Experience

CENTENARY STATE HIGH SCHOOL

• Wellness and Fitness Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Deputy Principal

  • Jan 2023 - Present

  Leadership of positive education and Year 8 learners Leadership of positive education and Year 8 learners



The Gap State High School

• Australia
• Education Administration Programs
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Deputy Principal (acting)

  • Nov 2022 - Dec 2022

• Head of Year

  • Jan 2020 - Nov 2022

  As Head of Year maintain the school’s high expectation culture – promoting school pride and belonging, developing student’s wellbeing, personal responsibility, motivating academic engagement, facilitating school and community participation and enhancing positive relationships. Striving to support every student, every day to achieve success at school and be the best they can be through a focus on both student wellbeing and effective order and management of the school.Additional leadership responsibilities:Lead the design and implementation of TGSHS Wellbeing FrameworkLead a team of staff to deliver Discovering Positive Education professional development for new staff Lead the Wellbeing Team in action-based projects that improve student/staff wellbeing



PESA - Positive Education Schools Association

• Education Management
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Content Coordinator

  • Nov 2019 - Nov 2022

  Researching, collating, drafting, summarising, producing and publicising content for use by PESA's members and other stakeholders Researching, collating, drafting, summarising, producing and publicising content for use by PESA's members and other stakeholders



Brisbane Grammar School

• Australia
• Primary and Secondary Education
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Teacher

  • Jul 2003 - Dec 2019

  Year 7-11 History/Geography TeacherQCAA academic literacy - accreditation in Stage 1 and 2 courses (2019)Year 8-12 Community Service Teacher-in-charge (2004-2013)U13-U15 Water Polo Manager (2004- 2013)Boarding House Academic Enrichment Teacher (2012-2015)Creator & Coordinator of Aviation Club (2014 - 2019)Student Representative Body (2015 - 2017)QDU Debating (2018 - 2019)

• Coordinator of Student Wellbeing Curriculum & Leadership Development

  • Jan 2013 - Dec 2017

  Design, implementation and review of the 4 strands of the Student Wellbeing Curriculum (with sub-strands) are: (1) Leadership: Leading self, Leading others(2) Career Education: Year level specific(3) Healthy Living: Digital Citizenship, Mental Health, Nutrition, Sex Education, Drug & Alcohol(4) Positive Education: Character Strengths, Mindset Theory & Neuroplasticity, Emotional Intelligence, Gratitude & MindfulnessIn addition to overseeing the Student Wellbeing curriculum, the leadership development component includes three main areas of responsibility:1. Year 7 - 9 Learn2Lead Program (designed and implemented new student leadership platform)2. Year 7-9 Student Representative Body3. Year 10 - 11 Global Leaders Program

• Boarding House Master

  • Jan 2006 - Dec 2007

  Shared responsibility for the welfare of Year 6-12 boarders



The Langley Group

• United States
• Technology, Information and Internet
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Wellbeing/Positive Education Consultant

  • Jun 2018 - Nov 2018

  Provide practical applications of emotional intelligence, positive psychology and neuroscience to inspire students and adults to achieve best possible outcomes for themselves and their business. This positive, scientific approach helps unlock talent, optimise performance and build happy, engaged, meaningful, creative, virtuous and flourishing workplaces and communities Provide practical applications of emotional intelligence, positive psychology and neuroscience to inspire students and adults to achieve best possible outcomes for themselves and their business. This positive, scientific approach helps unlock talent, optimise performance and build happy, engaged, meaningful, creative, virtuous and flourishing workplaces and communities



Clare High School

• United States
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Teacher

  • Jan 2000 - Jun 2003

  Middle School Teacher: SOSE, English, HPE, Maths Senior School Teacher: Year 11/12 History Coordinator of Sub School 3 Coordinator of Maths/Science Middle School Teacher: SOSE, English, HPE, Maths Senior School Teacher: Year 11/12 History Coordinator of Sub School 3 Coordinator of Maths/Science



Woomera Area School

• Education Administration Programs
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Teacher

  • Jan 1998 - Dec 1999

  SOSE/Maths Teacher SOSE/Maths Teacher



Waikerie High School

• Australia
• Education Management
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Teacher

  • Jan 1997 - Dec 1997

  Maths/SOSE Teacher Maths/SOSE Teacher