About Alicia

Alicia Curtis helps organisations maximise the value of their emerging leaders. She has managed her own leadership development consultancy since 2002, working with thousands of young people aged from 12 to 35 years old.

Alicia holds a Masters in Leadership and Management and is a Professional Member of the National Speakers Association of Australia (NSAA). In 2008, she received the Western Australia Excellence in Speaking Award from the WA Chapter of NSAA.

Alicia herself has had a diverse range of leadership experiences, including attending the first International Children’s Conference on the Environment in 1995 when she was 12 and then going on to co-found her own Children’s Conference in Perth with three other young people when she was 13 years old. At 21 years old, Alicia ran as an independent candidate for the Federal Senate, being profiled on Sunrise and polling 7th out of 15 groups. Alicia has also been privileged to receive State Youth Environment Award at the State Youth Awards, WA Young Australian of the Year Environment Award, Volunteer of the Year as well as being recognized as a finalist in the Business Owner and Young Businesswoman awards at the Telstra Businesswomen’s Awards in 2007.

Alicia is the 2010 WA State President of the National Speakers Association of Australia as well as a National Board member. She also holds the positions of National Young Representative on the National Business and Professional Women’s Board of Australia and Advisory Council member of the Millennium Kids youth organisation.