• Coach over 500 young people in Qld in public speaking skills.
• Mentor 3 , 20 year old’s who hold committee positions on how to run a non-profit organisation.
• Wrote 5 successful sponsorships – JCU, Rotary, Officeworks, Channel 7 and Triple M.

• Create Business Plan ; Marketing Plan ; Website Design ; Initiate XERO accounting package ; meet all legislative requirements and risk assessments for insurance – $120 000 small business profit.   
• Pimlico High School full support through providing an office and base for 4 years for business. 
• Develop detailed curriculum for workshops for CEO’s ; school students; sales staff ; individuals with problems communicating. 
• Learn video camera operation and editing skills ; operation of portable microphone and sound system. 
• Obtain license for TEDx in Townsville. Sell-out event. Some speeches viewed 60 000 times. 
• Achieve news stories on average twice every year – TV news, radio interviews ABC & SCA & Bulletin. 
• Presented 2 webinars on communication in the construction industry for Regional Development Australia funded by the Federal Government. 
• Work with an average of 100 students a day at 12 different high schools throughout the region- State, Catholic and private.  Developed curriculum upon request for train the teachers programs on student engagement. 

• Queensland coordinator for Rostrum Voice of Youth – 800 student enrollments across Qld each year.  Winners to National finals.  Manage team of volunteer coordinators in each region – 13 total in Qld.  Apply for operation grants annually. 
• Formed Dreamtime Tracks Pty Ltd with Gail Mabo.  Wrote constitution, managed committee meetings and submitted application as Company limited by guarantee to ASIC.   Company secretary for company. 2018-2019

• Company secretary duties  for Prescribed Body Corporates, meeting all legislative requirements of  CATSI Act. 
• Do discovery for diverse litigation legal clients.
• Work as facilitator between Glencore Mining Directors and 12 person Board of native title body – Widi Aboriginal Corp.  Coordinated all cultural mapping activities for Glencore with a pool of 20 Traditional owners.
• Coordinated: 4 major meetings in Brisbane for over 30 representatives – travel, accommodation and conference venue requirements & determination by the High Court in Nebo, Mackay region, 2019.   Liaised with Council for venue, police, and court officers. 
• Coordinated following celebration event – venue, stages, generators, stage program, catering, decoration and all requirements for 500-person event on park area.   Used all Indigenous suppliers for event. 
• Mediated fighting families at Determination.  Worked through conflict resolution process to aim to have two families listen to each other, find common ground and compromise toward solution to a long existing issue.  Parties both signed the contract.

• Maintain legal requirements of CATSI Act and Board management and correspondence to ensure solid governance.
• Prepare all Board reports, agenda’s ;  co-ordinate diaries and all communication between Director, CEO and CFO. 
• Facilitate diverse – marketing and strategic plan initiatives and minute all meetings with follow-up action plans. 
• Liaise with Government Departments on behalf of company regarding corporate governance. 
• Represent Board at National accreditation annual regulation meetings. 
• Control Board correspondence and forms in complex database management system.
• Minute and prepare agenda for Board Meetings. 

• Liaison with US Coast Guard Officers to change status of ship to research vessel.
• International shipping industry conference attendances and presentations – London, Seattle, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Jacksonville – promoting ship in order to score multi-million dollar contracts with BHP, Chevron & US Army. 
• Turned $100,000 a year profit into 2.5-million-dollar profit business in 2 years.
• Overseeing contracts, pays and travel plans of up to 20 crew.
• Initiate and coordinate major community events on ship for public attendance e.g., Fleet Week, SF Sky Show, Opening of Benicia Bridge celebrations. 
• Manage  all finances, legislative and International port entry requirement. 
• Communications Officer for ship while in transit – used satellite phone at sea to receive and send messages.

• a Federal Government grant given to the Townsville Cultural Centre.  Had 3 mth & $3000  to produce a promotional pamphlet which turned into a 38-page BOOK and raised $60 000 from 10 sponsors to print 40 000 full colour books featuring Indigenous tourism projects in the area.
• Coordinated 3 major traditional meetings with 9 tribes held on traditional lands.  Booked and paid for travel for participants, paid traditional owners fees, organized accommodation and food trained Indigenous facilitator of meetings.
• Coordinated major launch event with 150 First Australians at the cultural center of book and website over 2 days 10 000 people in attendance.
• Coordinated 2 stage programs – dancers, musicians, didg players – all Indigenous performing arts from around the region.
• Still coaching and coordinating public speaking programs and adjudicating Lions competitions.
• Invited by Townsville Mayor, Tony Mooney to join his election team as an independent.  Door knocked more than 3000 households.  Wrote media releases – achieved good results with TV news and Bulletin Articles.  Ran campaign.  Trained volunteers.  Coordinated election day handouts at more than 30 booths around Townsville. Solved individual householder’s issues and used media promotion to promote solutions.

