BIO

Prior to commencing my role as Director of Legal Professional Development I had managed the program delivery of 25 work-based accredited management development programs across Australia.  And personally designed the holistic competency assessment system and tools. It soon became clear that the delivery of Continuing Legal Education (CLE) was a new challenge.

Throughout my tenure in this role, I identified a widespread failure to support the integration of critical experiential learning at work and thus achieve a mutual benefit for both the individual professional and their workplace.  This deficiency applied to lawyers’ emotional intelligence skills as well as to substantive law and general work skills within the legal industry.  The dearth of support for lawyers to learn experientially at work was having a detrimental effect on their work performance, career progression, well-being, and causing heightened levels of burnout.

Fueled by my passion to understand the dynamics of professional development, I pursued a PhD, at The University of Melbourne, to delve into the post-admission learning processes and experiences of lawyers in managing and leading within their workplaces.

My quest to discover the best way to provide the necessary experiential learning opportunities for lawyers has led me to build an Equine Experiential Education Business and training facilities at my Mornington Peninsula property. I have developed a suite of courses aimed at providing valuable experiential learning opportunities for lawyers and other professionals to enhance their work skills, including emotional intelligence (EQ) skills.

To obtain the best experiential learning integration I am harnessing the power of horse facilitation which is an internationally accepted approach with proven results.  I leverage the power of the horse as a facilitator of profound experiential learning experiences.