"I am passionate about making life better for our community."

I am a trained as a nurse and have graduate and post graduate qualifications. I managed my own childcare business, managed community health and support services, and worked in policy roles in both the government and non government sectors.

I have over 30 years’ experience in the healthcare, childcare and education sectors.

I am married with three delightful sons and live in Tuggeranong.

Some of my experience

• Registered nurse
• Grad: Liberal Studies with majors in Sociology and Psychology
• Post grad: Health Administration; Information Systems Management

Past positions

• Executive Director. National secretariat, coordinating and consultancy unit for the University Departments of Rural Health. National consultancies include review of national allied health services program, national audit health student clinical placement demand and supply, review Indigenous health workforce strategy; editing team and publisher of A Text Book of Australian Rural Health used in training our future health workforce; oversee international peer reviewed journal.

• Federal Department Executive. Progressed Indigenous Health Workforce reform agenda.

• Executive Director, Northern Territory Remote Health Workforce Agency. Established new NGO in the NT establishing and supporting general practice services, including in remote Indigenous communities; increased the number of GP services in remote areas by 30%.

• CEO Victorian regional health and community support service including community nursing, palliative care, aged care services, allied health services, aged and disability respite accommodation, family counseling, supported accommodation, neighborhood house, playgroup, telecentres. Reengineered services into a comprehensive integrated primary health care services. Established a fly in service bringing specialists and other services into the region. The first of its kind in Victoria and it is still running.

• Owner and operator Child Care Centre. wholly responsible for establishing and operating childcare centre.

• TAFE. Course coordinator/lecturer for childcare workers and Home and Community Care workers.