Elena
Elena is a Project Officer in the School of Molecular and Life Sciences at Curtin University, Perth. She brings experience across higher education and government sectors in Australia and New Zealand, with strong skills in project coordination, stakeholder engagement, governance and administration. Throughout her career, Elena has supported impactful initiatives, including playing a key administrative role in the successful ARC Centre of Excellence grant submission at Curtin University, where she coordinated documentation, stakeholder inputs and timelines. Her previous roles with the Ministry for Primary Industries and the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment in New Zealand have strengthened her ability to collaborate across teams, manage competing priorities and contribute to effective program delivery and continuous improvement.