Experience

Inspiro Community Health

• Australia
• Health, Wellness & Fitness
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Health Informatics Support

  • Apr 2017 - Present

  Responsible for overseeing the updating and maintenance of the client information systems Trak and Medical Director. Training of new Health Informatics officer to ensure clinical staff are trained and external reporting requirements are met and comply with guidelines and deadlines. Liaise with system operators, managers, staff and appropriate agencies and funding bodies to ensure new programs are set up for reporting requirements.

• Senior Health Promotion Officer (Interim)

  • Mar 2022 - Present

  Develop strategic plans and reports to funding body while fostering and strengthening relationships with partners to enable collaborative efforts. Supervise and support team to implement and evaluate strategies and actions.

• Health Promotion Officer and Accredited Practising Dietitian

  • Mar 2015 - Present

  Planning, implementation and evaluating Food and Nutrition strategies as identified in planning. Strengthen strategic and collaborative relationships within and across the Shire and supervise student placements. Working to create supportive food environments in a variety of settings and influencing the local food system to help promote positive health and wellbeing.

• Accredited Practising Dietitian

  • Mar 2007 - Present

  Clinical assessment, education and care planning and intervention with clients, families and groups. Consultancy service on request to other Service staff or partner agencies. Development, implement and evaluate large variety of group programs. Supervising/Mentoring experience includes: eight years of supervising of student dietitians; clinical supervision of four dietitians; mentoring provision dietitians.

• Team Leader Community Health

  • May 2009 - May 2015

  Team Leader for 12 staff from variety of disciplines split with clinical role as a Dietitian. Team Leader role includes: developing a strong team via supervision, team work and monitoring staff performance and work quality; development of new and expanded services to the community by incorporating blended funding models;plan, write and implement the Organisational Quality Business Plan; Recruitment; facilitate use and upgrades of IT client system.



Yarra Ranges Council

• Australia
• Government Administration
• 400 - 500 Employee

• Water in Sports Project Officer

  • Mar 2018 - Aug 2020

  Contract for 2 years working on a VicHealth Health funded project to improve the availability and access of water instead of SSB in Council owned sports and recreational facilities. As of 2022 this partnership continues with an MOU and has expanded into the whole of food systems space. Contract for 2 years working on a VicHealth Health funded project to improve the availability and access of water instead of SSB in Council owned sports and recreational facilities. As of 2022 this partnership continues with an MOU and has expanded into the whole of food systems space.



Deakin University

• Australia
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Clinical Lecturer, casual conjoint appointment

  • Feb 2013 - Dec 2016

  Casual Academic Appointment for the purpose of casual lecturers, tutorials or other types of clinical teaching. Casual Academic Appointment for the purpose of casual lecturers, tutorials or other types of clinical teaching.



Hawthorn Community Education Centre

• Accredited Practising Dietitian - Cooking Small Eating Well Program Manager

  • Mar 2004 - Apr 2008

  Cooking Small, Eating Well is a practical, demonstration based cooking, nutrition and food management program. The program includes cooking demonstrations, nutrition advice and food safety and is designed to build confidence, independence and motivation to eat well through increased knowledge of the above. • Develop, adapt, implement and evaluate program to meet needs of various groups. This included Community Health Diabetes groups, Polish community, aged care and disability groups • Promote and market program • Develop, Conduct and evaluate professional development and train the trainer programs for Council Home Carers and Community workers • Employ and train a team of volunteers to assist with demonstrations • Supervise and prepare projects for Dietetic students from Deakin University • Prepare and conduct Community Kitchen



Yarra Valley Community Health

• Accredited Practising Dietitian

  • May 2005 - May 2007

  Dietetics and Nutrition one on one consults as well as group programs such as 'Healthy Weight Healthy Lifestyle' and Diabetes education. Dietetics and Nutrition one on one consults as well as group programs such as 'Healthy Weight Healthy Lifestyle' and Diabetes education.



Department of Health Victoria

• Well For Life Project - Consultant Dietitian

  • 2004 - 2005

  Prepare, Conduct and Evaluate staff training sessions aiming to enhance the capacity of the Planned Activity Group and Aged Residential Services Leaders. Sessions to provide training in: food and dietary requirements for older people; role of Dietitians in Community Health; informed shopping and label reading; ability to provided nutritional snacks and meals. Prepare, Conduct and Evaluate staff training sessions aiming to enhance the capacity of the Planned Activity Group and Aged Residential Services Leaders. Sessions to provide training in: food and dietary requirements for older people; role of Dietitians in Community Health; informed shopping and label reading; ability to provided nutritional snacks and meals.