Experience

Battery Stewardship Council

• Australia
• Environmental Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Director - Communications and Sustainable Change

  • Dec 2022 - Present

  In this position, I facilitate clear communications and sustainable change for the B-cycle initiative, aimed at keeping batteries out of landfill, so less toxic materials end up in our ecosystem. By ensuring the design and deployment of communications and education strategies, I aim to create a paradigm shift to a circular economy for batteries - helping to safeguard the environment and Australia's resource and energy security. In this position, I facilitate clear communications and sustainable change for the B-cycle initiative, aimed at keeping batteries out of landfill, so less toxic materials end up in our ecosystem. By ensuring the design and deployment of communications and education strategies, I aim to create a paradigm shift to a circular economy for batteries - helping to safeguard the environment and Australia's resource and energy security.



UNESCO

• France
• International Affairs
• 700 & Above Employee

• Communications Specialist

  • Feb 2016 - Dec 2022

  In this position, I provided services as global communication lead for UNESCO's Section of Health and Education. To drive positive public awareness and build momentum for change among Governments and other stakeholders, I oversaw the delivery of strategic communications. Furthermore, I supported UNESCO's strategy to build resilient, health-promoting education systems through the creation of major advocacy campaigns, multi-media materials, publications, media, and editorials. The achievements from this role include the following: - Created a global advocacy campaign on comprehensive sexuality education, "Foundation of Life & Love", to counter misunderstanding around comprehensive sexuality education, featuring multi-media stories and interviews from Ghana, Chile, China, Bangkok, and the United Kingdom. - Led communications for the first "International day against violence and bullying at school including cyberbullying”, including the hosting of an International Conference together with the Government of France, attracting a virtual audience of 46,000 people. - Raised the political profile of education and health at global events through communications, such as the “Generation Equality Forum”, the “Transforming Education Pre-Summit”, and “Switched on: Sexuality education in the digital space”. - Oversaw the production of publications including the "Revised International technical guidance on sexuality education: an evidence-informed approach”, downloaded more than 360,000 times and available in 12 languages, and "Behind the Numbers: Ending School Violence and Bullying", viewed more than 40,000 times. Show less



United Nations

• New York, US; Paris, France

• Communications Specialist

  • Feb 2013 - Jan 2016

  During this tenure, I performed duties as a global communications lead for the Global Education First Initiative (GEFI) which was aimed at raising the political profile of education and generating additional funding through sustained advocacy. Moreover, I created communications that rallied a broad spectrum of actors for the final push towards the 2015 adoption of the 17 Sustainable Development Goals. I spearheaded outreach materials including short films, infographics, and animations in accordance with GEFI's three priority areas of access to education, quality education, and global citizenship education. A small selection of the key values I was responsible for during this role includes: - Managed strategic communications and advocacy for major events, including GEFI’s education advocacy ‎event at the 2014 and 2015 UN General Assembly, with Heads of State, First Lady of the United ‎States, Michelle Obama, and Nobel Peace Prize Laureates; the 2015 World Education Forum and the ‎UNESCO Global Education and Skills Forum.‎ - Coordinated advocacy content for social media platforms. Over 3,150 people actively participated on social ‎media for GEFI’s annual event (2014) at UN headquarters, generating 5,200 social media posts and ‎reaching more than 18 million people through digital channels.‎ - Developed and wrote speeches and forewords for high-level UN representatives, including United Nations ‎Secretary-General Ban-Ki Moon and UNESCO Director-General Irina Bokova.‎ Show less



Australian Government

• Australia
• Government Relations Services
• 700 & Above Employee

• Media Advisor

  • Oct 2010 - Jul 2012

  During my role, I served Media Advisor for the Honorable Peter Garrett AM MP, Australian Federal Minister for Education, Early ‎Childhood and Youth. I initiated press conferences and briefings as well as ongoing television, print, and radio ‎interviews. Wrote speeches for the Minister, Senators, and Members of Parliament and public ‎events.‎ The achievements from this role included the following: - Strategically devised and produced media and campaign opportunities for $540 million in literacy and ‎numeracy improvement programs under national partnerships with all states and territories.‎ - Crafted Ministerial media responses and responded to ongoing media inquiries from national and ‎international media around the launch of the Australian Government’s “My School”, and the reform of ‎Australia’s school education funding structure that had been in place since 1974.‎ Show less



Parliament of NSW

• Australia
• Political Organizations
• 500 - 600 Employee

• Media Advisor

  • Nov 2008 - Oct 2010

  For the New South Wales Government, I served as Media Advisor for NSW Minister for Roads and Western Sydney, the Honorable David Borger, 2010, ‎Minister for Veterans’ Affairs and Juvenile Justice, the Honorable Graham West, 2009–2010, and the Minister ‎for Sport, and Liquor, Gaming, and Racing, the Honorable Graham West, 2008–2009. ‎ My achievements in this role include: - Managed daily media inquiries, ensuring effective navigation of media-sensitive issues. Developed and ‎authorized media response notes and briefs on contentious issues for the NSW Premier. ‎ - Played a critical role in managing crisis communications pertaining to a multi-billion-dollar budget for NSW ‎roads, convening tactical responses through daily press conferences and national television stories.‎ - Launched the Strategic Review into NSW Juvenile Justice System.‎ - Coordinated the completion and subsequent launch of the Korean War Memorial in Sydney, managing ‎relations between Veterans and the Korean and NSW governments.‎ - Launched discussions for a Remembrance Relationship with Belgium, coordinating talks between the ‎Returned and Services League of Australia and the Belgian and NSW governments. Show less



News Corp

• Technology, Information and Media
• 700 & Above Employee

• Journalist

  • Feb 2003 - Oct 2008

  The details of my additional experience include the following: - News reporter & freelance editor, Sydney Star Observer (SSO) / LOTL Australia, Sydney ‎ - Journalist, FPC Courier / News Limited, Sydney - Editorial contributor / B&T Weekly, Sydney The details of my additional experience include the following: - News reporter & freelance editor, Sydney Star Observer (SSO) / LOTL Australia, Sydney ‎ - Journalist, FPC Courier / News Limited, Sydney - Editorial contributor / B&T Weekly, Sydney