Jan commenced her career as a child protection worker before progressing to senior leadership and executive roles in the Victorian Youth Justice Program, across Justice portfolios and most recently with Anglicare Victoria.
At the Department of Justice and Community Safety, Jan’s senior executive roles included a wide range of Justice Services including the operation of several prisons, community correctional services, Sheriffs, the Adult Parole Board reforms and the provision of health and mental health services across the prison system.
A previous Board member with the Victorian Institute of Forensic Mental Health (Forensicare) and current member Court Network Inc and of the Anglican Diocese of Melbourne’s Preventing Violence Against Women Program, it has been Jan’s exposure to family violence throughout her career that motivates her to strongly advocate for prevention.