I was a model, adventure travel writer, photogapher journalist,  current affairs and documentary film director and producer and  development aid program manager . While I am a Jill of several trades, I am a Master of Environmental Management, and a Master of Science and Technology ( environmental), a Master of Development Studies and an almost completed MBA. I also hold a Diploma in PMBOK Project Managent, a Diploma in Quality Management, and a Cert IV in Carbon Management. I am a Certified Environmental Practitioner with the Environment Institute of Australia and New Zealand and a member of the Australian Institute of Company Directors. In 2004 I founded Pacific Aid Australia which is a partner organisation with the United Nations Environment Prgoram's, South South Exchange Mechanism.