Experience

Xceptional

• Australia
• Staffing and Recruiting
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Chief Inclusion and Wellbeing Officer

  • Mar 2022 - Present

  My focus is building inclusive solutions for clients looking to harness neurodivergent talent. My role encompasses external consulting and advisory, design, management and delivery of Xceptional's Neurodiversity Training Suites and supporting the wellbeing and professional growth of neurodivergent individuals and managers through job and leadership coaching.

• Head of Training and Coaching

  • Apr 2019 - Feb 2022

  Xceptional is a social impact company that showcases the unique strengths of neurodivergent individuals through their assessment technology and channels their skills into professional roles that call for different solutions. I lead the external training and coaching services focusing on building capacity in organisations to increase and successfully implement neurodiverse hiring and inclusive work practices.



Ronald McDonald House Charities Sydney (rmhcsydney)

• Australia
• Hospitals and Health Care
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Education Liaison

  • Nov 2015 - Feb 2019

  Education consultant and advocate for school students who have undergone cancer treatment at the Sydney Children's Hospital. Bridging the link between health and education to ensure students can continue to access education and achieve. Working closely with schools, NESA, universities, TAFE and UAC to ensure young adults can complete high school and transition to post school studies during treatment. Education consultant and advocate for school students who have undergone cancer treatment at the Sydney Children's Hospital. Bridging the link between health and education to ensure students can continue to access education and achieve. Working closely with schools, NESA, universities, TAFE and UAC to ensure young adults can complete high school and transition to post school studies during treatment.



University of Sydney

• Australia
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Inclusive Education

  • Mar 2015 - Nov 2015

  Teaching Unit of Study: Inclusive Education to undergraduate and post graduate students Teaching Unit of Study: Inclusive Education to undergraduate and post graduate students



Ronald McDonald House Charities Australia

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

• Professional Development Coordinator

  • Jul 2010 - Nov 2014

  Co-author of EDMed; Teacher Training and winner of the RMH Global Programs Award 2012. Program design, implementation and role out for national program across Australia. Lead educator and facilitator in NSW delivering to 10,000 + teachers annually. Managing and ongoing training for a team of 10+ facilitators. Relationship management with key stakeholders across public, private and university sector. Co-author of EDMed; Teacher Training and winner of the RMH Global Programs Award 2012. Program design, implementation and role out for national program across Australia. Lead educator and facilitator in NSW delivering to 10,000 + teachers annually. Managing and ongoing training for a team of 10+ facilitators. Relationship management with key stakeholders across public, private and university sector.



St Lucy's School

• Australia
• Primary and Secondary Education
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Special Education Teacher

  • Jan 2007 - Jun 2010

  Specialist teacher working with individuals across K-6 with autism, Downs syndrome and other disabilities. Lead teacher for indigenous education and inclusion Lead teacher for integration into mainstream schools including key stakeholder relationship management, training and advisory. Introduction, design and implementation of lifeskills program. Specialist teacher working with individuals across K-6 with autism, Downs syndrome and other disabilities. Lead teacher for indigenous education and inclusion Lead teacher for integration into mainstream schools including key stakeholder relationship management, training and advisory. Introduction, design and implementation of lifeskills program.



Dysart School

• Surbiton, Greater London, United Kingdom

• Special Education Teacher

  • Aug 2003 - Jan 2006

  Specialist teacher working with primary and early high students in a high support needs setting. Specialist teacher working with primary and early high students in a high support needs setting.