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Susan "Sue" Alberti AO (born 18 May 1947) is a businesswoman, philanthropist and Vice President of the Western Bulldogs Football Club. ==Life and career== Susan "Sue" Alberti was born in 1947 in Bairnsdale, Victoria. She is the co-founder and Managing Director of the DANSU Group based in Wheelers Hill in Melbourne’s east. Approximately forty years ago, Alberti and her husband Angelo (now deceased) established the company as an industrial and commercial builder and developer of industrial estates and business parks. DANSU Group successfully completed substantial commercial, industrial and property development projects, especially in Melbourne's south eastern suburbs, including Hallam, Dandenong, and surrounds. Susan has supplemented her successful business career with a major contribution and commitment to fundraising and promotion of juvenile diabetes research. She was National President of the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation Australia. In 1994 she founded the Melbourne and Sydney annual "Walk for the Cure" around Albert Park Lake, a significant annual fundraiser which to date has raised more than $30 million toward the search for a cure for diabetes. It is now held in every state and in regional areas around Australia. In 1995 Susan was invited to join the International Board of the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation International (JDFI) and in 2008 accepted an invitation to become JDRFI’s International Patron. In November 2013, Susan retired from all positions associated with JDRF Australia and JDRI stating that "it has become apparent that the organisation I joined 30 years ago and have championed ever since is heading in a direction that I cannot support". In 2004 Susan became a Board Member of the Western Bulldogs Football Club. For the past ten seasons Susan Alberti has been the Patron of the Western Bulldogs Football Club and founding Co-chair of the Western Bulldogs Forever Foundation. In December 2012 she became Vice President of the Club and was re-elected to the Board in December 2013. Susan Alberti was a state finalist in the senior division of the Australian of the Year Award in 2009. In 1997 she received an AM (Member of the Order of Australia) for her contribution towards the cause of diabetes research.〔(【引用サイトリンク】date=26 January 1997 )〕 Alberti was awarded her AO (Officer of the Order of Australia) on 26 January 2007.〔(【引用サイトリンク】date=26 January 2007 )〕 This recognised her long and outstanding contribution to major medical research institutions, particularly as a philanthropist, fundraiser and advocate for juvenile diabetes care and research. In 2012 Alberti won the Humanitarian Award at the 5th Annual Gold Harold Awards which are designed to honour achievements made by leading Australian individuals and organisations that have contributed to the health and wellbeing of Australia's children and young people. Sue is also an outstanding supporter of the Victorian Women's Football League and the VWFL Premier Division Cup is named the Susan Alberti Cup in her honour. In 2013 Sue was a recipient of Research Australia's Great Australian Philanthropy Award. In 2014 Sue was elected as Chair of Victoria University's Foundation. She was also inducted into the Victorian Honour Roll of Women. Sue was awarded life membership of the Western Bulldogs Football Club in 2015.〔http://www.westernbulldogs.com.au/news/2015-01-23/bulldogs-life-members-acknowledged〕 She is also the President of the Footscray Football Club VFL team.〔 http://www.westernbulldogs.com.au/vfl〕 In August 2015 Sue was appointed a Director of the Australia Day Council by the Prime Minister, Hon Tony Abbott MP. She is married to Colin North. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Susan Alberti」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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