Experience

Tasmanian Youth Orchestras

• Australia
• Performing Arts
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Chief Executive Officer

  • Jul 2022 - Present

  Tasmanian Youth Orchestras (TYO) delivers instrumental and choral music education, development and performance programs to young Tasmanian musicians and singers aged five to 25. Our vision: Tasmania is a vibrant, unique place for classical music, where young people thrive.

• General Manager

  • Jul 2019 - Jul 2022

  Tasmanian Youth Orchestras (TYO) delivers instrumental and choral music education, development and performance programs to young Tasmanian musicians and singers aged five to 25. Our vision: Tasmania is a vibrant, unique place for classical music, where young people thrive.



Contractor

• Senior Communications and Engagement Consultant

  • Aug 2013 - Jun 2019

  As a freelance senior communications and engagement consultant, I offer my clients an experienced perspective and a safe pair of hands to get 'on the tools' and make comms and engagement things happen. My practice is built around clear, concise communication, a 'no surprises' approach and a strong commitment to providing measurable, reportable outcomes. Specific services include... • Writing services – from basic brochures to the most complex of business cases. • Strategic communications planning, implementation and reporting. • Stakeholder engagement planning, implementation and reporting: IAP2 alignment an area of core focus. • RFP and business case research, management and production: I have a strong track record of successful outcomes with RFPs and am well versed in the BBC framework. • Risk analysis; issues, crisis and reputation management. • Project management support. • Digital content creation. • Media relations. • Event management. • Large document production. • Content photography services. • ‘Overflow support’ to communications agencies and in-house teams.



Wintec

• Quality Specialist

  • Aug 2017 - May 2019

  Role scope: quality excellence and assurance portfolio within the Quality Academic Unit, with specific responsibility for academic governance, quality systems development and documentation and quality-focussed engagement and communications. Other role components include compliance management, extensive and complex research and analysis requirements (qualitative and quantitative), designing and delivering stakeholder research projects, focus groups, presentations and training and the full redesign and implementation of quality-focussed internal stakeholder communications, including digital workspace site development and production; and newsletter development, writing, delivery and metrics tracking.



Waikato Regional Council

• LTP Engagement and Communications (contract)

  • Jan 2017 - Jul 2017

  Role scope: providing strategic communications and stakeholder engagement management for the 2018-2028 Long Term Plan (LTP) and 2017 Annual Report. The brief for the LTP was to create a new strategic paradigm for LTP engagement, utilising a multi-channel communications approach and a strengthened stakeholder management structure based on IAP2. Stage one implementation included full development and event management for a highly successful regional LTP forum, involving executive and governance-level key stakeholders from business, industry, community, education, local and central government, rural and environmental sectors.



Healthshare

• eSPACE Communications and Engagement Lead (contract)

  • Jun 2016 - Jan 2017

  The eSPACE programme is designed to bring all Midland region healthcare records into one digital space, allowing health care professionals real-time access to patient records from across the region. Initially contracted for a short-term communications role, my specific strengths in the BBC (Better Business Case) framework, IAP2 framework and governance support saw the role reframed to focus on business-critical requirements, with communications taking a secondary role. Role scope: full development of a new programme business case (successfully signed off by all regional DHBs), full development of foundation project-level business case (approved regional DHBs and Ministry of Health), development and documentation for new multi-agency governance structure, restructure of stakeholder engagement framework, standards development and quality control for all programme documentation and 12-month communications and engagement planning and first-stage implementation.



