Elizabeth is a dynamic leader in Australia’s agricultural sector and has facilitated several community, regional, organisational and leadership development projects and programs in regional WA, across Australia and in Papua New Guinea (PNG). She is co-founder of regionally focussed consultancy, agdots, has several Board roles in not-for-profit and membership organisations and currently lives on Miriwoong Country in Kununurra.
Elizabeth has strong capability to facilitate collaborative processes and generate consensus in diverse and divergent stakeholder environments. Her experience working in cross-cultural settings in Australia and Papua New Guinea provides her with an adaptive and perceptive skillset that informs her people-centred, deeply considered, and strategic approach. Elizabeth is a systems thinker that invites curiosity and creativity to problem solving for wide-ranging development processes, projects and programs.
In addition to her consulting work, Elizabeth is a Board Director for the RRR Women’s Network of WA, the East Kimberley Chamber of Commerce (EKCCI) and Job Pathways, a not-for-profit joint venture between two Kimberley-based Aboriginal organisations. She is also a Councillor with the National Farmers’ Federation (NFF) Young Farmers’ Council, a Champion for Country to Canberra and ministerially appointed to the Industry Funding Scheme Appointments Committee.
Elizabeth is a Graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors (GAICD), Graduate of Course 21 of the Australian Rural Leadership Program and an Associate and Fellow of the Australian Rural Leadership Foundation (FARLF). She has also completed a Bachelor of Business and a Master of Food Security, focussing on food security in the WA Wheatbelt.