Welcome!

This site brings together my professional background and my interests in a single portfolio site.

What drives me?

What drives me? The desire to make a difference each and every day, however small! Whatever I do, I do with passion. Alongside this sits a personal commitment to choosing to embrace each day joyously!

My career has spanned a wide range of environments, but, the focus of my work has always been creating environments in which individuals and/or organizations can grow and change, and making connections – between people and to information. Essentially, I am an enabler. I have also been called a ‘network weaver’, an identity I would love to inhabit ever more fully.

I also feel passionately about the opportunity for this generation to re-vision our perceptions and experience of ageing and elder-hood; the vital importance of connecting with the natural world to mental health; and the need for my adopted country to come of age by finding a way to weave together all the diverse strands of its heritage, building new relationships, based on respect, that value the differences in cultural tradition and wisdom. I would love to find ways to make a direct contribution in these areas.

At a more personal level, I feed my own sense of joy through a deep connection with the natural world and by weaving playful strands of creativity throughout my life.

What sets me apart?

•  my combination of strong analytical, organization skills with equally strong empathic, people skills
•  an ability to make connections between people and ideas and to build community
•  a talent for being able to hear and transmit the voices of others in written form
•  adaptability, as evidenced by the diversity of my background (non profit, health, social care, adult education, community journalism and more)
• a capacity to shape a role, often from scratch, and to manage change
• a reputation for outstanding customer focus
• a commitment, both personal and professional, to continuous improvement and growth, rooted in an awareness of best practice

Specialties:

• Business Administration
• Program and Event Management
• Project Management
• Stakeholder and Volunteer Engagement
• Community Engagement
• Outreach
• Change Management
• Media Monitoring
• Knowledge Management
• Content Management
• Systems Development
• Writing for Print and the Web
• Social Networking
• Non-profits

Connector    Enabler    Writer    Creator