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WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 5, 2020
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Vivacious Bella is a quick study Lisa Urbani For a young professional, Bella McClymont, 28, has had many varied experiences, including running for Masterton District Council in Masterton in 2019. “I think we need some younger faces in key decision-making roles and to me, being on council seemed a good way to have some influence over the future of Masterton and make it a place I’m proud to live in.” Born and raised in Masterton, she now works for the Masterton District Council as the digital communications advisor – holding responsibility for all the digital channels, including social media. Bella had to quit her job at council for the campaign as a legal requirement and lost by 200 votes – however, she did beat two incumbents and it was valuable life experience, she said. Her schooling began at the tiny Bideford School where she was one in a class of 24. Moving on to Opaki School and then later Wairarapa College, she was always artistically inclined in her subject choices, and made the most of her time
YOUNG PROFESSIONALS there, as Head of her House and as a school prefect. University beckoned and, encouraged by an aptitude test which showed she had a strong entrepreneurial streak, Bella did a Bachelor of Commerce, majoring in Marketing and Psychology. She co-founded a studentled agency to help match design students with SME’s, charities, and start-ups to offer work experience. Like many young Kiwis, she wanted to go on the traditional OE [overseas experience] and worked hard at various jobs to save the money to fund her adventures. She spent six months in Thailand doing her divemaster training on an island, discovering that these “were the best years of my life”, but a cold Christmas in London was a shock, and with no contacts or relevant experience in Continued on page 4
Bella McClymont in her ofÿ ce at the Masterton District Council. PHOTO/SUPPLIED
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