Associate Director
Elizabeth is an experienced stakeholder engagement professional and creates dynamic strategies for clients in a range of industries.
Over the course of a near 20 year communications and engagement career, she has held media, stakeholder and communication management roles across the WA transport portfolio before joining Purple’s in 2021.
As an increasing service area, Elizabeth has led the development and implementation of stakeholder research projects for clients in energy, government, community, resources and infrastructure. Elizabeth oversees and ensures research that delivers corporate strategic alignment.
These various bespoke projects have been devised, executed and delivered on time and on budget. Elizabeth regularly travels through WA and interstate undertaking research projects.
Industries Elizabeth also works in for broader stakeholder and community engagement scopes are – energy, arts and culture, sport, health, planning and land use, contamination, public works and education.
Understanding an organisation’s strategic direction, business development needs, industry context and social impact make Elizabeth an astute operator who can deliver advice and prepare bespoke strategies to set organisations up to achieve their own success in these areas.
Having worked in the public and private sector Elizabeth can identify, interpret and advise on regulatory frameworks in a variety of industries as well as provide guidance on appropriate and adequate resources for clients looking to expand their engagement offering.
Elizabeth holds a Bachelor Degree in Journalism and Public Relations, a Master of Arts in Communication Management and a Juris Doctor (Law). She is a Qualified IAP2 Practitioner, and has tutored and lectured at university level.
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