Experience

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  Underwood Executive

  • Australia
  • Business Consulting and Services
  • 1 - 100 Employee

  • Senior Consultant

    • Mar 2024 - Present
    • Adelaide, South Australia, Australia

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  Ubss Australia

  • Australia
  • Higher Education
  • 1 - 100 Employee

  • Sessional Lecturer

    • Feb 2024 - Present
    • Adelaide, South Australia, Australia

    I facilitate courses in the Master of Business Administration (MBA) program.

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  EY

  • Adelaide, South Australia, Australia

  • Senior Consultant

    • Jan 2023 - Mar 2024
    • Adelaide, South Australia, Australia

    As a Senior Consultant in EY’s People Consulting practice, my work spanned organisational design, strategy and change. With a focus on leadership, learning and culture within the education and government sectors, I supported clients to harness their organisational development, talent and performance agenda as part of an integrated business strategy. Additionally, I provided subject matter expertise on diversity and inclusion initiatives, serving on the DE&I Working Group and Culture+ Transformation project.

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  LELAN | Lived Experience Leadership & Advocacy Network

  • Adelaide, South Australia, Australia

  • Coach

    • Feb 2022 - Feb 2024
    • Adelaide, South Australia, Australia

    As a Coach for LELAN, I work with graduates of the Lived Experience Development, Governance and Education (LEDGE) Program to develop leadership skills and leverage lived experience to realise social change and personal growth.

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  Dve Business Solutions

  • Australia
  • Education Management
  • 1 - 100 Employee

  • Senior Consultant, Higher Education

    • Jul 2022 - Dec 2022
    • Adelaide, South Australia, Australia

    As a Senior Consultant, I facilitated workshops, interviewed stakeholders, undertook comparative research and prepared reports and recommendations to co-design strategic and operational solutions with higher education providers across Australia.

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  TAFE SA

  • Australia
  • Higher Education
  • 700 & Above Employee

  • Consultant

    • Feb 2022 - Jul 2022

    As an independent consultant for TAFE SA, I undertook a comparative review of VET and Higher Education self-assurance activities and regulatory requirements to provide operational, procedural and policy recommendations for implementing organisational change.

  • Manager, Apprentices, Trainees, Schools & Student Hubs (ASO8)

    • Nov 2021 - Feb 2022

    As Manager, I led a team of roughly 120 professional staff managing the planning, implementation and evaluation of student lifecycle initiatives and services for about 9,000 students studying with TAFE SA. It was my responsibility to ensure the effective management and monitoring of policies and processes, as well as develop and maintain strong relationships with stakeholders to ensure that our strategic and business outcomes are achieved.

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  University of Adelaide

  • Australia
  • Higher Education
  • 700 & Above Employee

  • Student and Learning Services Manager (HEO9)

    • Apr 2019 - Feb 2021

    As Student and Learning Services Manager, I led a team of about 20 professional staff in the delivery of student-centred learning and support for roughly 6,000 students and 150 academics within the Faculty of Arts. It was my role to provide a seamless and memorable experience throughout the student journey, which spans from admissions to program advice, scholarships, enrolment, timetabling, assessment, grades, academic progress, work-integrated learning, international exchange and graduation.

  • Team Leader Learning, Quality & Academic (HEO8)

    • Nov 2018 - Apr 2019

    As Team Leader, Learning, Quality and Academic, I led a team of about 20 professional staff across all Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences precincts in the provision of efficient, high-quality administrative services, systems and processes to support learning and academic operations for undergraduate and postgraduate degrees. In particular, I was responsible for quality and evaluation, admissions, assessment and learning and academic precinct support services.

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  Springboard Trust

  • New Zealand
  • Education Management
  • 1 - 100 Employee

  • Program Manager & Researcher

    • Nov 2017 - May 2018
    • Wellington, New Zealand

    As Program Manager & Researcher, I was responsible for commencing the development, delivery and evaluation of Springboard Trust’s flagship Strategic Leadership for Principals Programme in the Wellington region. Partnership engagement and coaching were key to my role, as I developed robust volunteer teams and supported principals to progress in their development as strategic leaders.

