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​I am a seasoned board member in and consultant to nonprofits, start ups, and government entities. And, as a PhD candidate at The University of Queensland, Australia, I am studying the governance of nonprofit innovation.

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I offer skills in business strategy, revenue diversification and growth, and stakeholder engagement, including building commercially viable digital and physical audiences, developing nonprofit sustainability, and scaling SMEs.​

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Boards & committees

Current appointments

  • Charley's Chocolate Advisory Board Member

  • Victoria University of Wellington Regional Ambassador & Committee Chair

Previous appointments

  • Northern Beaches Council Audit/Risk/Improvement Committee Member

  • Community Options Australia Director & Governance Committee Chair

  • ACT Public Cemeteries & Crematoria Director & Audit/Governance Committee Member

  • Australian Institute of Architects Director & People/Culture/ Governance Committee Member

  • Job Centre Australia Director, Recruitment Committee & Strategy Taskforce Chair

  • Pharmaceutical Society of Australia Finance/Audit/Risk Committee Member

  • UniSport Australia Director, Marketing/Sponsorship Committee Chair, & Governance/Nominations Committee Member

  • Judo Federation of Australia Director & Finance/Risk Committee Chair

  • Parkinson's Australia Director & Fundraising Committee Chair

  • ProPortion Foods Advisory Member

  • First Vintage Director

  • Ethics Centre Membership Committee & Content Committee Chair

  • Workability Director & HR Committee Chair

  • University of Chicago Alumni Association Mentor & Alumni Club of Perth Founder

  • Rotary Fundraising Committee & Website Marketing Committee Member

  • Australian Association of National Advertisers Policy Committee Member

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Executive highlights

  • Recent nonprofit leadership roles as Head of Digital at Wesley Mission and Head of Marketing & Communications at the Ethics Centre

  • As a Perth newcomer, I built consulting networks from the ground up through target marketing, professional associations’ involvement, differentiation, and customised service; and created a successful boutique business with diverse clients, high return, and revenue stream in a downturn

  • 15+ years of general management, strategic planning, and commercial experience in Australia, France (with Scandinavian and North American responsibility), the United States, and New Zealand​

  • Personal involvement in turnaround from Voluntary Administration through new company ownership to sustained strong profitability and revenue growth as Head of Commercial at a medium sized family owned importer and producer of craft products distributing to many small retailers and large chain stores across Australia

About my consultancy

​Established in early 2004, my boutique agency provides management, marketing, and sales consulting for small to medium sized organizations in nonprofit, for-profit, and government sectors. The consultancy offers business advice to boards and executives who may not have a full-time senior marketer, sales manager, or HR professional, or who are looking for an objective outside review.

Memberships

  • Australian Institute of Company Directors (Fellow, GAICD)

  • Governance Institute Australia (Fellow)

  • Women on Boards (WOBsx Adjunct Chair)

  • Australian Marketing Institute (Fellow, CPM, Awards Judge)

  • Australian Fulbright Alumni Association

  • NZ Institute of Chartered Accountants (past)

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Qualifications

  • Nonprofit Performance Measurement, Harvard Kennedy School of Government, USA

  • Company Directors Diploma, Australian Institute of Company Directors, Australia

  • MBA (honours), University of Chicago Graduate School of Business, USA

  • BCA, Business/Accounting, Victoria University of Wellington, NZ

  • BA, English Literature, Victoria University of Wellington, NZ

  • CPA Diploma & CMA Diploma, Institute of Chartered Accountants, NZ

  • Teacher’s Drama Diploma, Trinity College, UK

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