Experience

Night Parrot Press

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

• Publisher

  • Apr 2019 - Present

  Night Parrot Press is an independent publisher of non-traditional works of fiction and non-fiction, where experimental forms and genres outside the mainstream can find a home. Night Parrot Press is an independent publisher of non-traditional works of fiction and non-fiction, where experimental forms and genres outside the mainstream can find a home.



Edith Cowan University

• Australia
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• PhD Candidate, School of Arts and Humanities

  • Aug 2019 - Present

• Academic Casual

  • Feb 2020 - Present



The University of Western Australia

• Australia
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Lecturer, School of Indigenous Studies

  • Feb 2017 - Dec 2021

  Unit Coordinator, Lecturer and Tutor for units in Creative Writing & Storytelling, Aboriginal Orientation Course

• Project Officer, School of Indigenous Studies

  • Oct 2014 - Feb 2017

• Sessional Teaching, Reading Creatively/Writing Creatively

  • Jul 2014 - Dec 2014



Freelance Writer & Editor

• Book and Periodical Publishing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Freelance Editor

  • Feb 2014 - Dec 2019

  Editing, copyediting, writing and project consultation with government and professional organisations including Fremantle Press and Art Gallery of Western Australia. Editing, copyediting, writing and project consultation with government and professional organisations including Fremantle Press and Art Gallery of Western Australia.



Curtin University

• Australia
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• PHD Candidate - Media, Culture and Creative Arts

  • Oct 2017 - Sep 2019

• Sessional Academic, Communication and Cultural Studies

  • Mar 2016 - Mar 2018



The University of Western Australia

• Australia
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Policy and Communications Officer (contract)

  • Oct 2013 - Feb 2014

  Policy review, research and writing. Stakeholder consultation and engagement. Development and writing of strategic communication plans. Policy review, research and writing. Stakeholder consultation and engagement. Development and writing of strategic communication plans.



UWA Publishing

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

• Senior Editor, UWA Publishing

  • 2006 - Sep 2013

  Development, structural editing and copyediting of fiction and non-fiction books for UWA Publishing. Conception and development of new projects. Author mentoring. Grant and proposal writing, ghostwriting, blurb and promotional material writing. Typesetting and design consultation. Scheduling, budgeting and project management. Development, structural editing and copyediting of fiction and non-fiction books for UWA Publishing. Conception and development of new projects. Author mentoring. Grant and proposal writing, ghostwriting, blurb and promotional material writing. Typesetting and design consultation. Scheduling, budgeting and project management.



Central Institute of Technology

• Australia
• Higher Education
• 200 - 300 Employee

• Project Officer (contract)

  • 2005 - 2005

  Project Officer for the School of Health, Education and Community Services. Financial management of commercial projects. Business development. Tender and grant writing. Project Officer for the School of Health, Education and Community Services. Financial management of commercial projects. Business development. Tender and grant writing.



Murdoch University

• Australia
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Project Manager, Centre for Social and Community Research

  • 2003 - 2005

  Project management of community and commercial research projects. Tender and proposal writing. Academic and stakeholder consultation.

• Project Manager, Interactive Television Research Institute & various

  • 1999 - 2003

  Project Management. Student engagement and mentoring. Communications and marketing. Seminar organisation. Staff training, qualitative and quantitative research and data collection. Report and proposal writing.



Spare Parts Puppet Theatre

• Australia
• Performing Arts
• 1 - 100 Employee

• General Manager

  • 1999 - 1999

  Financial management, administration, business planning, marketing and publicity. Sponsorship and public relations. Financial management, administration, business planning, marketing and publicity. Sponsorship and public relations.



Fremantle Press

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

• Production Manager

  • 1994 - 1997

  All aspects of book production from editorial through to finished book. Scheduling, budgeting, print quality control. Author, editor, proofreader, designer, printer and sales liaison. All aspects of book production from editorial through to finished book. Scheduling, budgeting, print quality control. Author, editor, proofreader, designer, printer and sales liaison.



Government of Western Australia

• Government Administration
• 200 - 300 Employee

• Project Officer, Theatre (contract)

  • 1994 - 1994

  Grant management and assessment, ministerial writing, research and stakeholder engagement. Grant management and assessment, ministerial writing, research and stakeholder engagement.



Deckchair Theatre

• Australia
• Performing Arts

• General Manager

  • 1991 - 1993

  Management of annual operations including financial, administrative, marketing/publicity, communications and fundraising. Strategic planning. Staff and Board management. Public relations. Management of annual operations including financial, administrative, marketing/publicity, communications and fundraising. Strategic planning. Staff and Board management. Public relations.