ACADEMIC BACKGROUND 

• Master of Public Health, Monash University
• Bachelor of Applied Science, Swinburne University 

PROFESSIONAL AND ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE

• 18 years diplomatic services for the Australian Government
• Former Red Cross, UN and NGOs humanitarian operational experiences
• Subject Matters Expert (SME), Australian Defence Force Peace Operations Training Centre
• Adjunct faculty member for the Centre of Excellent in Disaster Management and Humanitarian Assistance (COE-DMHA), Hawaii, USA
• Subject Matters Expert (SME), Centre for Civil-Military Relations (CCMR) Monterey USA, humanitarian operations and Civil-Military coordination.

AFFILIATIONS, AWARDS, AND HONORS

• Australian Public Service Medal (PSM)
• Humanitarian Overseas Medal, Indian Tsunami, Pakistan Assist (2nd claps), West Africa Ebola (3rd claps)
• Chief of Joint Operations Command (ADF), Gold Commendation (Operations Pakistan Assist 2)
• AusAID’s Australian Day Award, Nargis Cyclone, Samoa and Tonga Tsunami, Pakistan Flood and Typhoon Hayian.

PROFESSIONAL CERTIFICATIONS

• United Nations Disaster Assessment & Coordination (UNDAC) team member 
• Former Member, Public Health Association Australia Inc.