award submissions and funding applications/campaigns for health services and local government.

Beige presented at the International Public Relations Conference in Barcelona, facilitated sessions on e-government and leadership in Melbourne, and presented at the 9th European Conference on Knowledge Management held in Southampton, UK.

She was nominated for a SACS Leadership Award for work at the City of Yarra.

Beige is a member of the Public Relations Institute of Australia and International Association of Public Participation.

Beige serves on the Yarra Valley Business committee.

Services have been provided to the following organisations:

• NCN Health
• Numurkah District Health Service
• Hepburn Health Service
• Kyneton District Health
• Moreland City Council
• Alexandra District Health
• Nathalia District Hospital
• Cobram District Health
• Yea and District Memorial Hospital
• Goulburn Valley Health
• Mitchell Shire
• Private companies (Procurement, Engineering)
• Small business
• City of Stonnington
• City of Yarra
• East Gippsland Shire
• Manningham Council
• Frankston City Council
• Mornington Peninsula Shire
• City of Whitehorse
• City of Greater Dandenong

Volunteer work has also been undertaken, including:

• Museum of Victoria
• Women in PR Organising Committee