Birgitte is a senior human services leader with extensive experience across child protection and the disability sector, working at both service delivery and system levels. Her leadership is grounded in strong governance, workforce and leadership capability, and system stewardship, with a focus on navigating complexity and enabling sustainable, high-quality practice. She brings a strategic and collaborative approach to leadership in complex human services systems, with a leadership style that is values-led, adaptive and focused on building capability. She is strongly committed to evidence-informed practice as a means of strengthening outcomes for children, young people, families, carers and the workforce that supports them.