Commencing her career as a teacher, Sue moved into recruitment within the administration, legal and corporate sector.  Her move into tourism was initially within sales and marketing, with a strong focus on relationship management and product development in  international markets. Operational roles followed in both New Zealand and Australia, prior to moving into CEO roles in business and conference events, as well as attractions and activities.  

Sue has extensive hands-on experience in operations, staff development, risk management, business continuity and crisis planning and implementation, within corporate, private, associations and SME’s.   She has held a number of Board positions, within both commercial and not-for-profit organisations, across a broad range of industries.