professional experience. human understanding.

My work has taken me across countries, cultures and very different organisational settings. I began in broadcasting and communication before moving into international health, development and organisational leadership, with senior and specialist roles at organisations including the BBC, the World Health Organization, UNICEF and Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance.

Over more than three decades I have worked on complex challenges involving behaviour, trust, participation, equity and change, across global, regional and country settings. I have seen ambitious strategies succeed when people understand them, believe in them and can shape how they are put into practice—and seen good intentions struggle when the human experience of change is overlooked.

That experience is why I created Create Connection, bringing together organisational insight, professional coaching, inclusive practice and thoughtful facilitation in work that remains practical, participative and deeply human.

I was awarded a Research Masters in Applied Anthropology and Participatory Development from the Australian National University in 2010, which strengthened my understanding of culture, participation, power and the importance of seeing change from the perspective of the people living it. I am currently completing an MSc in the Psychology and Neuroscience of Mental Health at King’s College London, deepening my understanding of the biological, psychological and social dimensions of human experience.

I bring that learning into my work carefully. Psychology and neuroscience can offer valuable perspectives, but people are more complex than any single model or explanation.