An experienced and committed professional with 18 years international experience working in community education, community development, refugee, asylum seeker, migrant and hospital environments in Australia, the United Kingdom and the Netherlands. Diane holds a Bachelor of Social Work (Honours) and a Bachelor of Economics, and has continued her professional development in Community Development, Community Engagement, Change Management, Performance Management, Critical Incident and Debriefing. Diane has worked as Coordinator Learning Community at Wyndham City Council since October 2014, where she has overseen the development and implementation of Wyndham’s Learning Community Strategies. Previously she has held a range of roles in local government and hospital settings in the UK, and locally in community-based organisations working with refugee and asylum seekers.