2013 – Current Concern Universal – Blantyre Malawi

Coordinating the National M&E system and assisting Concern Universal become a Learning Organisation.

2002 – 2013

2004 – 2013 Department of Sustainability and Environment – Victoria

Design and delivery of Community Engagement Planning training. This training is highly interactive and provides project managers an approach to multi-stakeholder participatory development. This training is now delivered across many Victorian Govt. Departments and local authorities.

2002 – 04 Manager, South West Strategy

Developed an appropriate mechanism for coordinating social, environmental and economic investment in South West Queensland. This was through the promotion and use of community-based planning processes including Semi-structured interviews, Open Space Technology, Facilitated workshops, Participatory Analysis techniques.

1995 – 2002

1998 – 2002 Lismore Skills Centre & NSW Department of Housing

Coordinator, Community Renewal Strategy, Northern Region Initiated Participatory Analysis and Research approach to community development across 10 public housing estates.

1995 -98 Jarlanbah Neighbourhood Association

Resident and secretary. Created inclusive planning and budget setting process for ‘permaculture’ hamlet. A baptism of fire into community politics. Member of the Lismore Economic Development Advisory Board