Advocacy & community support
As a firm believer that everyone should have the opportunity to unleash their potential, Louise is an active advocate for disability inclusion, child & women’s rights, climate action, poverty alleviation, and equitable health care access. Louise is also dedicated to justice, rights and respect for Australia's First Nations Peoples.
Disability advocate
Author of book “A Different Kind of Brilliant” promoting power of neurodiversity (with percentage of sales donated to ASPECT)
Film Producer of the award winning “Brilliant” promoting power of neurodiversity
Advisory Group Member for Aspect Research Priorities project (group received an industry award for community engagement)
‘Run for Autism’ participant
Parent / Carer of the year nomination – ASPECT
Women’s Rights advocate
Employed as part of World Vision’s VisionFund initiative in Cambodia and focused on delivering microfinance for female poverty alleviation
Executive owner of the 1,000 girls campaign for World Vision
Executive owner of Strong Women Strong World for World Vision
Mentor and speaker at International Women’s Day
World Vision - Women in leadership speaker & group leader
Fundraiser for Women and Girls Emergency Centre
Fundraiser for Dress for Success
Mentor for The Orbispace Initiative (organisation set to empower the next generation of Australian female innovators)
Health advocate
Board Director for SDECC, a Not for Profit organisation which specialises in providing free counselling and support for young people aged 12 -25 with problematic alcohol and other drugs (AOD) use and their families across the Northern Sydney region
CEO Dare to Cure participant (for Children’s Cancer Research)
Event organiser of Pink Ribbon breakfast
Fundraiser for McGrath Foundation
Crisis Counsellor for Salvos Assistance Line
Environmental advocate
Executive sponsor of the Climate program (FMNR) for World Vision Australia
Employed by Green Energy as a Marketing Consultant in Vietnam (short term fixed contract working on market modelling for biofuels project)
Completed Essentials in Sustainability, Stanford University
Australian First Nations People advocate
Executive sponsor for Australian First Nations People for World Vision Australia
Other causes
Volunteer Interviewer for Australian Business Volunteers (ABV)
Volunteer St Vincent de Paul Society - Vinnies Van Volunteer
RSCPA fundraiser
Childcare volunteer for orphanage in Cambodia
Volunteer for building family homes for people living in the slums of Stun Meanchey in Phnom Penh, Cambodia