Elizabeth is the founder of Disastrous, an education and training company that helps leaders and teams navigate disruption. She facilitates workshops and leadership retreats across Aotearoa and Australia, equipping organisations with the skills to lead through change.
Elizabeth has led multi-million-dollar recovery programs for the New Zealand Red Cross and served as Executive Director at the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet, where she spearheaded efforts to capture the learning legacy from the Canterbury earthquakes. Internationally, she has worked with the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies across the Asia-Pacific region.
A Winston Churchill Fellow, Leadership New Zealand alumna, and Edmund Hillary Fellow, Elizabeth is also the co-author of Leading in Disaster Recovery: A Companion through the Chaos.