Donna Petrusma

Experience

• 

  Corrections Victoria

  Jan 2005 - Jan 2007

  Prison Officer
• 

  Continuing Education Bendigo

  Jul 2006 - Sept 2008

  Manager Learning Partnerships

  Working at CEB gave me the opportunity to put my people management skills into practice. I managed Community Programs which included special interest courses and project managed several community learning programs.

• 

  Women's Health Loddon Mallee

  Jan 2008 - Jan 2011

  Council Member

  As a Council (Board) Member for Women's Health Loddon Mallee, I was able to experience the impact that a service model based on a feminist perspective had on service delivery and outcomes for women in the region. I was a member of the Governance and Strategic Planning portolios and learned a great deal about financial management of not-for-profit organisations.

• 

  Loddon Murray Community Leadership Program

  Jan 2008 - Jan 2010

  Board Member

  I discovered my passion for community leadership after participating in the Loddon Murray Community Leadership Program in 2007. Such a fantastic experience, with fantastic people, from fantasically diverse backgrounds! I joined the LMCLP Board for two years and this provided me with a great play ground for putting the things I learned into practice.

• 

  Office of Multicultural Affairs and Citizenship - Department of Premier and Cabinet

  Sept 2008 - Sept 2011

  Project Manager

  In this role, I managed workforce development projects that related to improving cultural competence in the workplace. This included consulting to the Victorian public service and funded agencies regarding strategic workforce planning and training programs to support workforce development.

• 

  Department of Justice (Victoria)

  Oct 2011 - Nov 2013

  Senior Program Officer - Disability, Women, Youth, Ageing

  As Senior Program Officer for Corrections Victoria, I managed a variety of projects and develop programs that focus on the needs of marginalised prisoners and offenders. These projects/programs relate to aged prisoners/offenders, female prisoners/offenders and prisoners with disabilities.

• 

  Department of Justice, Corrections Victoria

  Sept 2013 - Jul 2014

  Senior Workforce Planning and Development Officer

  I was responsible for the coordination of workforce planning activities, data collection and providing advice on workforce planning and development for operational program staff in prisons and correctional services. In this role, I undertake the following tasks: - Identify, analyse and respond strategically to emerging workforce planning and capability issues- Learning and training program design and implementation- Coordinate ongoing and new training programs- Design and maintain databases and collection systems- Facilitate ongoing service quality and improvement around workforce planning and development programs Show less

• 

  Office of the Public Advocate

  Jul 2014 - Jun 2015

  Coordinator Community Visitors Program

  The Office of the Public Advocate plays an important role in monitoring and reporting on the quality of care and services to people living with disabilities in Victoria. I was responsible for coordinating the Community Visitor Program for the Loddon Mallee, Grampians, Barwon South West and West Metro Region across the Mental Health, Disability Services and Supported Residential Services sectors. I supported a large number of volunteers who visited disability Group Homes and Mental Health services (those with 24 hour nursing care). Show less

• 

  Department of Education and Training, Victoria, Australia

  Jun 2015 - Feb 2019

  Senior Children's Services Authorised Officer

  Quality Assessment and Regulation Division

• 

  Department of Premier and Cabinet (Vic)

  Feb 2019 - Mar 2020

  Senior Compliance Officer

  Labour Hire Licensing Authority

• 

  Labour Hire Authority

  Mar 2020 - Jun 2020

  Engagement and Education Officer
• 

  Pop Education

  Jun 2020 - May 2022

  Chief Operations Officer

  My focus was to support the QUIRKIE team culture at Pop Education by:• Keeping an eye on the implementation of our Strategic Plan to ensure our decisions, work and hairy scary goals align and drive growth (personal and professional)• Finding the best talent with unique skills and qualities and support each person to deliver innovative online education and learning solutions• Seeking out new opportunities to do awesome and (near) impossible things to challenge our team to further build expertise• Ensuring we have meaningful policies and procedures that are relevant and support our team to do what they do best • Making sure everyone knows how brilliant our team is and showcasing their abilities across a variety of mediums• Monitoring the money situation to make sure the team are financially rewarded for their brilliance. Show less

• 

  Self-Employed - Chance Sabbatical

  May 2022 - Jun 2022

  Sabbatical
• 

  Inclusion Foundation

  Jun 2022 - Jul 2023

  Lead Regional Coordinator

  Oversight of the regional pilot of the Impact21 program, including liaising with participants, families, employer partners and business.

• 

  The Kustom Mindset

  Sept 2022 - Jan 2025

  Kustom Coach
• 

  Golden City Support Services

  Nov 2022 - now

  Board Member (Volunteer)
• 

  Environment Protection Authority Victoria (EPA)

  Jul 2023 - now

  • Manager Regulatory Learning and Development

    Jan 2025 - now

  • Team Leader Regulatory Learning and Development

    Jul 2023 - Jan 2025