I’m Chief Executive of COTA SA, the peak body for 700,000 older South Australians, and the Chair of the Adelaide Festival Centre Foundation. I’m focused on making a positive social impact, and doing it in a way that is strategic, sustainable and wide-reaching, by creating high performing teams of good people, aligned to shared values and goals. I am an experienced leader who has held Senior Executive and Board roles in the Arts, Education, and the Social Sector, including as CEO, Chair, Deputy Chair and Board Committee Chair. I have special expertise in stakeholder engagement, revenue development and creating values-driven partnerships to achieve long-term impact, with a track record of success in fundraising, philanthropy and corporate sponsorship. I have formal qualifications in marketing and the arts, a background in the media and communications, and I’m a Churchill Fellow, a Master of Marketing and Graduate Member of the Australian Institute of Company Directors.