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§ Research (History, historical linguistics, historical ethnography, reconstructive ethnography, archaeology, maritime archaeology, prehistory, historical ethnogeography, mental health etc.)

§ Organisational development

§ Strategic planning

§ Program development

§ Event management

§ Mental health

Team Leader

Community Information and Education Team

Mental Health Foundation (ACT)

July 2006 - August 2011

Responsible for:

§ Mental health community Information and Referral Line for whole of ACT.

§ Production of Directory of Mental Health Services for the ACT.

§ Delivery of information resources and sessions to consumers, carers, service providers, community groups, employees of organisations.

§ Development of specialist materials, guides and resources.

§ Provision of specialised information resources for service providers

§ Management of public-access mental health library

§ Shared management of website

§ Conducting community consultations.

§ Oversight and coordination of Peer Support Program

§ Oversighting research projects

§ Oversighting pyschoeducation workshop program (Peer Education)

§ Supervision of staff

§ Provision of clinical supervision for staff

§ Undertaking developmental initiatives in diverse areas including employment generation, carer support services, carer advocacy organisation, mental health assistance dogs, borderline personality disorder, COPMI literature for children, electronic communication and information technology usage by service providers

§ Acting Executive Officer - September 2008

Program Manager

Information and Referral Program

Mental Health Foundation (ACT)

November 2002 – July 2006

Responsible for:

§ Revamping of Information and Referral Program

§ Mental health community Information and Referral Line for whole of ACT.

§ Production of Directory of Mental Health Services for the ACT.

§ Delivery of information resources and sessions to consumers, carers, service providers, community groups, employees of organisations.

§ Development of specialist materials.

§ Revamping and managing public-access mental health library

§ Development and management of website

§ Conducting community consultations.

§ Convening consumer and community reference groups

§ Development and coordination of Peer Support Program

§ Supervision of staff

§ Provision of clinical supervision for staff

§ Undertaking developmental initiatives in diverse areas including initiation of the formation of the sector peak body

Consultant (on secondment)

ACT Mental Health Consumer Network (ACT)

February 2003 – May 2003

Responsible for:

§ Undertaking strategic review of the organisation

§ Writing report for strategic review and recommendations arising

Coordinator

ACT Mental Health Week

Mental Health Foundation (ACT)

July 2001 – March 2004

Responsible for:

§ Revamping and redirecting Mental Health Week

§ Chairing multi-agency Steering Committee

§ Stimulating events for Mental Health Week

§ Coordinating event program for Mental Health Week

§ Publicising Mental Health Week program

§ Stimulating publicity around mental health issues and events

Program Manager

Outreach Program

Mental Health Foundation (ACT)

July 2000 – March 2005

Responsible for:

§ Development of new program

§ Program design

§ Development of program policies and procedures

§ Provision of recovery focussed service to consumers

§ Supervision of staff

§ Provision of clinical supervision for staff

Policy and Promotion Officer

Mental Health Foundation (ACT/NSW)

Queanbeyan Support Program

July 2001 – October 2002

Responsible for:

§ Development of newly de-institutionalised community support program in Queanbeyan, NSW

§ Program design

§ Development of program policies and procedures

§ Provision of recovery focussed service to consumers

§ Supervision of staff

§ Provision of clinical supervision for staff

Support Coordinator

Respite Care Program

Mental Health Foundation (ACT)

December 1996 – July 2002

Responsible for:

§ Development of new consumer respite facility and program

§ Program design

§ Development of program policies and procedures

§ Provision of recovery focussed service to consumers

§ Supervision of staff

§ Provision of clinical supervision for staff

Program Coordinator

Consumer Participation Development Program

Mental Health Foundation (ACT)

September 1996 - February 1997

Responsible for:

§ Devising a consumer participation course

§ Recruiting trainers for consumer participation course

§ Recruiting participants for consumer training course

§ Coordinating consumer training course

§ Educating service providers on concept of consumer participation

§ Launching strategic initiatives to foster adoption of consumer participation by service providers

§ Facilitation of formation of consumer advocacy organisation (Consumer Network)

Support Worker

Friendship House Project

Mental Health Foundation (ACT)

August 1996 – June 2000

Responsible for:

§ Provision of support to residents in supported accommodation program

Consultant

Bayswater Inter-Agency Group (WA)

January - March 1992

Responsible for:

§ Community consultations

§ Needs research

§ Preparation of strategic planning report on youth recreation needs in the City of Bayswater

Research Consultant

Whitfords Youth Information Centre (WA)

