With 30+ years of experience as a mental health consumer and 15+ years' experience in lived experience roles. I started my paid employment as a peer worker in the Personal Helpers and Mentors program in the west of Melbourne in 2012. Developing my skills and knowledge I transitioned through the management levels becoming State Manager at Breakthru in 2020. In each of my roles I was able to influence policy and practice to ensure service delivery was person centered and had the flexibility to meet the needs of the people we supported. I have supervised many lived experienced staff throughout my career. I am passionate about empowering others, my greatest achievement in my career was as a peer worker, supporting people to tell their stories in the Royal Commission into Institutional responses to child sexual abuse. I was able to support others to have a genuine voice and tell their stories. I have a lived experience of child sexual abuse and torture, Mental Health, homelessness, family violence and alcohol and other drugs.

Live-in Lived experience, Youth Humpy, Innisfail Far North Qld: 1992-1994

Peer Worker Personal Helpers and Mentor Program, Norwood association, Melbourne West: 2012- 2017

Peer Worker, Burnside PARC, Norwood Association:2012-2017

Team Leader, Breakthru (Including the managing of Lived Experience Staff): 2017-2018

Customer service manager, Breakthru: 2018-2019

State Manager, Breakthru: 2020-2021

Chief Lived Experience, Forensicare: Current

I am currently the Chief Lived Experience at Forensicare.

Foundations of Peer Work.

Cert IV Mental Health.

Diploma In Community Development

Intentional Peer Support

My approach to supervision depends on your needs and experience. I like to invite creative conversation and using the space for reflective practice.