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  Campus Living Villages

  • Australia
  • Higher Education
  • 400 - 500 Employee

  • Head of Hall

    • Jan 2015 - Dec 2016
    • Te Puni Village, Victoria University of Wellington

    As Head of Hall of Te Puni Village, it was my role to ensure that business objectives were met, students and staff were engaged and our relationship with stakeholders was strong. I was responsible for all strategic, pastoral, operational, facilities management and financial aspects of Te Puni Village and our Summer Stays operation. Above all, I was committed to creating a collegiate environment which fostered community and well-rounded development for the 398 first-year students residing in Te Puni Village to live, learn and grow.

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  Flinders University

  • Australia
  • Higher Education
  • 700 & Above Employee

  • Associate Dean (HEO8)

    • Apr 2014 - Dec 2014
    • University Hall, Flinders Living

    As Associate Dean of University Hall, I played a key role in the overall management of Flinders Living. It was my role to ensure an outstanding collegiate environment for students to cultivate leadership, embrace diversity and pursue academic excellence. I was responsible for resident welfare, academic progression, community development, pastoral support and discipline for the 252 students residing in University Hall, including the line management of 13 Residential Tutors and oversight of 15 House Committee members.

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  University of Adelaide

  • Australia
  • Higher Education
  • 700 & Above Employee

  • Project Manager (HEO7)

    • Mar 2011 - Apr 2014

    As Project Manager, I supervised the Australian arm of a randomised controlled trial testing the efficacy of Motivational Interviewing interventions aimed at diminishing the prevalence of early childhood caries among Indigenous children. My primary responsibilities were to engage communities and stakeholders, provide leadership, facilitate teamwork and ensure high standards of quality and ethical conduct in all aspects of the study.

  • Research Officer

    • Nov 2010 - Mar 2011

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  University of South Australia

  • Australia
  • Higher Education
  • 700 & Above Employee

  • Research Assistant

    • May 2010 - Dec 2010

    As Research Assistant for a study called 'Epistemologies of workplace change: transforming gender relations in engineering,' I reviewed the theoretical literature on ‘epistemologies of ignorance’ and employed symbolic interactionism to examine relationships between gender, class, race and sexualities in engineering workplaces.

  • Postgraduate Tutor

    • Aug 2010 - Nov 2010

    Global Societies (POLI1014) in S2 2010

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  University Of Connecticut

  • United States
  • Higher Education
  • 700 & Above Employee

  • Research Assistant

    • Mar 2010 - Aug 2010

    As Research Assistant for the 'Family policy, social movements and the law' study, I reviewed policy, conducted participant observation and interviewed stakeholders to compare Australian and American social movement efforts towards legal and social recognition for same sex families.

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  University Of Adelaide

  • Australia
  • Higher Education
  • 700 & Above Employee

  • Postgraduate Tutor

    • Feb 2010 - Jul 2010
    • Department of Gender Studies and Social Analysis

    Social Sciences in Australia (GWSI1001) in S1 2010

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  University of South Florida

  • United States
  • Higher Education
  • 700 & Above Employee

  • Postgraduate Tutor

    • Aug 2007 - Dec 2009

    Contemporary Social Problems (SYG 2010) in S2 2009 Introduction to Sociology (SYG2000) in S1 2008 Human Sexual Behavior (WST2600) in S2 2008 and S1 2009 Women in Social Action (WST3370) in S1 2007

  • Course Coordinator

    • Jan 2009 - Jun 2009

    Introduction to Sociology (SYG2000) in S2 2009

  • Research Assistant

    • Aug 2008 - May 2009

    As Research Assistant for the Initiative on Sustainable Communities, I engaged social entrepreneurship to promote the health and resilience of the Sarasota-Tampa Bay region through complexity-driven collaboration with government, non-profit and university institutions.

  • Oral History Program Officer

    • Jan 2008 - May 2009

    As Oral History Program Officer for the Florida Studies Center, I interviewed, edited and transcribed oral histories in a range of areas including urban development, sustainability, culture and identity.

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  Florida State University

  • United States
  • Higher Education
  • 700 & Above Employee

  • Teaching Assistant

    • Aug 2005 - Dec 2005
    • College of Arts and Sciences

    First Year Experience (AMS1363) in S2 2005