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Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia

Anna and her consultancy designed and delivered Advancing Manufacturing EQ - Future Skills for Production Teams Program for Qld Government and Queensland Manufacturing Institute– a series of challenge-based, ‘soft skills’ experiential learning programs that equipped team leaders in Qld manufacturers with increased capacity for complex problem solving.

Toowoomba, Queensland

Conscious Enterprise helps organisations, industries and communities to build their capacity to take action to grow, innovate or pivot.Conscious Enterprise offers over 20 years' practical regional 'know-how' and experience backed by with cutting edge research, methodologies and technologies including systems and design thinking.

Brisbane, Australia

MadeinBrisVegas is an early stage startup developing a new interactive 'creative' retail platform targeting over 2.7 million leisure travellers visiting Brisbane each year. The new platform will use product matching software and virtual reality to deliver visitor experiences that will change the way people see Brisbane and its creative personality..

Wodonga, Victoria, Australia

Anna leads and manages the development and delivery of collaborative rural and regional projects, partnerships to foster end-to -end pathways for rural medical trainees to help overcome the chronic doctor shortages in regional and rural Victoria and to prepare the sector for large-scale transition to GP college-led training in 2023. She is responsible for.

Wangaratta

Anna was honoured to serve as the first Regional Community Engagement Facilitator for NE Victoria, leading the design and management of a new approach to recovery, working directly with bushfire affected communities in Victoria's high country in this new and formative role, integral to the delivery of the Victorian Government's 'community led' approach to.

Queensland, Australia

Conscious Enterprise led the development of an early stage start up dedicated to developing a VR/neurofeedback platform to make it easier for everyone to experience mental and emotional well-being.

Toowoomba, Australia

This role significantly grew awareness, profile and investment in USQ's applied research. In this role, Anna focused on developing and implementing innovative research engagement strategies that highlighted the global impact of USQ research. This was a fundamental component of the USQ Research and Innovation Strategy and essential to increasing the.

Toowoomba, Australia

This interim position supported the roll out of the new plan for focused research at USQ. The focus for this role was building effective regional partnerships including an part time embedded role as Project Manager - Education and Sustainability supporting the establishment of the highly successful Toowoomba Surat Basin Enterprise. In this role Anna.

Toowoomba, Australia

The focus for this role was building the University's capability to engage and communicate effectively with government and community to build rich and mutually beneficial relationships to grow the University's impact within it geographic footprint and beyond.

• Designing the future – visioning & strategic planning
• Working with power - Leadership development & mentoring
• Purpose & innovation -building sustainable partnerships & organisations
• Inspiring change - customised workshops & presentations for regional business, women, young people & communities
• Growing our human capital –building capacity, skills & local identity
• Making it happen– community workshop presenter & awards host

Echuca Moama

This role was the culmination of a ten month Assignment to establish strategy and operations for the Committee for Echuca Moama and recruit CEO, consolidate member base and establish strategic relationships.

Employed engagement, strategic planning, capacity building skills to grow the economic base of the city. The role lead the City' s tourism and events strategies, marketing and operations and managed a team of 16.Developed an innovative process, framework and strategy entitled 'Partnership for Economic Success' to chart the City's economic development that.

Led the development and implementation of strategy related to donor and partner strategies to support the realisation of Victoria University's development program.

Business development and marketing consultancy for SMEs. Notable client achievements;* 3 year business plan resulted in 130% sales growth over 2 years* Brokered 3 major long term contracts * Productivity increases of 50% from system and process implementation* Created successful new identities and brands for 3 companies* 80-120% increase in public.

Major achievements;City Development* Developed a 'whole of council' approach that streamlined industrial, commercial and residential development valued at approx. $330 million.Trade* Facilitated a new sister city relationship with Harbin, China* Created Griffith Exporter Network with Austrade & NSW Dept. of State & Regional DevelopmentSkills Attraction*.

Commissioned by 16 NSW local governments to develop and lead organisational development, promotion and celebration of 2002 Year of the Outback.Engaged with the National Year of the Outback organisation, other state bodies and over 40 key regional organisations to develop a collaborative framework and strategy for the NSW Year of the Outback.These included.

Responsible for re-positioning the role and value of tourism in local and regional economy including:* Development of the community's first tourism strategy* Funding and creation of Hay Tourism Development Corporation * One of 3 key working partners in the feasibility, scoping, development and construction of Shear Outback - Australian Shearers' Hall of.

15,000 acre merino sheep and cropping enterprise in NSW Riverina

Williamson Leadership Program, Adaptive Leadership, 2023 Fellow

Higher National Diploma, Project Management

B. Bus (Int.), Marketing, Trade, Economics, European Business

Achieved highest semester marks for 7 B.Bus. degree units