Experience

Anacta

• Australia
• Government Relations
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Director

  • Jun 2022 - Present



Deputy Leader of the Federal Labor Party

• Chief of Staff

  • Jul 2019 - Jun 2022



Gordon Legal

• Australia
• Law Practice
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Head of Corporate Affairs

  • Apr 2018 - Jul 2019

  Responsible for managing and developing all communication and marketing across Gordon Legal. This included establishing the brand, image and profile of the firm during its infancy, in a highly competitive and established legal market. Responsible for managing and developing all communication and marketing across Gordon Legal. This included establishing the brand, image and profile of the firm during its infancy, in a highly competitive and established legal market.



Country Fire Authority (CFA)

• Australia
• Public Safety
• 700 & Above Employee

• Executive Director of Communications

  • Sep 2016 - Apr 2018

  Reporting directly to the CEO and working closely with the Board and Executive Leadership team to manage the issues and reputational challenges that affected CFA; including leading media and issues management within the transition team supporting the Victorian Government’s proposed changes to fire services. My role included: - Driving strategic communications media and content across CFA, including across emergency situations. - Managing a team of 30 staff across media, marketing, digital and government relations; - P&L accountability. - Providing leadership and serving as a decision maker as part of the organisation’s Executive. - Direct advice to the CEO and Board on key media matters.



Office of the Shadow Minister for Immigration and Border Protection

• Chief of Staff

  • Feb 2014 - Aug 2016

  - Led the development of the federal opposition’s strategic policy position on immigration between 2014 and 2016. - Managed communication strategy around the contentious issue of immigration. - Led the development of the federal opposition’s strategic policy position on immigration between 2014 and 2016. - Managed communication strategy around the contentious issue of immigration.



Australian Labor Party - Federal Campaign Headquarters

• Deputy Director of Communications

  • 2016 - 2016

  - Responsible for developing and implementing communication strategy across Labor’s federal election campaign. - Responsible for developing and briefing leadership group including leader of the opposition on daily messaging including developing details talking points and issues management documents. - Direct responsibility for managing communications team across Australia, including day to day supervisory and management of staff in campaign headquarters. - Briefing journalists and managing stories across print, radio and online and providing responses to media as a campaign spokesperson.



Australian Government

• Press Secretary and Deputy Chief of Staff

  • Aug 2011 - Sep 2013

  Press Secretary Office of the Treasurer of Australia - Served a critical role developing and implementing the communications strategy to promote the Australian Government’s economic narrative, including during the 2013 federal election. - Managed relationships with key media outlets, editors, journalists and commentators. - Built and maintained strong relationships in and around government with key political advisors as well as within the bureaucracy and key stakeholders. Deputy Chief of Staff Office of the Minister for Veterans’ Affairs, Defence Science Personnel and Indigenous Health - Managed public affairs issues relating to sensitive material, including matters relating to personnel still deployed in combat. - Provided logistical and media management at various commemorative occasions including the 10th anniversary of the Timor-Leste Independence celebrations in Dili, the 70th anniversary of the fall of Singapore and the Bomber Command commemorative visit in 2012.