I am the global team mentor for GlobCom and have been working on this exciting global collaboration project for a few years. I am a senior lecturer in public relations at AUT University in Auckland. Previously, I was at the University of Gloucestershire in the UK where I set up the public relations degree. I lived in Europe, primarily the UK for many years and finally returned home to NZ when I was offered a position at the university here. Before moving into academic I ran the international healthcare division for Weber Shandwick, one of the largest global PR agencies, in London which was fabulous. I have recently written a textbook published in the UK by Oxford University Press called 'Public Relations' which applies theory to practice. My PhD is on leadership patterns in global virtual teams so I am very interested in how teams collaborate in this situation.