Community strengthening is my passion - through advocacy and governance as well as writing, editing and volunteering.With extensive experience in various sectors, I understand first hand how the public good is best served through positive, involving, strength-based approaches with people and communities at the centre.Fellow of the Governance Institute of Australia and past member of the Public Relations Institute of Australia. Serving on the Sorell Council audit panel, the planning authority, the natural resources advisory group (chair), and cultural precinct reference group.2013-2024 director and company secretary of Bendigo Bank Community Bank - Sorell, and 2019-2022 elected representative on the Community Bank National Council.2021-2024 board member of the Australian Neighbourhood Houses & Centres Association, representing the 35 member associations in Tasmania and 1000+ Australia wide - and from 2014 was a long serving board member of both Neighbourhood Houses Tasmania and Okines Community House.Varied career skills and wide ranging experience across the public, private and community sectors at local, state and national levels.Dedicated to insightful, strategic people and place based approaches that build community capacity and resilience: community engagement, local government, collaborative governance, social enterprise, small business, community-based banking, systemic and strategic communication, internal communication systems, evaluation, public relations, government services marketing, graduate recruitment and development, taxation and accounts administration.