May - August 1991

Responsible for:

§ Research design

§ Surveying

§ Preparation of report on drug use by young people in the Whitfords Region

Acting State Youth Consultant

Uniting Church Community Youth Service (WA)

July - December 1990

Responsible for:

§ Advising Uniting Church, WA on youth issues

§ Representing Uniting Church Community Youth Service at relevant forums

§ Engaging in community development with youth focus

§ Developing youth services

§ Supervision of staff

Drug Support Worker

Perth Inner City Youth Service (WA)

May 1986 - February 1990

Responsible for:

§ Design and development of new early intervention youth drug program

§ Implementation of early intervention youth drug program

§ Development of risk assessment instrument

§ Development of relational database to track clients, build client records and analyse clients drug usage patterns and factors involved

§ Participant observation research into Aboriginal alcohol and other drug usage patterns by Aboriginal young people

§ Community development relating to services linkages relating to Aboriginal young people

Acting Executive Officer

Perth Inner City Youth Service (WA)

April 1986

Responsible for:

§ Performing executive functions of the organisation

§ Oversight of programs

§ Staff supervision

§ Corrective actions

§ Tasks delegated by the PICYS Management Committee

Co-ordinator

The Cave Drop-In Centre (WA)

December 1983 - December 1985

Responsible for:

§ Revitalising service

§ Development and implementation of risk management procedures

§ Recruitment of staff

§ Recruitment of volunteers

§ Training of staff and volunteers

§ Rostering of staff and volunteers

§ Development of special programs (education, craft, Aboriginal culture)

§ Strategic recruitment of Aboriginal staff

§ Strategic development of Aboriginal management capacity

§ Transition to all-Aboriginal staffing and management

Project Worker

Shock Treatment Recycling Co-operative (WA)

January 1984 - September 1987

Responsible for:

§ Collaborative development of new social enterprise

§ Collaborative acquisition of capital equipment

§ Collaborative acquisition of premises

§ Collaboration with other participants in conduct of the enterprise (obtaining recyclable materials, preparation of materials for sale, retailing of recycled materials)

Project Worker

Communard Press Printing Co-operative (WA)

June 1982 - August 1986

Responsible for:

§ Collaborative development of new social enterprise

§ Collaborative acquisition of capital equipment

§ Collaborative acquisition of premises

§ Printing and typesetting

§ Sales

Project Worker

Squirrel Nutkins Co-operative (WA)

May 1981 - May 1985

Responsible for:

§ Collaborative development of new social enterprise

§ Collaboration with other participants in conduct of the enterprise

§ Shared stock control and acquisition

§ Shared supervision of staff and volunteers

§ Shared public relations

§ Shared development of diversification of business

§ Personal sales

Employment Officer

F7 Project

The Information and Resource Centre (WA)

January 1975 - March 1975

Responsible for:

§ Development of a casual labour employment placement service

§ Researching casual labour opportunities

§ Liaising with employers

§ Placement of participants

Executive and Advisory Positions

Chair

Borderline Personality Disorder Working Party (ACT)

August 2008 - August 2009

§ Facilitated formation of Working Party

§ Convened meetings of working party

§ Identified and prioritised initiatives

§ Liaised with service providers and interested parties

§ Collaboratively implemented initiatives such as comprehensive web page

§ Fostered and collaborated in development of new initiatives by service providers, including new clinical guidelines, enhanced training and a dedicated therapeutic service

Chair

Australia on the Map Division,

Australasian Hydrographic Society (Australia)

May 2007 –

§ Chairing monthly Council meetings

§ Representing the organisation in dealings with governments, foreign missions and organisations with common interests

§ Liaising and collaborating with other organisations

§ Speaking publicly on behalf of the organisation

§ Fostering initiatives congruent with the vision, aims and objectives of the organisation

§ Sole or joint project leader in a range of initiatives (such as ‘National Events Corporation’, ‘Explorers Commemorative Area’, ‘Search for the Deadwater Wreck’, etc.)

