She has 25 years leading professional health services organisations and projects in risk management and occupational health and safety with direct experience in numerous classes of industry.

She is currently completing a Masters Environmental Science at Macquarie University and is applying the depth of her business experience to the development of methods of reducing the cost and optimising the business opportunities of carbon reduction strategies and sustainability practices.

She consults to sustainability partners applying the Government's carbon pollution reduction framework, sustainability, OHS and environmental compliance standards ISO14001:2004, ISO9001:2004 for Quality and AS/NZS 4360:1999 Risk Management.

Her legal experience as a Workers Compensation Commission Arbitrator, company director and executive manager qualifies her well to assist in the assessment of definitions of operational control and materiality important to carbon measurement.

She has contributed to high level business consultation processes on the subject including a roundtable of the International Auditing and Assurance Standards Board. She is well acquainted with the National and International literature on the subject of carbon economy.

She is able to provide expert advice in workers compensation and injury management on both premium tariff and claims cost aspects and expert witness reports on rehabilitation needs for personal injuries litigation.

Helen is also a qualified dispute mediator and is a trained business continuity and operational risk manager.