Experience

Homes Victoria

• Australia
• Government Administration
• 200 - 300 Employee

• Manager Communications and Engagement

  • Apr 2022 - Present

  Manager of Communications and Engagement teams for Ground Lease Model (GLM) development sites. Manager of Communications and Engagement teams for Ground Lease Model (GLM) development sites.



Merri-bek City Council

• Australia
• Government Administration
• 400 - 500 Employee

• Unit Manager Community Engagement & Public Participation

  • Jul 2019 - Apr 2022

  Lead a high performing team that provides specialist advice, tools, training and direct project delivery to Council in best practice, contemporary community engagement methodologies. Enable and enhance community engagement practice across Council’s services and policy areas; and build an organisation-wide understanding of Council’s stakeholders and support meaningful relationship-building between Council and the community. Lead a high performing team that provides specialist advice, tools, training and direct project delivery to Council in best practice, contemporary community engagement methodologies. Enable and enhance community engagement practice across Council’s services and policy areas; and build an organisation-wide understanding of Council’s stakeholders and support meaningful relationship-building between Council and the community.



City of Melbourne

• Australia
• Government Administration
• 700 & Above Employee

• Portfolio Manager Resilient Communities (Resilient Melbourne)

  • Nov 2018 - Jul 2019

  Manage delivery of projects relating to housing, urban planning and community engagement as part of implementation of the Resilient Melbourne Strategy. Encourages community-led decision making and buy-in from multiple sectors to improve community connection through the design and development of built spaces. In addition, embeds resilience thinking and practices into relevant organisations across Melbourne, primarily in the housing and development sectors. Manage delivery of projects relating to housing, urban planning and community engagement as part of implementation of the Resilient Melbourne Strategy. Encourages community-led decision making and buy-in from multiple sectors to improve community connection through the design and development of built spaces. In addition, embeds resilience thinking and practices into relevant organisations across Melbourne, primarily in the housing and development sectors.



Victorian Planning Authority

• Australia
• Government Administration
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Senior Strategic Planner

  • May 2018 - Oct 2018

  Coordination of Infrastructure Contributions Plans (ICPs) for various metropolitan green fields areas. Coordination of Infrastructure Contributions Plans (ICPs) for various metropolitan green fields areas.



Melbourne Airport

• Australia
• Airlines and Aviation
• 300 - 400 Employee

• Community and Stakeholder Engagement Manager

  • Jun 2017 - Apr 2018

  The Community and Stakeholder Engagement Coordinator works closely with the Corporate and Public Affairs Team to deliver Melbourne Airport's corporate strategies, Master Plan and future development plans through effective consultation and engagement. The role develops and drives engagement activities at a senior level, building strong and effective partnerships across Federal, State and Local Government to deliver projects. The role is the primary contact for community consultation and engagement at Australia Pacific Airports (Melbourne) Pty. Ltd. [APAM].



Urban Collective Consulting Group

• Public Policy Offices

• Principal Consultant

  • Mar 2015 - Jun 2017

  Urban Collective is a Melbourne based community engagement consultancy that delivers positive change in urban settings through collective ideas action. The core services offered by the business include Social Planning, Community Engagement and Place Making. Projects delivered in this role include:• Research project into entertainment precincts, including place-making recommendations for building the evening economy in Fitzroy Street, St Kilda (Client: Port Phillip City Council)• Place Making Strategy and Business Case for Melton Town Centre (Client: Melton City Council)• Community Co-Design Project for creating safer streets in Thornbury (Client: Darebin City Council)For more information, go to www.urban-collective.com.au



University of Melbourne

• Australia
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Head Sessional Tutor - Cities: Local to Global

  • Jan 2016 - Dec 2016

  This role involved leading a team of five tutors and coordinating and directing the activities of approximately 200 students to deliver course content for the subject, 'Cities: From Local to Global', a Social Planning subject in the Bachelor of Environments Degree at the University of Melbourne. The role involved coordination of site visits; events involving local government stakeholders, and other activities. This role involved leading a team of five tutors and coordinating and directing the activities of approximately 200 students to deliver course content for the subject, 'Cities: From Local to Global', a Social Planning subject in the Bachelor of Environments Degree at the University of Melbourne. The role involved coordination of site visits; events involving local government stakeholders, and other activities.



City of Whittlesea

• Australia
• Government Administration
• 500 - 600 Employee

• Place Manager (Epping Central)

  • Jun 2015 - Dec 2016

  The role of the Epping Central Place Manager was to implement the City of Whittlesea's Epping Central (MAC) Structure Plan. The role involved motivating teams, and engaging communities to deliver multi-stakeholder place management systems and approaches for urban revitalisation, community infrastructure projects and investment attraction. The core tasks of the role included: • Developing a place management system/ approach that best implements the vision of the Epping Central Structure Plan including coordination of Developer Contributions; guiding Epping Central capital projects into the New Works Program and actively facilitating development and delivery of projects aimed at implementing the objectives of the Epping Central Structure Plan within defined timeframes and budget constraints. • Working with various Council departments to prioritise, coordinate, implement, monitor and review actions as detailed in the Epping Central Structure Plan Implementation Plan and Streetscape Improvements Master Plan• Maintaining, and establishing where necessary, effective partnerships between all levels of government, community and the development industry including coordination of Epping Central Partnership Group, Developer Forums and other avenues of investment attraction• Brokering and engaging strategic partnerships with the State Government and other agencies and bodies to attract infrastructure and development investment in the Epping Central Metropolitan Activity Centre• Employing a multi-skilled approach with a focus on outcomes that has regard to both investment direction and the regulatory framework. • Branding, marketing and promoting Epping Centre and encouraging positive, visual change in Epping to enhance place character and identity• Securing private and public funding streams in a competitive environment. • Provide strategic advice to the organisation on planning permit applications and other planning matters relevant to the Epping Central project



Darebin City Council

• Australia
• Government Administration
• 300 - 400 Employee

• Senior Strategic Planner

  • Jun 2012 - Sep 2014

  This role involved the review and development of planning policies and strategic studies at a senior level including carrying out detailed planning and research. The Senior Strategic Planner role also involved implementation of action plans and co-ordination of special projects requiring an integrated, place-making approach to planning. Special projects included Community Infrastructure Plans and Urban Master Plans.

• Senior Social Planner

  • Mar 2007 - Jun 2012

  The Senior Social Planner role involved the management of complex Social Planning and Policy matters relevant to Problem Gambling; Gender Equity, Disability Access and Inclusion, Municipal Public Health Planning, Community Safety and Community Infrastructure Planning. The role also involved the preparation of Social Planning matters for presentation to the Victorian Commission for Gambling and Liquor Regulation (VCGLR) and the Victorian Civil Administrative Tribunal (VCAT).