Experience

Acknowledge Education

• Australia
• Education Management
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Lecturer

  • Sep 2022 - Present

  Based at Perth campus Lecturer in Bachelor in Community Studies Based at Perth campus Lecturer in Bachelor in Community Studies



Royal Perth Hospital

• Hospitals and Health Care
• 500 - 600 Employee

• Consumer Representative

  • Jun 2018 - Present

  Member of - Drugs & Therapeutics Committee Infection Prevention & Management Committee Medication Safety Committee Communicating for Safety Committee Member of - Drugs & Therapeutics Committee Infection Prevention & Management Committee Medication Safety Committee Communicating for Safety Committee



The University of Western Australia

• Australia
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Doctoral Student

  • Jan 2015 - Present



Medibank Health Solutions

• Perth, Western Australia, Australia

• Mental Health Counselor

  • Oct 2021 - Feb 2022

  The role encompassed managing calls and webchats involving a client group experiencing emotional distress, as well as complex issues associated with general depression and anxiety. The service was delivered in conjunction with the Beyond Blue help line, to provide support and situational crisis response, identify key health and community services and facilitate engagement to undertake further help-seeking. The service included delivery of one-off counselling, underpinned, as required, by the provision of targeted information, to a broad spread of age groups impacted by a spectrum of lifespan issues, involving people from a diverse range of cultural backgrounds. Characteristics of the client group included issues such as recent and past trauma, affected by or at risk of family and domestic violence, substantial consequences from current alcohol and other drug abuse, problems related inadequately managed mental health conditions or be disengaged from appropriate health and treatment services. Show less



Department of Communities WA

• Australia
• Government Administration
• 700 & Above Employee

• Social Worker

  • May 2018 - Dec 2019

  Child Protection Worker – Men’s & Women’s Domestic Violence Help Line. Role as a social worker member of team providing telephone counselling, crisis assessment and referral etc concerned with domestic violence issues involving women as well as men Child Protection Worker – Men’s & Women’s Domestic Violence Help Line. Role as a social worker member of team providing telephone counselling, crisis assessment and referral etc concerned with domestic violence issues involving women as well as men



Ruah Community Services

• Australia
• Civic and Social Organizations
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Activity worker

  • Mar 2016 - Sep 2016



Department of Health (WA Health)

• Australia
• Hospitals and Health Care
• 700 & Above Employee

• Senior Planning Analyst

  • May 2008 - Jun 2015

  Management of production of detailed monthly and quarterly reports concerned with elective surgery waiting lists, involving oversight of data analysis, report writing, preparation of material for website and ministerial briefing notes. Management of production of detailed monthly and quarterly reports concerned with elective surgery waiting lists, involving oversight of data analysis, report writing, preparation of material for website and ministerial briefing notes.



Drug and Alcohol Office

• Principal Information Officer

  • Apr 2004 - Apr 2008

• Executive Officer

  • Dec 2001 - Mar 2004

  Working Party on Drug Law Reform: Responsible for undertaking investigations to determine options for law reform, involving consultations with local and interstate departments and organisations and review of a wide body of research and literature concerned with cannabis law reform and reforms to mitigate harm from injecting drug use.



Ministry of Premier & Cabinet

• Principal Information & Research Officer

  • Jul 1997 - Dec 2001

  Select Committee Into the Misuse of Drugs Act 1981; WA Drug Abuse Strategy Office

• Principal Policy Officer

  • Dec 1994 - Jun 1997

  Task Force on Drug Abuse



Department of Health (WA Health)

• Australia
• Hospitals and Health Care
• 700 & Above Employee

• Senior Policy Officer

  • Mar 1994 - Nov 1994

  Mental Health Policy Unit

• Coordinator

  • Jul 1990 - Mar 1994

  Epidemiology Branch, WA Drug Data Collection Unit



WA Alcohol and Drug Authority

• Perth, Western Australia, Australia

• Senior Social Worker

  • Feb 1978 - Jun 1990