Experience

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  Infuse Travel

  • Mornington, Victoria, Australia

  • Director

    • Jan 2022 - Present
    • Mornington, Victoria, Australia

    Founder and Managing Director of Infuse Travel, an Australian company specialising in experiential learning and student travel programs.

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  Bayview Adventure Camp

  • Victoria, Australia

  • Director

    • Dec 2023 - Present
    • Victoria, Australia

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  Inbound Travel Group

  • Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

  • Director

    • Feb 2020 - Present
    • Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

    Inbound Travel Group is a global destination management company (DMC) specialising in educational student travel. Using a white-label business-to-business model, we design, deliver and manage the in-country operations and programs for student travel companies. With decades of experience delivering high quality programming, Inbound Travel Group can provide companies with a streamlined global operations department offering quality, consistency and reliability across all destinations.

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  Red Dirt Blue Sky

  • Board Member

    • Aug 2019 - Present

    Supporting the Martu in WA through serving as a board member for Red Dirt Blue Sky Inc.

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  The Rustic Pathways Foundation

  • Australia

  • Director

    • Feb 2018 - Dec 2021
    • Australia

    Founder and director of Rustic Pathways Foundation Ltd, the Australian charity within the global Rustic Pathways organisation. Responsible for governance and compliance with Australian Charities & Not-for-profits Commission (ACNC). Oversee fundraising activities within Australia, disbursement of funds to beneficiaries, and project management from design through to monitoring and evaluation.

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  Rustic Pathways

  • United States
  • Education Management
  • 100 - 200 Employee

  • Director - Rustic Pathways, Australia

    • Aug 2010 - Dec 2021

    Owner, co-founder and director of Rustic Pathways Travel, the exclusive representative of Rustic Pathways (USA) in Australia and New Zealand. We specialise in service-learning, cultural immersion and educational travel for high schools and universities. Established and grown brand in Australia. National sales and business development role, establishing school clients across Australia. General manager of inbound and outbound travel companies. Responsible for all areas of business operations in Australia.

  • Country Director - Australia

    • Dec 2008 - Dec 2019

    Responsible for country operations in Australia for Rustic Pathways USA. Director of an inbound tour operator that provides the educational travel programs for Rustic's international students visiting Australia.

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  Rustic Pathways

  • Todos los Santos, Baja California, Mexico

  • Program Leader - Mexico

    • Jun 2008 - Aug 2008
    • Todos los Santos, Baja California, Mexico

    Leading Surf & Service programs for USA high school students

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  McClelland College

  • Australia
  • Education Administration Programs
  • 1 - 100 Employee

  • Teacher - VCE Outdoor & Environmental Studies

    • Jan 2007 - Dec 2007

    Teacher of Yr 12 (VCE) Outdoor & Environmental Studies; Yr 8 Humanities, Yr 8 Maths, Yr 10 Maths

  • Outdoor Education Coordinator

    • Jan 2003 - Dec 2006

    Managed the college's Yr 7-10 outdoor education programs. Programs included Yr 7 & 8 camps in the high country of Victoria; Yr 9 programs on the Gippsland Lakes; Yr 10 programs on the Glenelg River, and specialist camps such and surfing, rockclimbing and snowboarding.