• To date still the largest national gathering of Traditional owners in Australia.  Employed in Feb.07 with event in Oct. 07.  Sourced 3.2 million dollars from 27 government and private sector bodies in five months.  Oversaw sponsorship agreements.  Gained State Government grant to employ and train 23 Aborigines for final 3 mths of event.  Managed 23 Indigenous employees.
• Coordinated National PR and media strategy.  Oversaw all marketing including graphic design, website design and advertising.  * Coordinated 4 stage programs – more than 1000 artists and BONEY M from England 
• Due to large production facilities for Conference – supported Girringun Board in their aim to hold an Arts Festival.  20,000 people in attendance.  Profit from festival paid salaries for Girringun for following 18 MThs.

• Assisted Chairman of the Board with research and advice on purchase of – up to 22 million dollar buildings – 5 of them.  Coordinated the crews necessary to renovate, transform into classrooms and accommodations.  Worked with the City Council on permits and major building project works requirements. 
• Project Manager for National Traveling Exhibition.  Coordinated initial design concept, construction,  touring schedule involving all venue and accommodation bookings to Capital Cities including: New York (3 times), Philadelphia, Chicago, New Orleans, San Diego (3 times), Los Angeles, Miami, and San Francisco.
• Manned the Exhibition and made over 12 presentations to Media, University officials and Trade Show personnel throughout the U.S.  Audience ranged from 30-3000.
• Project Manager of Project 79 – Interior and Exterior renovation program.  Total Budget approx. one million dollars.  Included liaison with various vendors and Artistic Directors.
• Responsible for Academy of Art University Scholarship Programs.  Managed 3 staff.  Program included – Saturday Art Experience twice a year for total of 12 weeks and Summer Art Experience total 6 weeks.  Took enrolment for Summer Art from 300 to 800 in 2 years, plus enrollment in housing – grossing more than a half million in housing fees.  
• Conducted outreach at various High Schools throughout Bay area and California, flying into Career Days.  Involved majority of speaking presentations to classes.
• Primary trainer of Academy of Art College support team needed for major events.
• Support the President as Project Director of diverse special projects e.g. Coordination of 2 month photo-shoot for new web site, summer mural project, X-games promotion.
• Initially managed 9 telephone operators, included employment, dismissal and training.
• Data operator with Colleague Datatel – information management system listing over 40 000 prospective and enrolled students.

FINANCE

• Responsible for the application, sponsorship and management of the company’s 2 million dollar budget.  This included annual budget planning, weekly financial statement analysis, working capital management through to annual audit and publishing of yearly Annual Report.

PUBLIC RELATIONS

• Facilitated all Media Calls throughout Australia and China.  Introduced the company in front of audiences for 3 years – more than 300 performances.
• “the voice” of the company.  Voice used for all radio and TV ads for 3 years.
• Company Secretary to Board of Directors comprised of Local Government Representative, Business and Community Leaders
• Negotiation with all spheres of Government – Local, State and Federal toward maintenance of Government funding and increased private sponsorship.  Responsible for grant writing and attaining and increasing income toward annual expenditure.
• Initiated, sought funding and coordinated with Foreign Affairs (Australian Foreign Government Department) and International representative, toward tours to: China, Japan and Korea.

MANAGEMENT

• In partnership with Artistic Director, responsible for recruitment, employment and management of 12 employees.  
• Facilitation and Implementation of 3 year Strategic Plan, Business Plan and Marketing Plan.
• Project Manager for 2 million-dollar Building Renovation Program linking National Trust, architects, engineers, building inspectors and building users both audience and artists.
• Wrote reports to all levels of government including Australian Securities Commission on reliance of company.
• Co-responsibility for FRIENDS, organization of 400 members and EXTENSIONS 40-member youth company who toured Aberdeen and Australia.

MARKETING

• Wrote, produced and placed all advertising – print, radio and TV
• Created, implemented and analyzed various market surveys, questionnaires and relative statistics.
• Facilitated, analyzed, produced an implemented 4 strategic marketing research programs with audience members.
• Specifically created and implemented marketing plan resulting in 25 % increase in attendance in 2 years.  Utilized city wide annual mail out, speaker’s program and intensive media editorial campaign.  Introduced package buying toward increased start of year cash flow.

Oversaw marketing program for major downtown arts center.

