Wendy is a social worker by background and worked in that capacity for many years with young people and women who were homeless and had complex lives.  She subsequently gained a second degree in Social Sciences.  

She is passionate about driving systems change and demonstrating impact and has driven this focus in her many years working in leadership roles across community sector, policy and advocacy organisations and public service sectors at State and Commonwealth Government levels.

Wendy is currently Head of Policy, Programs and Strategy with The Smith Family where she has responsibility for program design, implementation support and data and digital transformation as part of her broad portfolio.  Prior to joining The Smith Family she held a number of leadership roles across a variety of policy and program areas in the Australian Government.