Experience

Forest & Wood Products Australia

• Australia
• Agriculture, Construction, Mining Machinery Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Program Manager ForestLearning

  • Jul 2017 - Present

  Responsible for the management and implementation of the national ForestLearning Education program (http://forestlearning.edu.au) including providing educators with free teaching resources aligned to the Australian Curriculum and with a focus on Australian forests and sustainable timber products. Responsible for the management and implementation of the national ForestLearning Education program (http://forestlearning.edu.au) including providing educators with free teaching resources aligned to the Australian Curriculum and with a focus on Australian forests and sustainable timber products.



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• Beth Welden Consultancy

  • Jan 2010 - Present



PAYNE ROAD STATE SCHOOL

• Business Consulting and Services

• Sustainability Officer

  • Feb 2017 - Jul 2017

  Extending the biological science curriculum across each year level using outdoor, real world contexts and hands on experimental investigations. Facilitate and develop the Environment Club, Tangalooma EcoAmbassadors and school food gardens and support projects and initiatives that enhance learning and effective change for healthy eating and care for our environment and an appreciation of where our food and fibre comes from. Extending the biological science curriculum across each year level using outdoor, real world contexts and hands on experimental investigations. Facilitate and develop the Environment Club, Tangalooma EcoAmbassadors and school food gardens and support projects and initiatives that enhance learning and effective change for healthy eating and care for our environment and an appreciation of where our food and fibre comes from.



Avocados Australia Limited

• Australia
• Food and Beverage Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Acting Communications Manager

  • Mar 2017 - May 2017

  Managed the Communications portfolio, and the day to day communications tasks, for the peak national industry association, Avocados Australia. Successes: Launched and grew Avocados Australia's social media following on Facebook and Twitter; Planned the story board, sourced articles from industry Directors, researchers, Hort Innovation and international researchers, editted, liaised with graphic designers and printers to produce the 64 page, full colour magazine Talking Avocados Autumn Edition with a distribution of over 1000 people; Produced a fortnightly newsletters Guacamoloe using Word Press and aligned with the website; Distributed iindustry and grower notices using Word Press; worked with science researchers to write and distribute Best Practice grower notices, AvoAlerts; Launched the new website and promoted through social media and other communications channels.



Gateway Schools to Agribusiness

• South Region Project Officer

  • Mar 2013 - Jul 2015



Primary Industries Education Foundation Australia

• Australia
• Education Administration Programs
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Director

  • Aug 2009 - Oct 2012



Intercultural Training Australia Ltd

• Marketing Manager

  • 2011 - 2012



Intercultural Training Associates Pty Ltd

• Marketing Manager

  • 2010 - 2012



Beth Welden Consulting/Education Queensland

• Manager, Gateway Schools to Agribusiness - Loganlea SHS partnerships

  • 2010 - 2011



AgAware Inc.

• President

  • 2008 - 2010



AgForce Queensland

• School to Industry Partnerships Manager

  • Jan 2004 - Dec 2009



Queensland Department Primary Industries and Fisheries

• Principal Policy Officer, Rural Skills Training and Labour Strategy

  • Oct 2007 - Jan 2008

  Secondment from AgForce Queensland Secondment from AgForce Queensland



Queensland Department of Primary Industries and Fisheries

• Coordinator Rural Industry Skilling, Rural Skills Training and Labour Strategy

  • Jul 2007 - Sep 2007

  Secondment from AgForce Queensland Secondment from AgForce Queensland



Queensland Department of Primary Industries and Fisheries

• Fire Ant Education and Training Officer

  • 2002 - 2004



Queensland Department Natural Resources and Mines

• Experimentalist (Entomology)

  • Jan 2002 - Dec 2002



CSIRO

• Australia
• Research Services
• 700 & Above Employee

• Education Officer

  • 2001 - 2002

• National Integrated Pest Management Modelling Network Coordinator

  • 1999 - 2001