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Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Melbourne, Australia

Engaged to manage a new program in the growing field of social procurement, I built a thriving network of large corporates, government agencies and certified social enterprises which became the basis of Social Traders' operations. Commercial services developed and delivered focused on increasing corporate and government spend with social enterprises.

Melbourne, Australia

Social Traders fosters the growth of social enterprise by helping them to win more work with our network of over 100 business and government members. My role is to lead the development and delivery of services to business and government members that will create an enabling environment for social procurement.

Melbourne, Australia

Having developed a sustainable procurement enterprise concept, I was selected as one of 12 finalists nationally in the Macquarie Bank Kick Starter program eligible to be considered for a start-up grant following submission of a business plan. Following initial planning and establishment, the venture has capacity to be successfully managed from within the.

The Victorian Farmers’ Markets Association (VFMA) is a member based not for profit organisation which runs a reputable industry accreditation program as well a suite of promotions through regular editorial and self-generated channels.Engaged during the infancy of the VFMA, I led the transformation from a voluntary community association, to one with.

• As the founder and manager of Eureka Coffee, I established a successful and diverse coffee roasting business which offers local coffee growers a fair price and reliable market and has a strong commitment to sustainable.
• All aspects of business start up including marketing collateral, branding, website, products and packaging, as well as essential business systems including accounting, customer relationship management and staff.
• Business and product launch and early stage client base development for wholesales
• Retail outlet establishment including at markets, farmers' markets and shop front
• Scaling up of farmers' market operations and expansion into new corporate catering market
• Acquired a level of technical expertise that received industry recognition by being invited to judge at the Victorian Barista Championships in 2004 and 2005

• Initially engaged by Melbourne Parks and Waterways as a student, I made the most of the opportunities presented by the creation of the state wide body; Parks Victoria. I held a wide range of environmental planning and.
• As part of a high performing team, I was involved in implementing a new approach to environmental management across the State
• Project management of a multi-disciplinary team to Improve the sustainability of paper use across the organisation
• Established a new awards program for volunteer groups in parks
• Working independently, managed operational projects which improved efficiency and effectiveness of signage, disabled visitor access and security services across the parks network
• Developed a system for assessing visitor service levels across the network

Bachelor Of Planning And Design, Environmental Planning (Hons)

Accelerator Program

High School