NGAIRE RALPH - THE INFLUENCE OF ROTARY YOUTH EXCHANGE ON MY LIFE
 
Ngaire is a former Rotary Youth Exchange student, having spent 2008 in Sweden. It was the best year of her life and continues to influence her life 13 years later.
 
Since then, she has graduated with a degree in Government and International Relations with Honours, and the Juris Doctor. After practicing as a criminal defence lawyer for a number of years, she moved to Canberra to work as a lawyer for the Commonwealth Government.
 
Ngaire has maintained her connection with Rotary since her return from Sweden through Rotaract, RYLA, as a Rotary Youth Exchange committee member, and most recently as a charter member of the Rotary Social Impact Network.
Outside of work hours, you can usually find Ngaire bushwalking, cooking, planning her post- pandemic trips overseas or spending the bulk of her salary on delicious food.