§ Making submission to government, solely or jointly, where relevant, to promote the vision, aims and objectives of the organisation

§ Writing newsletter articles, research papers and briefing papers to raise awareness and promote the vision, aims and objectives of the organisation

Director

Australasian Hydrographic Society (Australia/New Zealand)

May 2007 –

§ Representing the Australia on the Map Division

§ Attending Board meetings

§ Participating in the execution of the functions of the organisation

§ Advising the Board on hydrographic history and heritage

Chair

‘Strangers on the Shore’

National Conference Planning Group (Australia)

September 2004 – June 2006

§ Conceptualising first national conference on contact and interaction between Indigenous Australians and mariners visiting shores of Australia

§ Consulting with key academic stakeholders to gain support for concept

§ Recruiting members for Planning Group

§ Convening Planning Group

§ Coordinating delegated conference functions

§ Developing funding arrangements for conference

§ Oversight of development of conference program

§ Promotion of conference

§ Oversight of conduct of conference

§ Liaison in preparation and publication of conference proceedings

§ Coordinating funding arrangements for publication of conference proceedings

National Secretary

National Steering Committee

‘Australia on the Map: 1606 -2006’ (Australia)

December 2002 – April 2007

§ Co-founded organisation

§ Jointly conducted community consultation re 400^th anniversary commemoration on 2006

§ Collaboratively established National Steering Committee

§ Collaboratively established steering committee in all states and territories

§ Collaboratively recruited patrons

§ Collaboratively developed vision, aims, objectives

§ Prepared and distributed minutes of National Steering Committee

§ Prepared briefing papers

§ Collaboratively developed guidelines on conduct of commemorations and management of attendant issues

§ Collaboratively developed capacity building strategy with consultant

§ Collaboratively liaised with Commonwealth, state and territory governments regarding their involvement, events and funding for the event program

§ Collaboratively liaised with foreign missions regarding their involvement and coordination of events

§ Collaboratively assisted state and territory steering committees to obtain necessary resources for their events

§ Collaboratively developed and coordinated nationwide event program (150+ events)

§ Collaboratively liaised with media and government media units

§ Engaged in public presentations regarding the commemorations

§ Engaged in media interviews

§ Collaboratively involved in developing financial control and management of the organisation

§ Fostered and initiated specific events

§ Collaboratively prepared final report on commemorations

§ Collaboratively involved in winding up the organisation

Chair

Mental Health Week Planning Group (ACT)

July 2001 – March 2004

§ Convened and chaired multi-agency Steering Committee

§ Stimulated event program for Mental Health Week

§ Fostered development of new promotional strategy for Mental Health Week

§ Liaised with stakeholders in development and coordination of Mental Health Week event program

§ Cooperatively developed communication strategy for each Mental Health Week

Committee Member

SAAP Mental Health Project Advisory Group (ACT)

April 2001 – November 2002

§ Advising on needs analysis

§ Advising on development training program for SAAP funded workers

§ Advising on management of complex or difficult situations

Committee Member

Consumer Participation Development Program Reference Group

Mental Health Foundation (ACT)

January 1998 – July 1999

§ Oversight of a train-the trainer concept for further consumer participation training

§ Involved in selection of trainers

§ Provided input and advice on structure of training program

§ Input and advice on content of training program

§ Support of trainers receiving training and providing consumer participation training module

Chair

Benziodiazepine Prescription Minimisation Project Steering Committee

Western Australian Network of Alcohol and other Drug Agencies (WA)

March 1993 - January 1995

§ Convening working party

§ Consulting with stakeholders

§ Research

§ Development of concept of strategic pilot project

§ Drafting project plan

§ Seeking funding for pilot project

§ Reporting on project to WANADA members and stakeholders

Deputy Chair

1^st National Housing Co-ops Conferences Steering Committee (Australia)

September 1991 - October 1992

§ Collaboratively formulating concept of national conference of housing cooperatives and social housing providers

§ Collaboratively negotiating adoption of plan for conference by all state peak bodies

§ Collaboratively raising necessary funding for the conference

§ Collaboratively promoting the idea of conference to all housing cooperatives and social housing providers around the nation

§ Collaboratively organising the logistics of the conference

§ Collaboratively managing the conference

§ Facilitating session in the conference

§ Collaboratively producing conference report

§ Collaboratively promoting plan for establishment of a national peak body for housing cooperatives and social housing providers

Chair

Step 1 (WA)

April 1991 - July 1992

§ Chairing meetings of multi-agency/multi-department management committee

§ Performing executive functions

§ Overseeing organisation with budget of $900,000, providing detached youthwork program and employment programs for disadvantage young people (pre-employment and employment preparation, literacy, skills development, counselling)

Research and Special Projects Officer

Federation of Housing Collectives Management Committee (WA)

September 1991 - October 1992

§ Assisting in the formation and development of new cooperatives

§ Preparation of resources for new cooperatives

§ Researching issues relating to funding models

§ Providing basic management training for developing cooperatives

§ Conflict resolution

§ Liaising with peak bodies in other states

§ Negotiating with state housing department

Liaison Officer (Co-Chairperson)

