Di is the current Chair of the South Australian Murraylands and Riverland Landscape Board.
[1] The primary focus of Di's career has been viticulture, culminating in her authorship of two books: A Guide to Growing Winegrapes in Australia (1992)[2] and The Business of Vineyards (2001).
[7] In 2015, she was appointed a Member of the Order of Australia for her services to the wine industry, horticulture management, and higher education administration.
[8] She holds a Master of Science from James Cook University where she previously worked in the botany department.
She also holds a Graduate Diploma in Business Administration from the South Australian Institute of Technology.