Get to know me

My story

My work is shaped by family and a lifelong commitment to equity.

I was born and raised in Melbourne in a family where I was deeply loved and safe.

I am the daughter of a refugee, and I have navigated education and work as a woman with dyslexia.

Early on, I learnt that safety, respect and opportunity are not guaranteed. They are built, protected and extended deliberately.

That belief has guided every stage of my career.

Career

I began as a frontline social worker, grounded in community, justice and connection.

It soon became clear that lasting change requires shifting systems, not just responding to their impacts.

That insight took me into program leadership, advocacy and campaigning, research, executive roles, board leadership, and now consulting.

Along the way, I’ve contributed to work that has shaped both practice and policy, including securing a world-first family violence leave clause in an industrial agreement, now embedded as a national entitlement, and designing frameworks to guide investment in preventing and responding to economic abuse.

Across every role, my focus has remained the same: creating practical, lasting change in complex systems.

Leadership

I have led organisations to strengthen their strategic clarity, capability and impact; shaped policy; and worked alongside communities to advance gender equity, disability justice and systemic reform.

As CEO of WIRE and Women with Disabilities Victoria, I championed gendered and economic violence prevention and building access and inclusion. This included conceptualising award‑winning initiatives such as The Purse Project to support victim‑survivors’ financial recovery, and the When Is the Right Time to Talk About Money research.

As Chair of Gender Equity Victoria, I led organisational revitalisation and growth, strengthening its role as a statewide leader, while also contributing to sector-wide reform through advisory work, research and engagement.

I am a Senior Industry Fellow at RMIT FORWARD and am frequently called upon as a subject matter expert.

And now

Today, I use my experience to help organisations navigate complexity, build capability and deliver strategy and projects that create real change.

My approach: Head, Heart, Hands

Years of leadership, listening and working alongside people have shown me that effective change engages the head, heart and hands.

Whether it’s strategic planning, research or community consultation, this approach ensures social justice ambition translates into practical, meaningful impact.