Federation of Housing Collectives Resource Unit Management Committee (WA)

September 1990 - August 1991

§ Co-chairing management committee

§ Participation in staff recruitment

§ Shared management of staff

§ Negotiating with funding bodies

§ Negotiating with state housing department

Secretary

Federation of Housing Collectives (WA)

September 1990 – August 1991

§ Taking, copying and distributing minutes

§ Preparing policy briefings and other documentation for meetings of representatives

§ Liaison and advocacy on behalf of the organisation

§ Participation in staff recruitment

§ Negotiating with funding bodies

§ Negotiating with state housing department

§ Conflict resolution

Treasurer

Step 1 (WA)

July 1989 - March 1991

§ Participation in the creation of a new agency with budget of $900,000

§ Liaison with, and recruitment of stakeholders in creating multi-agency/multi-department management committee

§ Participation in staff recruitment

§ Development of financial control procedures

§ Oversighting development of electronic accounting system

§ Participation in executive decision making

§ Participating in negotiations with funding providers

§ Liaising with funding providers

§ Engaging in media relations

Committee Member

Intravenous Drug Use Advisory Committee

WA AIDS Council (WA)

August 1989 - January 1995

§ Providing advice in committee deliberations

§ Researching relevant issues

§ Advocating for changes in laws and governmental policy

§ Liaising with stakeholders

Secretary

Subiaco/Leederville Housing Co-operative (WA)

September 1986 - August 1987

September 1989 - August 1991

§ Participating and fostering development of new housing cooperative

§ Assisting in incorporation of organisation

§ Participating in and guiding development of decision making processes

§ Taking, reproducing and distributing minutes

§ Participating in negotiations with funding bodies

§ Participation in the development or relevant legal documentation

§ Participation in acquisition of properties

§ Participation in development of property management procedures

§ Participation in development of rent payment systems

Secretary

West Leederville Community Development Association (WA)

December 1985 - December 1986

§ Participation in founding organisation

§ Taking, reproducing and distributing minutes

§ Meeting legal obligations of an incorporated association

§ Participating in discussions and guidance of community and neighbourhood groups undertaking new initiatives

§ Participation in liaison with other community groups and organisations

Committee Member

Streetwork Management Committee

Perth Inner City Youth Service (WA)

July 1985 - April 1986

§ Involved in development and management of a new inner-city detached youth program

§ Involved in development of policies, procedures, conflict resolution mechanism and staff support for conduct of the program

§ Providing professional advice to staff

Committee Member

The Cave Drop-In Centre

Management Committee

Perth Inner City Youth Service (WA)

January 1984 - June 1986

§ Involved in establishment of committee

§ Recruitment of members of committee

§ Recruitment of Aboriginal members of committee

§ Participating in recruitment of Aboriginal staff

§ Advising in transition to full Aboriginal management of the committee

Executive Committee Member

Perth Inner City Youth Service (WA)

March 1983 - April 1986

§ Participation in deliberations of Executive Committee of the organisation

§ Advising and reporting on evolving youth issues

§ Participating in staff recruitment

§ Participating in program development

§ Representing the organisation in public and professional forums

§ Participating in negotiations with potential funding bodies

§ Liaising with other organisations, service and training providers

President

Geraldton Senior High School Student Council (WA)

February 1970 – December 1970

§ Elected as founding President of student council

§ Representing student views and interests in public forums

§ Public speaking as required on ceremonial occasions

Awards

Dorothy Prescott Prize

2012

Knight of the Order of Orange-Nassau

2007

Volunteer Work

Volunteer

Outback Community Drop-In Centre (WA)

April 1984 - December 1994

§ Assisting in running community-based drop-in centre providing performance and social venue for disadvantaged and interested members of the community

Core Person (Accommodation Worker)

Household Network

Perth Inner City Youth Service (WA)

September 1981 - May 1986

§ Involved in providing in-home supported accommodation for homeless young people, Aboriginal young people and people with mental health disorders

§ Assisting in promotion of concept of in-home supported accommodation

§ Assisting in the development and expansion of the service

Co-ordinator

The Information and Resource Centre (WA)

May 1975 - July 1976

§ Managing inner-city drop-in centre focussed on provision of alternative information

§ Recruitment and rostering of volunteers

§ Negotiations with funding body

§ Management and acquisition of information resources and library materials

§ Providing advice and information to participants