In both 2018 and 2019 I was named in the top five highest ranking AMEB Speech and Drama Teachers in the State of NSW. As well as working as a peripatetic teacher in schools, I have been the director of my own performing arts studio, Grace Studios, for the past ten years. In this time, I have worked with hundreds of students across the areas of speech, drama and musical theatre. As well as being an accredited AMEB (Australian Music Examinations Board) Speech and Drama teacher, I am a passionate performer with professional experience in film, television, and fashion. 

As well as my career in the arts, I am also the CEO of an international technology startup based out of Silicon Valley San Francisco, and chair a not-for-profit promoting STEM education and entrepreneurship for young people. In my roles as a founder and a business woman, I have featured as a keynote speaker at conferences and events around the world, recently including TEDx, The United States Wearable Technologies Conference, and a variety of thought leader panels and guest lectures for universities and educational institutions including: UNSW, UTS and SP Jain School of Global Management. In 2019 I represented Australia, and the University of Sydney, in New York as a Global Voices Scholar at the United Nations 63rd Commission on the Status of Women.

It is worth sharing that I am also highly dyslexic. While completing my Joint Honours in International and Global Studies (First Class), and Master of Digital Communication and Culture (scholarship student) at the University of Sydney, I required a scribe for examinations. I was known to be very ‘naughty’ in early primary and ‘hated reading’, which psychologists largely attributed to ‘boredom’ prior to my diagnosis with Irlen Syndrome. The best thing that ever happened to me was my drama lessons where, at the age of five, a wonderful teacher helped me to learn in ways that suited my unique learning style and which replaced anxiety with freedom of expression and a love of literature. These drama lessons continued for fifteen years and helped to build the foundational life skills that I use today.  I believe the opportunity to empower people to be strong communicators and collaborators is an invaluable gift. My mission is to build a creative learning environment where students of all ages and intelligence types can succeed and thrive.