I am a UK-trained environmental scientist with degrees from the University of Leeds and Trinity College Dublin. In 2000 I embarked on a degree in planning at the University of Tsukuba, Japan, courtesy of a scholarship from the Japanese government. Since graduating I have worked in Palmerston North, Sydney, Bendigo and Melbourne. I am currently the Program Manager for the Masters of International Urban Environmental Management at RMIT University [http://www.rmit.edu.au/study-with-us/levels-of-study/postgraduate-study/masters-by-coursework/mc222/#pageId=overview].