• Initiated Eco-Fiesta * Coordinated more than 300 events including Entertainment in the Parks every weekend.
• Chaired City Image committee and learnt all local government committee and accounting processes
• Responsible to the Director of Community Cultural Services for Major Annual Cultural Event Management including: ARTS EXPO – 15,000 person attendance over 2 days, coordination of 500 artists, 4 performing stages, 6 professional staff and 50 volunteers.
• Hosted major events on stage.  Acted as chair introducing all performers and sponsors.  This involved public speaking at more than 50 major events.  Protocol was of the utmost importance.
• ECO-FIESTA – 10,000-person attendance.  Initiated and named event. Coordination of 167 community organizations, park logistics and public control.
• Committee member of Mayors City Image Committee – direct liaison with Mayor on various City Image Projects.
• State committee member for Queensland Youth Performing Arts Association – coordinated State Youth Arts Festival – one-week event, 400 young people from around the state.  Applied for and received Qld Rail sponsorship for youth to attend.
• State committee member of Queensland Community Arts Network.
• State committee member of Queensland Arts Council.
• Publication of Character of Townville Community Photography Book for commercial distribution – result of major community arts project.
• Coordinated information and publication of very first Townsville Arts Guide for wide public distribution.
• Strong focus on Education and liaison with education bodies, including early childhood facilities, High Schools, TAFE College and James Cook University.
• Community Environmental Projects – employment of professional artists to work with local communities in the spending of local park finances.  New imitative.
• Commitment to the community arts process of professional artists working with community groups in the creation of diverse practical art.  This included all art forms from performing arts organization to visual arts and writing groups.  Conducted 5 projects with local Indigenous organizations.
• Application for funding, employment and overseeing of Aboriginal Arts Officer.
• Liasion with local government councilors, state and federal arts funding bodies, local community and artists toward the development of the Cultural Strategic Plan  and Policy. 

• Technical management and coordination of 50-community organization on stage daily for 2 weeks.
• Creation and promotion of volunteers program.
• Recruitment, training and supervision of 500 volunteers

• Conducted 200 in dept tape-recorded interview for Market Research wrote and edited final copy of Report for publication.
• July 85   Research Officer – International Youth Year Study,  Townsville City Council. T’sville, Australia
• The Townsville City Council is the largest regional local government in Australia.
• Interviewed and tape recorded 500 young people, covering topics from education, leisure, sex, community and visions in the school classroom.
• Analyzed data and wrote final report.

• Checkout chick at Phillip Leongs Mundingburra ( with Ann-Maree Greaney)
• Waitress – “Somewhere Nice” with John & Paul,  Quarter Deck and Stagedoor Theatre restaurant & Pizza place at one time. 
• Retail – Viva dress store,  McCartins Newsagency at Mundingburra on Sunday.

• Taught public speaking in English in Rio, Brazil for National Government training program.
• Adjudicated Regional and state finals in Public Speaking Competitions.
• Tutored 8 individual students for public speaking competitions, and parents request.
• Taught public speaking at 4 Townsville High Schools.
• Came second in State Debating final.  1981-1984 competed in 67 debates as 3rd speaker.
• First person in Australia to win two major National Public Speaking finals in the same year.  Jaycees Youth Speaks for Australia and Rostrum Voice of Youth.
• Entered over 70 formal public speaking competitions.  Won 9 regional finals and 4 state Finals.  Competed in 5 national finals – won 2.

• Wrote more than 100 government grant applications – achieving first triennial funding grant application for Dance North. 
• Analysis and Report writing for Mayoral committees.
• Academic writing.
• Extensive Press release writing.
• 1992- Created, produced and Edited and had printed – CHARACTER OF TOWNSVILLE, Photography Book.
• Writing, layout and production of over 150 individual printed promotional pieces, many of which were mailed to 40 000 household mail outs.

• Extensive Internet, web based marketing.  Computer programs – Word, Access, Excel, All Mac Designer programs – Quark, Illustrator, Photo shop and Director, National Builder and Campaign Central  data base progams. 
• Traveled to 47 countries staying minimum of 2 weeks, maximum of 5 years.  Lived for more than 6 months in – Switzerland, Scotland, India, Brazil and USA(10 years).
• Cultural travel lover.  Majority of expendable income spent on international cultural travel. 
• This has built extensive understanding of cultural pluralism, cultural tourism, social change, disparate value systems, ethnicity and social tension during times of major economic transition and displacement.  It has instilled a great love for humanity, our environment and an ultimate belief in peace on planet earth. 
• Philosophical belief and commitment to work at a local community sphere toward, legal, social and economic development.