Annette has held senior academic leadership roles including Head of School where she has led and managed a large cohort of academic and professional staff, was responsible for the accreditation of several courses with a number of different professional bodies and the financial management of a large multi-discipline School. Annette was elected to the Starick board in 2015 and has a Bachelor of Physical Education (1st class Honours), Diploma of Education and a Doctor of Philosophy from the University of Western Australia.