She is a past-President of the Australian Council of TESOL Associations, and is currently on the Board of Directors of TESOL International, an affiliation of 116 teachers associations around the globe. She was the lead writer for the Australian Curriculum's English as an Additional Language Teachers Resource and has been an advisor on Equity and Diversity in the Australian Curriculum. She delivers professional learning to teachers around the country and internationally, from Anchorage to Washington DC, and from Athens to Hong Kong.