Staff Profile

Kathleen is experienced in Community Development, particularly in rural settings and with environmental objectives. She has skills in Natural Resource Management, project development, workshop design and delivery, facilitation, grant writing and consultation, document writing and research. She is passionate about nature and music; people and story telling.

Kathleen has recently settled in Tenterfield and is a member of the Southern Downs String Ensemble, Stanthorpe Runners and Walkers and Tenterfield Naturalists.

Qualifications/ education: Bachelor of Systems Agriculture, Community Development (UWS); Masters in Research and Linguistics (UNSW; the University of Sydney); and, PhD in Linguistics (the Hong Kong Polytechnic University).

Employment history: Bushland Regenerator (Parramatta City Council); Weed and Pest Animal Officer (Queensland Murray Darling Committee); Women's Ranger and Families Program Coordinator (Kanyirninpa Jukurrpa); Communication, Grants and Research Manager (Forever Wild); Language research and lecturing (the University of Sydney, Macquarie University).

Other relevant skills: Senior First Aid, Spatial Information Systems, WWCC, Cert. IV Training and Assessment.