I am an experienced service leader, community practitioner and early career researcher committed to contributing to transformations that promote health and wellbeing of places and communities.As a researcher, I specialise in regenerative development as it applies to urban and tourism development. I have an ongoing interest and active commitment to regenerative development approaches involving tourism and delivering outstanding community programs. I was awarded a PhD following a 3-year investigation of tourism's contributions towards regenerating urban places and communities. I have published several high-impact papers that can be found on my Google Scholar page - https://scholar.google.com.au/citations?user=MO_50KIAAAAJ&hl=en&oi=aoAs a practitioner, I have honed my skills in various sectors, including tourism, retail, international development, community development, local and state government, and community and public health. My diverse skill set includes participatory action research, strategic leadership, program development and multi-disciplinary team management, social impact measurement, monitoring and evaluation, staff development and management, consumer participation, fundraising, inter-program and cross-sector partnerships, designing and establishing new initiatives, effective conflict resolution and working effectively within large and complex organisations, project management, cross-cultural practice, effective partnerships, risk and crisis management, group training and facilitation.