Experience

Fremantle Press

• Australia
• Book and Periodical Publishing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Author

  • Jan 2020 - Present



Azure HR

• Australia
• Human Resources
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Human Resources Advisor

  • Sep 2020 - Present



Advocare Incorporated

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

• Board Member

  • Dec 2020 - Present



The Intelife Group

• Non Executive Director

  • Oct 2015 - Jan 2023

  Intelife is one of Western Australia's premier disability service providers. Intelife is one of Western Australia's premier disability service providers.



Fellowship of Australian Writers WA

• Australia
• Writing and Editing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• President

  • Oct 2020 - Oct 2022



The Arcadia Group

• General Manager Village Operations and LifeCare

  • Mar 2018 - May 2019

  The Arcadia Group provides retirement living across eight village locations in Western Australia and Victoria. The General Manager is responsible for village operations and the delivery of home services to village residents. The Arcadia Group provides retirement living across eight village locations in Western Australia and Victoria. The General Manager is responsible for village operations and the delivery of home services to village residents.



Ngarluma Ngurra Ltd

• Independent Director

  • Jan 2016 - Dec 2018

  Ngarluma Ngurra Ltd holds and develops land on behalf of the Ngarluma people of the East Pilbara region of Western Australia. Ngarluma Ngurra Ltd holds and develops land on behalf of the Ngarluma people of the East Pilbara region of Western Australia.



Bethanie

• Australia
• Hospitals and Health Care
• 300 - 400 Employee

• General Manager Retirement Living and Housing

  • Jan 2017 - Nov 2017

  The Bethanie Group is a not-for-profit provider of aged care, home services, retirement living and community housing. Bethanie is one of the largest providers in Western Australia, with a turnover of $120m, an asset base of over $500m, and over 1800 staff. The General Manager Villages and Housing oversees the portfolio of retirement villages and community housing, encompassing some 900 independent living units and 500 homes respectively, and generating annual revenue of $33m. The Bethanie Group is a not-for-profit provider of aged care, home services, retirement living and community housing. Bethanie is one of the largest providers in Western Australia, with a turnover of $120m, an asset base of over $500m, and over 1800 staff. The General Manager Villages and Housing oversees the portfolio of retirement villages and community housing, encompassing some 900 independent living units and 500 homes respectively, and generating annual revenue of $33m.



Aged and Community Services Western Australia

• Manager Planning and Housing Policy

  • Feb 2016 - Jan 2017

  ACSWA is the largest industry peak body for not for profit aged and community care providers in Western Australia. ACSWA is the largest industry peak body for not for profit aged and community care providers in Western Australia.



Baptistcare

• Australia
• Hospitals and Health Care
• 200 - 300 Employee

• Director Property and Procurement

  • Jul 2014 - Oct 2015

  Baptistcare is a community benefit organisation that provides services across the retirement, aged care, disability, and mental health sectors. Baptistcare has 14 aged care and nine retirement facilities and employs 1700 staff across Western Australia. The Director Property and Procurement was a member of the executive and oversaw a portfolio that included retirement living, affordable housing, goods and services procurement, and asset management. Baptistcare is a community benefit organisation that provides services across the retirement, aged care, disability, and mental health sectors. Baptistcare has 14 aged care and nine retirement facilities and employs 1700 staff across Western Australia. The Director Property and Procurement was a member of the executive and oversaw a portfolio that included retirement living, affordable housing, goods and services procurement, and asset management.



Murdoch University

• Australia
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Director Commercial Services

  • Mar 2011 - Jul 2014

  Murdoch University is a research-led university based at three campuses in Perth, Western Australia. The university has 24,000 students and 2000 staff and an annual turnover of $340m. The Commercial Services portfolio encompassed all university commercial operations, including student accommodation, sport and recreation, commercial tenancies, bookshop, print room, food and beverage, and the on-campus retirement village. The role also included management of the university estate, including the university’s $30m annual capital works programme, campus operations, estate planning, maintenance and grounds, environmental sustainability, and property management, as well as responsibility for development of the university’s $3.3b eastern precinct and sports precinct.



Department of Treasury & Finance

• Government Administration
• 200 - 300 Employee

• Director Government Office Accommodation

  • Nov 2006 - Mar 2011

  This senior executive position was responsible for the state government’s commercial property portfolio, encompassing 500,000sqm of leased and owned building assets across Western Australia and generating a rent roll and capital works programme of $250m annually. The position oversaw a directorate of 50 staff and was accountable for achieving strategic, policy, and business objectives; budget management; and compliance with government policy and legislation. It included strategic portfolio and asset management planning and implementation, management of the government’s leasing and office fitout programme, management of a portfolio of building and land assets vested in the Minister for Works, facilities management, development of capital investment business cases, and oversight of major projects. The position included periods of acting in other executive positions within the department and participation in the department’s Leadership and Management Development Programme.



Office of the Auditor General

• Director Performance Review

  • 2005 - 2006

  This position involved directing a programme of performance audits of public sector agencies and programmes to identify legislative and regulatory non-compliance, strategic and operational risk, and opportunities for business improvement. Responsibilities included providing direction and leadership to project managers, supporting the Assistant Auditor General in overall division leadership and strategic planning, leading office-wide organisational development initiatives, and representing the Office at professional conferences and associations. Major projects included audits of public participation in government decision-making, public service workforce management, management of the health reform programme, forensic services, and the government’s response to the Gordon inquiry.

• Senior/Principal Performance Analyst

  • 2001 - 2005

  This position as a Senior and then as a Principal Performance Analyst at the Office of the Auditor General involved leading project teams to conduct performance audits. Major projects included audits of the management of mineral titles, customer survey practices, education restructuring, health and medical research funding, and public housing maintenance. The position also included leading internal organisational development, chairing the Office Consultative Committee, and participating as a member of the office Operations Committee. It also included secondments to the Department of Justice to lead the development of a corporate performance management framework, and to the Corruption and Crime Commission to lead the fieldwork for the Commission’s first public inquiry into the protection of personal information held in public sector databases.