A passionate advocate for food rescue and food waste. Championing cultural awareness, respect and commitment to the most disadvantaged in our community remains Simone’s purpose. An experienced Director with a demonstrated history of working in the non-profit sector. Skilled in Non-profit Organisation Management, Strategic Planning, Volunteer Management, Business Development, Culture Change and Strategy. Co-founder of SecondBite, Australia’s national food rescue organisation. SecondBite’s purpose is to rescue food that would ordinarily end up in landfill and redistribute it to local charities around Australia. From an initial collection of 100kg of surplus food in 2005, Secondbite in FY19 rescued over 19.4 million kg of food nationally. That is enough food for more than 38 million meals. Nursing in ICU at the Royal Children’s Hospital Simone saw how many families struggle to access fresh food and how great the need is. The greatest nutritional need is actually amongst those who are disadvantaged or experiencing chronic health problems. Good quality, fresh food is essential to good physical and mental health. It highlighted that communities are capable of caring for their own. Governments cannot solve all problems; it takes partnerships between individuals, organisations and communities.It is now understood that food rescue is one of the solutions to the larger environmental waste problem. Simone’s commitment to stopping food waste and delivering fresh healthy food to those in need has led to the Churchill Fellowship study tour to discover the world’s best practice in food rescue and distribution. Investigating:Models for collaborationRescue of cropsUse of volunteersFunding models for similar organisationsInnovation in computer food applicationsNational systems for collaboration and inventionNutritional control of rescue foodAdvocacy by the sectorGovernment and community support for this work.
Listed skills include Strategic Planning, Nonprofits, Change Management, Strategy, and 52 others.