Experience

South Australian Council on Intellectual Disability (SACID)

• Australia
• Individual and Family Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Executive Director

  • Jul 2018 - Present



Flinders University

• Australia
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• University Tutor

  • Aug 2014 - Present

  Tutoring students studying the Bachelor of Disability and Developmental Education and Masters in Disability. Topics have included Introduction to Intellectual Disability, Human Diversity and Health Issues & Disability. This role includes facilitating discussion regarding the topic content, ensuring students are contributing to and understanding the topic, and marking student assignments. Tutoring students studying the Bachelor of Disability and Developmental Education and Masters in Disability. Topics have included Introduction to Intellectual Disability, Human Diversity and Health Issues & Disability. This role includes facilitating discussion regarding the topic content, ensuring students are contributing to and understanding the topic, and marking student assignments.



National Disability Services

• Australia
• Public Policy Offices
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Student Engagement Coordinator

  • Mar 2016 - Nov 2017

  Implementing a careers workshop for senior high school students to educate them on the variety of roles available within the disability and community sector. This included developing networks with key stakeholders in the education and disability sector as well as leading a team of people living with disability to deliver the workshops in high school settings. Implementing a careers workshop for senior high school students to educate them on the variety of roles available within the disability and community sector. This included developing networks with key stakeholders in the education and disability sector as well as leading a team of people living with disability to deliver the workshops in high school settings.



Hills Commmunity Options

• Manager Client Services

  • Mar 2015 - Feb 2016

  Responsible for the management of several programs for people with disability including accommodation, respite, day options and community support services. The role included managing five direct reports and an overall team of over 100 staff, responding to critical incidents in a timely manner, providing varying levels of case management support to over one hundred people with intellectual disability supported across the various programs, and ensuring all support was provided in line with a person centered approach that promoted the independence and community involvement of people with disabilities.



Minda Incorporated

• Australia
• Non-profit Organizations
• 300 - 400 Employee

• Project Officer

  • Jun 2010 - Mar 2015

  Responsible for managing several projects to introduce and implement organisational change in service delivery approaches and providing support on several other projects as required. This included developing project plans using a project management framework and acting on the delivery strategies of these plans. Within this role I was also required to supervise volunteers and students assisting with the projects. Responsible for managing several projects to introduce and implement organisational change in service delivery approaches and providing support on several other projects as required. This included developing project plans using a project management framework and acting on the delivery strategies of these plans. Within this role I was also required to supervise volunteers and students assisting with the projects.



Centacare Catholic Family Services - Adelaide

• Australia
• Non-profit Organization Management
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Disability Support Worker

  • Jul 2007 - Jun 2010

  Supporting people with intellectual and physical disabilities in everyday tasks of personal hygiene, domestic duties and to be active members of the community. Supporting people with intellectual and physical disabilities in everyday tasks of personal hygiene, domestic duties and to be active members of the community.