When Singapore-based lawyer Maree Myerscough (nee Costello) learnt she had to travel to New York to possibly pick up a prestigious award, she phoned her best friend.
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The University of Wollongong graduate was ecstatic when her still Wollongong-based friend Courtney Gray agreed to join her in the Big Apple.
The girls’ trip turned into a victory celebration when Mrs Myerscough was presented the Global Counsel Award in the Individual: General Commercial category, at a gala event in NYC.
The prestigious award follows hot on the heels of the mother-of-two winning the Asia-Pacific Corporate Counsel award.
“I didn’t even know that such awards for corporate counsel existed – so it was an amazing and humbling journey to go through and win at the global level,” she said.
Mrs Myerscough is the general counsel for Conergey, a renewable energy company focused on downstream solar energy solutions.
But despite living in Singapore for the past 11 years, she is a “very loud and proud” Wollongong girl.
“I have remained closely connected to the Wollongong community through family and friends and try to come home at least twice a year. My sons love spending Christmas summer holidays at the beach in Bulli.”
Mrs Myerscough also loves catching up with childhood friend Courtney Gray.
So naturally she was ecstatic when her bestie agreed to join her in the city that never sleeps.
“As we are both mothers to young children, we don’t get such opportunities often – so it was a great excuse for a girls’ vacation,” she said.
“I certainly never expected to actually win my award, but I later found out when Courtney told her husband I had won – he said ‘but you told me she had already won before you left!’.
“Perhaps it was just a good excuse for her to join me in NYC.”
The duo have been firm friends since the age of four. They both attended school together at firstly St Joseph’s in Bulli and then Holy Spirit College.
Their mothers were also the best of friends.
“Unfortunately Courtney’s mother (Maureen Gray) passed away several years ago...but we toasted to our beautiful mums in NYC and paid tribute to their special friendship,” Mrs Myerscough said.
“We knew they would be proud, and perhaps a little jealous of us, in NYC together.”
Agron Latifi
Wollongong born and bred. I love reporting about the Illawarra region and have been doing it for more than 20 years. I've moved into sport recently after covering the education round for the last five plus years for the Illawarra Mercury. It's been a great pleasure.
Wollongong born and bred. I love reporting about the Illawarra region and have been doing it for more than 20 years. I've moved into sport recently after covering the education round for the last five plus years for the Illawarra Mercury. It's been a great pleasure.
