Beverly Hunt

Beverly was born in the UK and brought up in WA from the age of 3. Despite coming from a staunch Anglican family, she was educated at ‘Our Lady’s College‘- now Mercedes College. At age 9, she won Junior Model of the Year’. After Year 12, she joined the travel industry and became the first sales executive of the Sheraton Perth Hotel, then transferred to Melbourne to join the Southern Cross Hotel as Sales Manager. Headhunted by Pan American Airways, she moved to Sydney for the position of Business Development Manager and received the Worldwide Sales Award in 1981.

Beverly returned to Perth in her 30s and broke through the glass ceiling to become the first female State Manager for American Express. This relationship lasted for 17 years. Noting that many of the people she employed had university degrees, Beverly decided it would be good to do the same. Working full time, she completed a Bachelor of Arts double degree majoring in Psychology and English. At this time, she wrote the biography of her tennis playing sister - Lesley Hunt - which was credited towards her degree. On being offered a scholarship, Beverly completed a Graduate Diploma in Education - retiring from the workforce at 55 to complete this. Then followed eight wonderful years at Christchurch Grammar School, mainly part time.

Beverly did try marriage - a couple of times - but unfortunately found it wanting. She considers the time not entirely wasted as in marriage one she won first prize for the Best Orange Marmalade at the local show; and in marriage two - the best cake for Telethon (Spiced Persimmon). Beverly indicated her recipes are secret - however I’m sure a couple of glasses of red would lubricate her memory.

Volunteering gigs included being a spokesperson for Beyond Blue; a peer educator for Council on the Ageing; the Ripper Reader Programme in primary schools; and serving twice on the WABC Committee. Beverly admits to having made only two mistakes in her life - she married both of them. Mind you, I have seen her not clear trumps once.

A condition of being featured in Member Profile was the inclusion of the following prose;

When you come to this time of abatement
From this passing from summer to fall
It is manners to issue a statement
As to what you got out of it all
So I’ll say though reflection unnerves me
And pronouncements I dodge as I can
That I think if my memory still serves me
There was nothing more fun than a man

(With apologies to Dorothy Parker).

This profile is taken from the September 2022 edition of Trumps Plus