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Speaking at the Citizenship ceremony for City of Holdfast Bay

January 28, 2024

Thank you to Mayor Amanda Wilson, for the incredible privilege to speak at the citizenship ceremony in Holdfast Bay welcoming 67 new Australian citizens from 26 countries. I spoke about embracing each person’s culture and celebrating our diversity. What made this event even more special was having Senator, The Honourable Penny Wong, in the audience. I was truly humbled to meet such an inspirational leader: the first Asian-born member of an Australian Cabinet, the first female openly-LGBTIQA+ Australian federal parliamentarian and federal government cabinet minister, and the first woman to serve as Leader of the Government in the Senate and Leader of the Opposition in the Senate. It was also wonderful to reconnect with Louise Miller-Frost MP, while congratulating the new citizens. It was heartwarming to see so much joy from the new Australian citizens from across the world –  the ceremony was a reminder of the strength and beauty that comes from celebrating the diversity in this country I am so grateful to call my home

#CitizenshipCeremony #CelebratingDiversity #AustraliaIsHome #Publicspeaking 

Leadership keynote

December 31, 2022

Congratulations to the Australian Chinese Medical Association SA for celebrating their 30th Anniversary this year. It was an honour to be the keynote speaker at their Charity Gala Dinner supporting Citizen Advocacy South Australia Inc, and share my passion for leadership building.

My leadership transformation started in 2017 when I undertook a 12 month leadership program, and then became a leadership coach the following year. Over the years my concept of leadership has evolved to these two sentences:

1. Leadership is not a role, position, or title.

2. Leadership is one life influencing another.

This concept of leadership means that every one of us is a leader. Whether we know it or not, whether we like it or not, we are all influencing others on a daily basis through our words, attitudes and actions, and it’s up to us to decide what kind of an influence we want to make.

The calibre of the audience’s participation in our leadership deep dive was formidable! Thank you to the Honourable Chris Picton, South Australian Minister for Health and Wellbeing for your attendence and engagement – looking forward to continuing to collaborate in the leadership space!

We are all leaders. What separates an impactful leader is whether they are conscious and intentional about their influence. As 2022 draws to a close, let’s all reflect on what kind of leadership do we want to consciously cultivate in 2023, for our colleagues, our families and our community

Wishing you all a fulfilling new year!

#leadership #keynotespeaker #advocacy

Tour of honour – upper spencer gulf

November 17, 2022

It was such a privilege to be a part of the Upper Spencer Gulf Tour of Honour. Thank you to Australia Day in South Australia and the sponsors who created the opportunity to bring oral healthcare advocacy and inclusion advocacy to hundreds of leaders, students and community members across Port Lincoln, Whyalla and Port Pirie. A special thank you to Justin Commons, CEO of the Whyalla City Council for the invitation to be a part of the Leadership Forum. The passion and dedication of the leaders with the common purpose of fostering belonging for young people in the community led to profound conversations, insights and ways to build upon community inclusion. It was an incredible demonstration of the magic that happens when people are brought together with a shared mission. It is a memory that will stay with me, and one I will use to fuel my passion to continue creating positive change into the future

#oralhealthadvocacy#tourofhonour#ausoftheyear#publicspeaking

Dr Trudy Lin lecture on when to refer Special Needs Dentistry patients

RACDS Emerging Young Lecturer Award

September 10, 2022

I was humbled to recieve the Royal Australasian College of Dental Surgeons Emerging Young Lecturer Award at the Fine Edge of Dentistry conference in Melbourne after presenting my lecture “When to refer? A holistic understanding of patients with Special Needs” on 10th September 2022.

Thank you to the Royal Australasian College of Dental Surgeons (RACDS), judging panel Ian Meyers, Rebecca Wong and Nicky Kilpatrick, and convenors Warren Shnider and Erin Mahoney for this honour, and for supporting young dentists to contribute to our profession not only as clinicians, but also as educators and building capacity as leaders. Congratulations to all the other participants for your valuable research and dedication to continual growth and learning.

Thank you to Colgate for sponsoring this award and creating this platform to share and raise awareness around Special Needs Dentistry in our profession.

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