Experience

Community Legal WA

• Australia
• Legal Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Chief Executive Officer

  • May 2021 - Present

  Exciting new role leading the peak body for the resourceful and creative Community Legal Centres sector across Western Australia. Our members provide legal assistance services to people who couldn't otherwise access legal advice. Exciting new role leading the peak body for the resourceful and creative Community Legal Centres sector across Western Australia. Our members provide legal assistance services to people who couldn't otherwise access legal advice.



Fremantle Women's Health Centre

• Australia
• Health, Wellness & Fitness
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Board Member

  • Oct 2017 - Oct 2021

  I’m proud to be a volunteer Board member of Fremantle Women’s Health Centre. It’s a not-for-profit registered charity that provides health and wellbeing services for women living and working in the South West metropolitan region. The Centre provides a range of prevention and treatment services and resources, as well as health education and promotion activities, provided by highly qualified female-identifying staff members who specialise in women’s health issues. These include medical, nursing, counselling, health information and education, and group activities. Visit www.fwhc.org.au for more information. Show less



WA Association for Mental Health

• United States
• Professional Training and Coaching
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Manager Advocacy & Sector Development

  • Jan 2014 - May 2021

  Leading advocacy and sector development to advance human rights and reform the mental health system, so that we all have the resources and support we need for mental wellbeing and recovery. Working alongside people with lived experience and stakeholders as our partners, I represent their interests, negotiate reforms to public policy and services, and deliver a range of policy, project and development activities to drive strategic change. Leading advocacy and sector development to advance human rights and reform the mental health system, so that we all have the resources and support we need for mental wellbeing and recovery. Working alongside people with lived experience and stakeholders as our partners, I represent their interests, negotiate reforms to public policy and services, and deliver a range of policy, project and development activities to drive strategic change.



Nardine Wimmins Refuge

• Management Committee member

  • 2013 - Nov 2016

  Board member of Nardine Wimmin's Refuge, a small independent not-for-profit empowering women and children to escape from family and domestic violence, and homelessness Board member of Nardine Wimmin's Refuge, a small independent not-for-profit empowering women and children to escape from family and domestic violence, and homelessness



Disability Services Commission

• Australia
• Alternative Dispute Resolution
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Senior Policy Officer - Justice

  • 2009 - Dec 2013

  Provided advice on public policy and developed and improved programs to advance the rights of people with disability in the justice system and people with disability as victim/survivors of family and domestic violence. Worked collaboratively with non-government and government agencies including justice, police, disability services and family and domestic violence sector to improve how the justice system and the disability sector responds to their needs in contemporary ways, protecting their rights, safety and community inclusion. Show less



AVA (Against Violence & Abuse)

• United Kingdom
• Civic and Social Organizations
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Manager

  • Jul 2006 - Dec 2007

  Manager of the peak body for family and domestic violence in London. General management, project management, governance, finance, sector development, partnerships and engagement, policy and advocacy to improve the rights of and responses to victims/survivors of family and domestic violence. I led staff to deliver education, training, capacity building and policy advocacy with a focus on children and women with complex needs. My role had a strong focus on interagency partnerships to deliver a new requirement for interagency FDV homicide reviews and improved policy and practice in mental health and alcohol and other drug services and their capability to respond to victims/survivors with these needs. Show less



DVAS Central

• Coordinator

  • Jul 2003 - Apr 2006

  Coordination that established the first multi agency 'one stop shop' - Domestic Violence Advocacy Service Central. Program development and delivery, partnership development, stakeholder engagement, leadership, team building, policy development and funding management. Coordination that established the first multi agency 'one stop shop' - Domestic Violence Advocacy Service Central. Program development and delivery, partnership development, stakeholder engagement, leadership, team building, policy development and funding management.



Communicare

• Estonia
• Non-profit Organizations

• Coordinator, Regional Domestic Violence Projects

  • May 2001 - Jul 2003

  Sector development, partnership and stakeholder engagement and representation, project management, policy advocacy, community engagement. Sector development, partnership and stakeholder engagement and representation, project management, policy advocacy, community engagement.