| 1975 - 1985 | Senior Clinical Pharmacist at the Royal Canberra Hospital |
| 1985 | Janet Wilkie Memorial Scholarship received from the Australian National University (ANU) |
| 1985 - 1988 | Lecturer at the Australian National University (ANU), Australian Capital Territory |
| 1988 - 1991 | Head of Education Access at the National Gallery of Australia, Australian Capital Territory |
| 1989 | Art Museums Association Australia Professional Development Award |
| 1990 | Athens Research Scholarship received from the Australian Archaeological Institute |
| 1991 - 1993 | Senior Curator at the Museum of Contemporary Art in Sydney |
| 1992 | British Council Visitor Scheme Award received |
| 1993 - 1996 | Adjunct Professor at Boston University, Sydney Campus |
| 1994 - | Assessor at the Australian Research Council |
| 1994 - 1996 | Director of the Visual Arts/Craft Board at the Museum of Contemporary Art in Sydney |
| 1994 - 1996 | Vice-President of Museums Australia |
| 1994 - 1997 | Director of the Australian Council at the Museum of Contemporary Art, Sydney |
| 1996 - | Member of the National Advisory Board Centre for Cross Cultural Research |
| 1996 | President of Museums Australia |
| 1996 - 1997 | Founding Director of Audience Development at the Museum of Contemporary Art, Sydney |
| 1996 - 2000 | Representative for New South Wales on the National Council of the Constitutional Centenary Foundation |
| 1996 - 2000 | Member of the Australian Cultural Heritage Forum |
| 1997 - 1999 | Director of Education and Curatorial Programs at the Museum of Contemporary Art in Sydney |
| 1998 - | Member of the Council of Australian Indigenous Cultural Network |
| 1999 - | Director of the QUT Cultural Precinct at the Queensland University of Technology |
| 2001 - | Councillor of the National Trust Queensland |
