
She has degrees in Journalism and Communication, and worked as a journalist for a Sydney publishing house before her sense of adventure forged a path from Sydney to Victoria River Downs Station, where she spent her first eight years in the NT.
In Darwin, Jo has worked as a Senior Journalist for the NT Tourist Commission, as Manager of Marketing and Communication for the Department of Transport and Works then as Manager of Corporate Communication and Manager, Media and PR for the NT Tourist Commission.
She operated her own marketing and communications business based in Katherine, providing government agencies and private enterprise with strategic writing services, event management and industry liaison.
Jo lives in Darwin and maintains an extensive Northern Territory network, particularly in the pastoral and tourism industries.