Curriculum Vitae

Parliamentary service
Elected to the House of Representatives for Greenway, New South Wales, 2004 and 2007.

Elected to the House of Representatives for Macquarie, New South Wales 2010.

Committee Service
House of Representatives Standing:
Education and Vocational Training from 1.12.04 to 15.10.07;
Family and Human Services from 1.12.04 to 15.10.07;
Family, Community, Housing and Youth from 11.3.08.
Joint Standing Committee for Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade

Parliamentary Party positions
Shadow Parliamentary Secretary for Immigration and Citizenship from 6.12.07 to 22.09.08.
Shadow Minister for Veterans' Affairs from 22.09.09 to 14.09.10

Personal
Married with two children

Employment History
Qualifications and occupation before entering federal Parliament
BSocW (UNSW).
Senior Social Worker, Dept of Social Security.
Manager, Family Support Services, Wesley Mission.
TAFE teacher.
Couple and family counsellor.
Manager, Family Counselling and Medical Centre.

Interest
Reading, swimming, spending time with family and friends.

Favourite NRL team
Wests Tigers