Experience

UNICEF Aotearoa

• New Zealand
• Non-profit Organizations
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Community & Events Fundraising Manager

  • Aug 2022 - Present



Self-employed

• Real Estate
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Independent Professional - Education Consultant

  • May 2021 - Aug 2022

  Currently working with some outstanding people on some exciting projects, including:- Online facilitation- Education event support- Creating education content for school & student engagement- Identifying & developing the value-based approach for launching education programs and tech products Currently working with some outstanding people on some exciting projects, including:- Online facilitation- Education event support- Creating education content for school & student engagement- Identifying & developing the value-based approach for launching education programs and tech products



The Careers Department

• Australia
• E-Learning Providers
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Director of School Programs

  • Jan 2022 - May 2022

  The Careers Department is a SaaS content platform licensed by Australian schools and parents. With distribution channels reaching more than 2,000,000 Australians; the content led platform helps drive a greater awareness of industry and the future of work for the next generation. Responsibilities include: - Collaborating with the business founders to manage the execution of strategic targets in the school space. - Leading the education team to ensure consistent, high quality program experience and impact. - Educating schools on new product verticals and measure their usage. - Managing the strategy and processes of the wider schools team; including building out the end-to-end sales process, from lead generation and prospecting to product demonstrations, negotiation and execution of closing strategies, to the final stage of bringing new clients onboard. - Crafting strategic proposals, marketing collateral, project plans, and digital audits to generate sales pipeline.

• Senior Schools Partnership Manager

  • Oct 2021 - Jan 2022



High Resolves Global Citizenship and Leadership Program

• Program Director Victoria

  • Jun 2019 - May 2021

  High Resolves is a recognised leader in the design and delivery of learning experiences for young people across Australia, the US, Canada, China and Brazil. In 2018, High Resolves won the Aspen Institute’s prestigious John P. McNulty Prize. As Program Director, my role included: - Overall responsibility for the strategic development and growth of the Victorian business unit including staff recruitment and development, financial viability in a not-for-profit environment, identifying and executing partnership & curriculum funding opportunities - Facilitation of global citizenship curriculum to groups up to 60 at a time - including confronting topics such as racism, unconscious bias, social justice and advocacy. - Delivering Professional Development to diverse groups of teachers; from whole staff to leadership teams and mixed groups in a conference setting. - Keynote speaking at conferences both in person and online, adapting to online during Victoria's state wide lockdown in the second half of 2020 - audiences of 50 - 750- Business Development - strategic growth of participating educational institutions throughout Victoria and product refinement- Adapting a face-to-face business to a COVID environment - innovation, curriculum development, online facilitation, and Identifying new business opportunities



Star of The Sea College

• Australia
• Education Administration Programs
• 1 - 100 Employee

• PE/Health/Science Teacher / College Sports Co-ordinator

  • Jan 2010 - Jun 2019

  • Planning and Implementation of numerous curriculum programs.• Confident presentation skills in front of groups of all sizes and description. • Supported and supervised students on numerous Social Justice Commitments including volunteering at the Sacred Heart Mission in St Kilda, and on the North Melbourne Soup Van.• Organisation of whole-school events (1200 students/150 staff) including school swimming and athletics carnivals.• Student mentoring and pastoral care through the homeroom system. Students are under the guidance of the same homeroom teacher for their final 3 years of schooling, providing opportunity to build strong relationships which provide emotional and professional support.



Leadershaped

• Education Administration Programs

• Co-Founder & Facilitator

  • May 2014 - Jul 2016

  A student leadership program which recognised the importance of encouraging both primary and secondary student leaders to initiate change. It addressed the issue of school based teachers having limited time and resources to facilitate student discussion, and the poor student leadership outcomes which are being generated by time poor mentors. Leadershaped empowered students by validating their own beliefs through the recognition that the generation gap between students and teachers is expanding as the world changes at record pace, Leadershaped was a course which included an initial full day workshop with student leadership teams, identifying individual and personality based strengths and weaknesses supported by quarterly team coaching and planning sessions.



St Michael's Grammar School

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

• Associate Teaching Program / Sports Coach

  • Jan 2009 - Dec 2009



Jetstar

• Airlines and Aviation
• 200 - 300 Employee

• Reservations Consultant

  • Jan 2008 - Jun 2009

  • Customer service with clients across Asia Pacific.• Rescheduling of travel itineraries and flight bookings.• Crisis management with flight cancellations, airport closures and environmental events.• Communicating with customers who are stressed, emotional and dissatisfied. • Customer service with clients across Asia Pacific.• Rescheduling of travel itineraries and flight bookings.• Crisis management with flight cancellations, airport closures and environmental events.• Communicating with customers who are stressed, emotional and dissatisfied.



Trampoline Gelato

• Retail
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Store Manager

  • Jan 2005 - Sep 2006

  • Development of business’ reputation among a new community - Awarded Stonnington Council Award for Managing the “Most Outstanding New Business”• Interviewing new staff, training and development. • Development of business’ reputation among a new community - Awarded Stonnington Council Award for Managing the “Most Outstanding New Business”• Interviewing new staff, training and development.