I am Launceston born and bred and have had the opportunity to live and work around the world with geographically dispersed and culturally diverse teams in a 20 year career in Federal Government predominantly in the Foreign Affairs and Trade portfolio.

An Economist, with a particular focus on marketing and communications, I have held key roles such as Chief Operating Officer at the Australian Trade and Investment Commission (Austrade) and also Head of Trade where I was responsible for Australia's trade promotion strategies for Australian businesses and work with them to achieve commercial outcomes.

My passion is to help individuals, communities and businesses to be the best they can be and to use my communication, strategy, coaching and people skills effectively to do this. I have worked on a number of different boards - from start-ups to well-established organisations.

I returned to Tasmania in 2018 and joined the Eskleigh board in 2024. Eskleigh has always had a special place in my heart. My father, Ron, was a life member and served on the Board for many years. As a teenager Dad even managed to convince me to run a number of the children’s games stalls in the days when Eskleigh ran a fete.

Eskleigh has such a positive impact on the lives of the people we support. Our staff undertake the work they do with such passion and dedication and I am often amazed at how they are continually coming up with new initiatives to make Eskleigh even better.

It is a privilege to be part of the wonderful team at Eskleigh.