Experience

Office of the Prime Minister of Australia

• Australia
• Government Administration
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Adviser - Strategic Communications and Outreach

  • Jul 2022 - Present



Office of Senator the Hon Kristina Keneally

• Adviser - Parliamentary, Scrutiny and Policy

  • Apr 2018 - Jul 2022

  Lead adviser for scrutiny of the Home Affairs portfolio, providing research and analysis to the Senator on issues including border security, far-right extremism, citizenship and migration, and governmental waste and mismanagement.Lead adviser for the management of legislation in the Home Affairs portfolio in the Senate, including the drafting of bills, amendments, and procedural motions on behalf of the Senator, and office lead for managing the party’s legislative agenda in the Senate alongside other senior procedural staff. Develop policy and manage stakeholder engagement alongside senior staff across a range of portfolio and non-portfolio issues, including citizenship reform, human biosecurity management, and stillbirth research and education. Write speeches and prepare social media content for the Senator across a range of issues in the Home Affairs and Government Accountability spaces.



West Wing Writers

• United States
• Writing and Editing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Speechwriter

  • Sep 2017 - Dec 2017

  Completed an internship as a Speechwriter with West Wing Writers, a strategic communications firm in Washington, D.C. led by senior partners who wrote for Presidents Obama and Clinton, and Vice-Presidents Biden and Gore, during their time in the White House. Wrote speeches, opinion-editorials and social media content for prominent political leaders, philanthropists, activists, media personalities and corporate figures. Assisted senior partners and directors with researching and developing speeches and content across a broad range of topics, including healthcare, environmental policy, international relations and economic issues.



Office of the Hon Wayne Swan

• Electorate Officer

  • Dec 2016 - Sep 2017

  Completed an internship in the Office of the former Deputy Prime Minister and Treasurer of Australia, the Hon. Wayne Swan MP. Assisted senior staff with research, office administration and communications during Parliamentary sittings, and constitution services for the broader electoral office. Prepared speeches, opinion-editorials, transcripts, media releases, statements and constituent letters on behalf of the Member. Completed an internship in the Office of the former Deputy Prime Minister and Treasurer of Australia, the Hon. Wayne Swan MP. Assisted senior staff with research, office administration and communications during Parliamentary sittings, and constitution services for the broader electoral office. Prepared speeches, opinion-editorials, transcripts, media releases, statements and constituent letters on behalf of the Member.



DTI Global Group

• Senior Court Monitor

  • Aug 2014 - Sep 2017



Australian Permanent Mission to the World Trade Organisation

• Junior Policy Officer

  • May 2016 - Jul 2016

  Completed an internship as a Junior Policy Officer with the DFAT Australian Permanent Mission to the World Trade Organisation (WTO). Supported Australian diplomats in committee sessions and meetings at the WTO and the United Nations, including negotiations focusing on trade and development policy, anti-dumping litigation and government procurement. Managed logistics and assisted senior officials for the Australian-chaired Trade in Services Agreement (TiSA) negotiation round, including engagement with Ambassadors and Chief Negotiators from twenty-three member countries.



Office of Congresswoman Eddie Bernice Johnson

• Congressional Aide

  • Jan 2016 - Feb 2016

  Completed an internship in the Washington, D.C. Office of U.S. Congresswoman Eddie Bernice Johnson, Democratic Representative for Texas’s 30th Congressional District. Assisted senior staff with policy research and communications, with a focus on creating social development and minority inclusion programs, analysing and recommending policy, and writing correspondence and Congressional record statements on behalf of the Congresswoman. Provided a broad range of office administration, constituency engagement, and general research services in a dynamic political office.



Auscript, a VIQ Solutions Company

• Australia
• Legal Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Court Transcriber and Monitor

  • May 2013 - Feb 2015