Fiona was born and raised on the NSW South Coast. She grew up on a dairy farm at Terara and Worrigee. Fiona is from six local generations of dairy farmers dating back to 1856 at Broughton Vale and Jaspers Brush. Fiona is proud to have attended nearby Terara Public School and Nowra High School.
With a degree in Economics and a Master of Business, Fiona has over 25 years experience working in small, medium and large organisations, both private and public. Fiona had a long career working in education, skills and training on the South Coast. Fiona’s roles have included working as a Work Placement Coordinator for the Shoalhaven Schools Workplace Learning Program, a TAFE Teacher working in Outreach where she helped people back into work and further training, as well as teaching management, finance and leadership as a commerce tutor for the University of Wollongong, Shoalhaven Campus.
Fiona has also worked as a civilian Business Operations Manager/Strategic Workforce Planner, for the Navy Aviation Systems Program Office at HMAS Albatross.
Fiona has been married to her husband Glenn for 27 years. Together they’re proud to have raised their four children, Henry (25), Sophie (23), Bart, (22) and Hugh (20), in the Shoalhaven.