Helping organisations make sense of complexity

I help organisations understand what's getting in the way and create paths forward.

My career has followed an unconventional path through technology, healthcare, community services and volunteer-led organisations. While the industries and job titles have varied, I've consistently been drawn to situations where work is getting stuck, ownership isn't clear, or people can't quite see the whole picture. I am naturally drawn to environments where priorities compete, ownership isn't always clear, and people are working from different pieces of the picture. I've always been interested in how people, processes and information interact inside organisations. Whether it's a project, a governance process, a service, a team or an entire organisation, I naturally look for the points where things are harder than they need to be.

The cause varies. It might be unclear ownership, limited visibility, competing priorities or a process that no longer fits the way people work. My instinct is to understand what's actually happening before jumping to solutions. Once the underlying issue is clear, I enjoy creating structure, improving visibility and helping people move forward with less friction.

Throughout my career I have helped organisations:

• Understand where work is getting stuck
• Improve visibility of priorities, risks and progress
• Create governance that supports decision-making
• Reduce friction between teams, stakeholders and processes
• Coordinate complex initiatives with multiple moving parts
• Use technology and automation to simplify administration
• Turn ideas and intentions into action

Alongside my professional work, I have held board and governance leadership roles within member-based and community organisations, providing experience in strategic planning, governance reform, stakeholder engagement and organisational sustainability.

I am motivated by helping people move from ideas and intentions to outcomes.

• Healthdirect Australia [ Jan 2026 - Jun 2026]
  Improving visibility, coordination and decision-making across a national digital health program
  
  
• ProActive Psychology [ Feb 2025 - Dec 2025 ]
  Improving information flow, service delivery and operational effectiveness within a growing healthcare practice
  
  
• GoTo [ Aug 2014 - Feb 2024 ]
  Supporting leadership effectiveness, organisational coordination and strategic execution across APAC

Community leadership and governance experience

• Chairperson, Australian Multiple Birth Association, 2016 - 2021
• Director, International Council of Multiple Birth Organisations (ICOMBO), 2021 - 2025
• President, Australian Multiple Birth Association NSW (2015–2017)
• Technology Director, Australian Multiple Birth Association, 2013 - 2016
• Strategic Advisor, Planning and Implementation Support, Donor Conceived Australia, June 2026 - current
• Governance subcommittee member, Australian Multiple Birth Association, Jan 2026 - current
• Life membership, North West Sydney Multiple Birth Association, 2021

Memberships

• Alumni, The Growth Project, Falcon Cohort, 2019
• Association Executive, The Australasian Society of Association Executives (AuSAE)
• Member, Institute of Community Directors (MICDA)
• Member, The Small Non-Profits Alliance

Community leadership and governance projects

• Witness, Parliamentary Inquiry into fertility support and assisted reproductive treatment, June 2026
• Spokesperson, Multiple Birth Awareness Week, 2021
• Speaker, Agenda setting workshop: Multiple Perspectives Discussion Paper, Twins Research Australia, 2019
• Witness, Parliamentary inquiry into support for new parents and babies in NSW, 2018
• Contributor, Multiple Perspectives Discussion Paper, Twins Research Australia, 2018
• Speaker and panelist, Community Forum: Twins Research Australia, ICOMBO and Twins Trust, 2017

Community leadership and governance conferences

• Organising committee, AMBA National Convention, 2022
• Moderator and program designer, Hydrocephalus Support Association Conference, 2021
• Panelist, Associations Forum National Conference, "Head of Board: What you need to know", 2020
• Chair, Organising committee, AMBA National Convention, 2018
• Speaker, International Council of Multiple Birth Organisations (ICOMBO) member meeting in Madrid, "The Purple Butterfly project", 2017
• Co-chair, Organising committee, AMBA National Convention, 2014

Media and radio

• Fake sperm donor has 60 kids, The Daily Telegraph, 18 February 2023
• The North Foundation podcast, Impacts of premature delivery on babies, May 2021
• ABC Gold Coast, Why parents of twins, triplets or multiples should test children for zygosity, 2021
• Talking twins and more, a multiple birth podcast, 2019 Part 1 | Part 2
• Insight, SBS, VIP audience member, 2019
• SBS,"The challenges of raising multiples: 'If I stop, then everything falls apart", 2019
• ABC Melbourne radio, 'Life Matters' with Hilary Harper, 2019
• ABC Sydney radio, 'Focus' with Cassie McCullagh, 2019

Community leadership and governance awards

• NSW Outer Western Sydney Volunteer of the Year Award nominee, 2024
• Service Award 10 years, Australian Multiple Birth Association, 2021
• Life membership, North West Sydney Multiple Birth Association, 2021
• Pat Stewart Memorial Award, Australian Multiple Birth Association, 2019