She holds dual Australian and British citizenship. She has a Bachelor of Agricultural Science from the University of Queensland, a Graduate Diploma in Communication from Queensland University of Technology, and has completed an executive course in General Management from Macquarie Graduate School of Management. She is currently enrolled in the Masters in Development and Rural Innovation at Wageningen University (in the Social Sciences school).
She has many years experience in international development assistance, agricultural research, agricultural extension, project and program management, the public sector, industry organisations and business, including management and leadership roles and six years as the director of Liz Clarke Communications.
She has worked in a range of roles in development assistance, natural resource management, environment management, agriculture and science. This includes a partnership in a family beef production enterprise. She also has excellent writing and presentation skills.
She is currently employed by the Consortium of International Agricultural Research Centers as Acting Director of Communication, and is also studying in the Masters of Development and Rural Innovation Program at Wageningen University in The Netherlands.
Her key skills include:
· agricultural R&D extension and development assistance
· management and leadership
· communication, facilitation and community consultation
· information management, knowledge sharing and online communication
· campaign and change management
· programme and project management, business and system planning and design
· stakeholder and relationship management
· policy development and government relations
· writing, editing and publishing.
Recent positions include:
· Head of the Communication, Documentation and Information Management program at ICARDA, Syria
· Manager, Communication and Secretariat Unit, Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research (ACIAR)
· A range of positions in science communication, natural resource management, science, and agricultural research and extension.
· Community of Practice Leader – Information Design, Australian Taxation Office
· Web Manager – Communication, CSIRO Corporate
· Director, Liz Clarke Communications
· Manager – Industry Communications, Environment Management Industry Association of Australia (EMIAA)
· A range of senior positions in the Australian government.
