I am so passionate about bringing people together to serve a greater purpose, creating opportunities for people to come together, belong and create something special for others and themselves. Engaging and building community brings so much joy to my life. I give a lot of my time through volunteer work which I am so lucky to be able to do. Volunteering is the backbone of a health community, it provides purpose, connections and belonging.

I live in Woy Woy on the Central Coast NSW with my husband and three teenage daughters, my first career was in law but after having children I felt a need to find a greater purpose in life and found a new career path in nutrition. With my youngest experiencing health issues, it was this that pushed me onto a new path.

I started with a thirst to learn more about nutrition, where our food comes from, food security and local food economies. I felt compelled to connect more people to this story of health, food, farming and community.

This wonderful journey of nutrition led me to people and places to plant a seed within my community to co-create a not-for-profit organisation called SWAMP Central Coast, a community garden, together with a phenomenal passionate team as we set off with a mission to grow food with community for community.

Gardening for and with community brings so much joy to my life. I agree with Sharlene, this is where you witness the true spirit of ‘community’.

This is what I bring to the board and team of CGA, I am very excited to be part of helping community gardens Australia-wide to connect through gatherings and events.