Grew up in a rural town - Head the Heath Systems Group at the AIHW - Reported on health and welfare spending, workforce and priority diseases - Helped establish a thriving community festival - Consulted to government clients in Canberra - Contributed to the fight against HIV/AIDS in the Former Soviet Union - Supported an Indigenous community organisation - Played in a national volleyball competition - Built an eco-friendly retreat - Wrote articles, reports, poems and other pieces - Ran sporting competitions - Managed projects and teams across multiple countries - Completed Doctorate study in Sociology and the use of performance indicators as tools of control - Traveled and lived in many places