Double degree sets Benita on new career path

When she was a young girl Benita Richmond’s parents told her she should become a lawyer when she grew up.
“That was usually when I was arguing with them,’’ the Bachelor of Laws/Bachelor of Government/International Relations student recalled.
But it was to be many years and a circuitous route before Benita pursued that dream.
Although achieving quite well at school, after starting a family at a young age, she opted not to pursue tertiary education.
“With young children, a career was never really a consideration for me and I accepted jobs based primarily on their ability to fit around family commitments,’’ she said.
This included running a kitchen at a specialty cake shop and working in her husband’s building business, eventually leading to several roles in architectural sales and account management.
“I was successful because I am gregarious and good at talking but I didn’t feel like it was where I was meant to be long-term,’’

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