I have more than 15 years experience in the area of communication, media, government and corporate relations. My previous positions have included journalist, sub-editor, media adviser, public affairs and corporate relations roles. In addition I have events management and fundraising experience. I am passionate about developing and maintaining business relationships through stakeholder engagement, in particular in the areas of Corporate and Government relations.I enjoy the challenges of problem solving and finding a solution to any given situation. I enjoy the growth and strength of communication through tools such as social media as well as traditional communication methods.

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Carney & Associates - Government Relations and Strategic Advisers

I worked with The Nationals parliamentary team to arrange fundraising events and key events throughout the year. I am confident liaising with corporate stakeholders and members of parliament and manage all aspects associated with events. This includes securing venues, organising corporate/political meetings, registration of participants, processing payments, collating and printing of conference program.

I undertook two short-term public affairs positions where I had a variety of communication activities such as working with line-areas in consultation with the Minister’s office. My communication skills allowed me to assist other divisions within the Department of Broadband with specific communication strategies and design of information for use on internal digital television screens. At Department of Environment I was involved with communication surrounding a number of high level issues, such as the Murray Darling Basin Plan, is strategically managed through the Water Communications team along with other key stakeholders.

I worked for Senator Nash and was responsible for community communication in and out of the office. I attended Parliament during sitting periods, and assisted with Budget, Additional and Supplementary Senate Estimates hearing. I coordinated Senate Estimates hearings, compiled questions and prepared relevant committee agenda’s, co-ordinating a briefing pack of relevant submissions for committee hearings as required.I regularly wrote constituent correspondence both electronic and hard copy and representation letters to Ministers–both state and federal.

Wheat Exports Australia (WEA) was established on 1 July 2008 under the Wheat Export Marketing Act 2008 to regulate the export of bulk wheat from Australia. In my role as Public Affairs Officer I wrote, edited and distributed a regular on-line newsletter and management the WEA website using Adobe Dreamweaver. I wrote and co-ordinated the printing and distribution of annual publications and wrote and distributed media releases as required.I managed the creation of WEA’s Communication Strategy and Crisis Management Plan. This plan was created to assist in future management of WEA’s communication and issues management

I wrote and edited the monthly newsletter, distributed regular articles from the CEO to industry and rural newspapers and managed APL’s corporate website.I managed the implementation and upgrade of APL’s corporate website. The website was completed on-time and to budget and involved liaising and working with all APL divisions as well as external parties.I managed the APL Annual Report and other publication projects such as the Z-card, from design and editing through to distribution. The Annual Report was completed on time and under budget. The completion of a pork industry Z-card was aimed at enhancing the understanding of Australia’s pork industry to a wider audience. The card was distributed nationally from school students to trade shows.