Having worked for many years in Education and Aged Care, Elena started her own consulting business where she collaborates with different organisations in improvement projects which ultimately better the lives of those they serve. She also works a lot in developing connections and partnerships valuable for her customers. Current projects: - MCCSA - BEC Project - Employability Skills- Workshop Development for Study Adelaide Previous projects: - Training Consultant for new Residential Care system- Instructional Designer (governance topics) for Care at Home management - Relief Village Manager in a Retirement Village located in the Adelaide Hills- Development and delivery of leadership workshops on behalf of a State Government Department- Acting General Manager for a Retirement Living provider in the Eastern suburbs- Review of procurement processes for SA based not for profit- Process redesign of Accounts Payable and Receivable for Retirement Living provider- Governance review for a SA based not for profit - BDM for Navitas Professional (Contract)- Creation of Operations Manual for a Retirement Village - ECH Inc.- Research about Hardship and Executive Report - ECH Inc. - Centralisation Process - Analysis and Proposal - Day Programs - ECH Inc- Car Share Proposal and Board Report - Retirement Living - ECH Inc - Consultant - Due Diligence Report - ECH Inc- Project Manager IRCAS Accreditation - Retirement Living - ECH Inc- Consultant - Comparison Study and Report - BBQ Buoys- Chief Products Officer - China focus- Australian Fine Products- Corporate Partnerships - Maranatha Health - Consultant - Property and Facilities Management - ECH Inc. - Project Officer IRCAS Accreditation- ECH Inc.

Burnside Retirement Services manages Pineview Village. The village, located in Glenside SA, offers offers 83 independent living units for those over 55 years of age. Member of the Finance, Risk, and Audit Committee (2022 - ongoing)Member of the Consumer Engagement Committee (2021 - ongoing)

Responsible for supporting clients with Centrim Life software - Operations Management for Retirement Villages. https://www.centrimlife.com.au

PE has become Australia’s #1 Professional Year provider by helping our students to achieve much more than just migration points. At PE we know how hard it can be, and we are passionate about changing the employment landscape for international graduates.We focus on helping graduates become more than just ‘job ready’. Through employability training, workplace knowledge and a relevant and practical internship placement, we provide a platform to launch a successful career in Australia.PE is part of Gradability, Australia’s leading graduate employability specialist. We are driven by our vision to see every graduate have the skills and opportunity to pursue the career of their choice, and have a relentless commitment to giving students an employability edge through learning and industry connections. In our quest to revolutionise graduate employment we have helped over 20,000 young professionals take the first step to achieving their career goals.

CAMP is a 100-day journey that involves 100 innovators and entrepreneurs from all over the world who come together to solve some of the complex issues between China and Australia. As part of the Future of Work ThinkTank our focus was to minimize underemployment in Australia while serving the Chinese marketplace. Our solution was MatchBox (火差盒) a multilayered platform that would optimise task and skill allocations between young professionals and Australian businesses to facilitate entry into the China market. This unique platform has huge potential as we move towards the gig economy while harnessing the relationship between Australia and China. MatchBox will sustain and grow the skill portfolio of professionals to navigate their journey in the future of work.Throughout the Shanghai summit I took part in discussions with Alibaba, Xnode and the Australian Landing Pad about Australia - China relations. In Sydney, we solidified our business model after working for three months remotely with international team members. We had the opportunity to pitch for Westpac Senior Management as well as our corporate partners EY, UTS and Swisse Wellness.

Working on different strategic business improvement projects within the Retirement Living business division to improve efficiencies, train staff and improve current practices.

Responsible for all the services and activities performed by the Retirement Living team including achieving sales targets and delivering all administrative and reporting activities according to legislation and organisational requirements.

Identify and review business processes to be improved and coordinate their implementation.

Personal Assistant to two General Managers (Residential Care and Independent Living)

Maternity leave contract

English classes to private students