Cara is the Director of Prevention in Action at Our Watch and the Director of the Our Watch Institute, a profit for purpose service working to end violence against women.

Cara oversees specialist expert teams leading the development of the primary prevention workforce and sector, as well as expanding prevention activity in the big reach settings of media, universities and VET education, workplaces and sport.

Cara brings over 15 years’ executive and leadership experience in preventing violence against women, gender equality, women’s rights, and security in Australia and internationally, including several non-executive director roles and advisory roles. Cara has previously worked at VicHealth and the Australian Government Office for Women and at Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom in Geneva.