Experience

NQ Eye Foundation

• Australia
• Philanthropic Fundraising Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Board Member

  • Jun 2022 - Present

  Philanthropic Non-Profit Organisation to improve access to quality eyecare Philanthropic Non-Profit Organisation to improve access to quality eyecare



Self-employed

• Public Health and Clinical Optometrist

  • Mar 2018 - Present

  Visiting optometrist for several communities across regional and remote Queensland. LEAD trainer for Provision of Eye Health Equipment and Training (PEHET) Project - training in the use of retinal cameras for diabetic retinopathy screening Visiting optometrist for several communities across regional and remote Queensland. LEAD trainer for Provision of Eye Health Equipment and Training (PEHET) Project - training in the use of retinal cameras for diabetic retinopathy screening



Queensland Civil and Administrative Tribunal

• Australia
• Legal Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Optometrists Panel of Assessors- Queensland

  • Aug 2018 - Present



Winston Churchill Trust (Australia)

• Australia
• Non-profit Organizations
• 1 - 100 Employee

• 2016 Award- "explore models of integrated primary health care to improve Indigenous eye health"

  • Nov 2016 - Jun 2022

  USA and Canada. Innovative EHealth solutions in diabetic retinopathy screening- utilising Telehealth in everyday business to streamline hospital systems. Integrating culture and spirituality into First Nations holistic health systems- particularly in tackling diabetes USA and Canada. Innovative EHealth solutions in diabetic retinopathy screening- utilising Telehealth in everyday business to streamline hospital systems. Integrating culture and spirituality into First Nations holistic health systems- particularly in tackling diabetes



Vision 2020 Australia

• Australia
• Non-profit Organization Management
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Principal Project Consultant - NSSS Project

  • Oct 2018 - Mar 2019

  The Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Nationally Consistent Subsidised Spectacles Scheme (NSSS) Initiative aims to encourage States and Territories to implement nationally consistent approaches to the provision of spectacles and other optical appliances to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people across Australia as part of closing the gap in vision The Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Nationally Consistent Subsidised Spectacles Scheme (NSSS) Initiative aims to encourage States and Territories to implement nationally consistent approaches to the provision of spectacles and other optical appliances to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people across Australia as part of closing the gap in vision



The Fred Hollows Foundation

• Australia
• Non-profit Organizations
• 300 - 400 Employee

• Project Consultant

  • Jun 2016 - Dec 2018

  National Eye Care Equipment Inventory Project (NECEIP)- assessing the accessibility and availability of eye care equipment across Australia- specifically prioritising eye care equipment needs nationally to assist in implementing "The Roadmap to Close the Gap for Vision". The Australian Government will use this information to identify sites for placement of new retinal cameras and slit-lamps, aligning with the new MBS item introduced for diabetic retinopathy screening in November 2016 National Eye Care Equipment Inventory Project (NECEIP)- assessing the accessibility and availability of eye care equipment across Australia- specifically prioritising eye care equipment needs nationally to assist in implementing "The Roadmap to Close the Gap for Vision". The Australian Government will use this information to identify sites for placement of new retinal cameras and slit-lamps, aligning with the new MBS item introduced for diabetic retinopathy screening in November 2016



Institute for Urban Indigenous Health

• Australia
• Health and Human Services
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Regional Manager, Eye Health Services

  • Jan 2014 - Mar 2018

  Managed the development of a regional eye health service within Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Services in SE Qld. Included mapping of previous service provision, stakeholder engagement, strategic planning and evaluation. Funding submissions, establishing pathways to tertiary care, advocate for urban Indigenous health services. Health promotion- develop materials and presentations- Telehealth within an urban setting. Collaborative partnerships to improve Indigenous eye health through integrating eye health within primary health care Show less



Wuchopperen Health Services

• Cairns, Australia

• Optometrist

  • 2011 - 2013

  Established Eye Unit in Community Controlled Health Service, referral pathways, community services. Established Eye Unit in Community Controlled Health Service, referral pathways, community services.



Penrose Optometry

• Cairns, Australia

• Director- Penrose Optometry

  • Mar 1992 - Mar 2011

  Managed own successful independent Optometry practice - staff management, financials, strategic planning, marketing Managed own successful independent Optometry practice - staff management, financials, strategic planning, marketing