Nairn’s vocational background is in education and administration where she enjoyed a number of roles including Program and Campus Manager for disadvantaged and challenging youth and their families in Northern Tasmania, and time spent on the regional Behaviour Support Team. She also spent several years representing Australian Scholarships Group to deliver YCDI! Education to schools.
Nairn has a strong interest and over thirty years’ experience in community development and a passionate commitment to social, emotional and spiritual wellbeing. To this end, she co-founded and chaired the Mt Arthur Centre in Tasmania for five years, dedicated to individual and community well-being and has held a number of other Directorial positions on community boards with organisations such as HeadSpace and Rotary.
She taught Equity and Social Justice at the University of Tasmania (School of Education) for several years, and (usually!) revels in being mother to teenagers Marley, Daisy and Hamish.
Nairn loves her role as a trainer and consultant with Social Solutions and is truly committed to their mission – Educating for a positive now.