Sea Change – Tai Timu Tai Pari

• Project Engagement and Communications Lead (contract)

  • Jun 2014 - Dec 2015

  Sea Change – Tai Timu Tai Pari is a multi-agency marine spatial planning initiative designed to secure a healthy, productive and sustainable future for the Hauraki Gulf/Tikapa Moana. Project partners include mana whenua, Auckland Council, Waikato Regional Council, Department of Conservation, Ministry for Primary Industries and the Hauraki Gulf Forum.Key role responsibilities...• All strategic planning, management and reporting for project engagement, communications and media (ECM).• External and internal stakeholder communications (strategic and implementation) including media.• Tasking, delegation and implementation support for a multi-agency team of engagement and communications specialists.• Direct liaison with multi-agency Project Board, Project Steering Group and Stakeholder Working Group, including direct executive communications support to chairs and co-chairs.• ECM representative on multi-agency project leadership team and marine spatial plan writing team.• Reporting responsibilities to Independent Review Panel. Project engagement scope: identified stakeholder groups within and bordering the 1.2 million ocean hectares of the Hauraki Gulf/Tikapa Moana Marine Park plus eastern Auckland and Waikato coastlines and catchments. Marine spatial planning has not been undertaken to this extent in New Zealand before, requiring up-scaling of UNESCO best practice approaches and continual adaption of engagement and communication mechanisms to serve a wide geographic area, reach small and/or remote communities and diverse stakeholders. Engagement programme formally referenced to IAP2 framework. The outcome of Sea Change – Tai Timu Tai Pari will be the first Hauraki Gulf Marine Spatial Plan, developed using an innovative, collaborative, ‘outside in’ stakeholder-led model. This plan will ultimately inform how the Hauraki Gulf is shared, used and safeguarded for future generations.

• Senior Communications Advisor (contract)

  • Jan 2014 - Jun 2014

  Initial contract was for rapid-turnaround writing, development and execution of the project's startup collateral, including:• website – all content, readability benchmarking and SEO• brochures – core and survey campaign • factsheets – general and issue-specific• newsletter – new template, database migration and first three issues• brand work – managing rework of original logo, approvals and application across brand suite• event banners and collateral.Contract extended to include development of project events programme; then full strategic development of project's engagement, communications and media (ECM) programme for phase II, commencing June 2014.



Wise Group

• New Zealand
• Non-profit Organization Management
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Senior Communications Advisor

  • Oct 2009 - Aug 2013

  Role scope: to provide full internal and external communications and engagement services for Pathways (a national organisation and the Wise Group's largest entity) as their communications lead; in addition to providing communications support across other group entities. Strong additional focus on brand developments and RFP writing across the group. Role scope: to provide full internal and external communications and engagement services for Pathways (a national organisation and the Wise Group's largest entity) as their communications lead; in addition to providing communications support across other group entities. Strong additional focus on brand developments and RFP writing across the group.



Proof Freelance

• Freelance Public Relations Consultant

  • 2005 - Oct 2009

  Role: to provide a full suite of writing, communications, media and PR services to clients. Key client profiles: local communications agencies (as a sub-contractor on a wide range of client work); point of sale and payment technologies sector; NFP and NGO sectors. Role: to provide a full suite of writing, communications, media and PR services to clients. Key client profiles: local communications agencies (as a sub-contractor on a wide range of client work); point of sale and payment technologies sector; NFP and NGO sectors.



Hubbard Public Relations

• Account Manager

  • 2002 - 2005

  Role: to provide full internal and external communications and PR services to agency clients. Key client profiles: government organisations in health, roading and infrastructure; heavy industry/quarrying/mining/ engineering corporations; community funding bodies; one large multinational corporation (sole charge account). Role: to provide full internal and external communications and PR services to agency clients. Key client profiles: government organisations in health, roading and infrastructure; heavy industry/quarrying/mining/ engineering corporations; community funding bodies; one large multinational corporation (sole charge account).



Verdict Communications (formerly Graffix)

• Account Manager

  • 1999 - 2002

  Role: to provide full communications and advertising services to agency clients. Key client profiles: local and regional government; education sector (secondary and tertiary); community funding bodies; regional SMEs. Role: to provide full communications and advertising services to agency clients. Key client profiles: local and regional government; education sector (secondary and tertiary); community funding bodies; regional SMEs.