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"When you give joy to other people, you get more joy in return. You should give a good thought to happiness that you can give out."

Eleanor Roosevelt

Attributes and Experience

More than 30 years' diverse business experience
Leadership roles in prominent ASX companies
Board director
Strong communicator and facilitator
Deep understanding and experience of operational and board governance expectations
Highly curious with a love of learning
Flexible and adaptable
Able and willing to travel nationally and internationally

Resources and construction: Rio Tinto, Woodside, ConocoPhillips, Shell, Perilya, Alcoa, Brookfield Rail, Doric
Banking: ANZ, Bankwest
Education: The University of Western Australia, Edith Cowan University, Centre for Social Impact
Social services and civil society and creative industries: Chamber of Arts and Culture WA, State Library of WA, DADAA, Inclusion WA, WA Deaf Foundation, YMCA, Medicare Local, Black Swan State Theatre Company, Scitech, Kings Park, St Johns Ambulance, Fiona Wood Foundation, YMCA, Medicare Local , The Knowledge Society
Government and geopolitics: State and local governments, Western Australian Regional Development Trust, In the Zone UWA, Australian American Leadership Dialogue
Media: The Age, The Courier-Mail, The Sunday Mail, The Sun, The Sunday Sun, The Queensland Times, ABC Radio
Medical Research: Lions Eye Institute
Philanthropy and other: The Minderoo Foundation, the Minderoo Group, Walk Free Foundation

2008-2024	Deputy Chair of Board, FORM, Governance and Fundraising Committees
2020-2023	Company Secretary, Lions Eye Institute
2017-2018	Member of the Dept of Foreign Affairs' Multi-Stakeholder Advisory Group on the Implementation of the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights
2013-2015	Chair of Board, FORM
2015	Brains Trust Committee Member, Giving West
2008-2013	National Judge, Australian Business Arts Foundation Awards (later Creative Partnerships Australia Awards)
2003-2005	Selection Panel, Leadership WA

2023	Nationally Accredited Mediator
2021	Chief Executive Women program/Connected member
2021	Certificate IV in Celebrancy
2019	Australian Institute of Company Directors, Graduate
2018	AICD Director Pipeline program
2012	Australian Institute of Company Directors Scholarship: The role of the Chair in a Non-Profit Board
2005	The University of Cambridge, Graduate Certificate in Cross-Sector Partnering
1988	The University of Queensland, Bachelor of Arts (Journalism)