[4] She did a master's degree in Human Security and Peacebuilding at Royal Roads University.

She co-founded and co-chaired Divest Victoria, a non-profit organization that advocates for cities to take their money out of fossil fuels and put them into environmentally responsible investments.

While researching climate migration and displacement, she worked with the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) in Northern Uganda helping to create durable solutions for internally displaced persons in the aftermath of deadly conflict.

[8] She would resign from this position a year later, after her election to the House of Commons in late October 2019.

[9] The byelection following her departure was delayed due to the coronavirus pandemic until December 2020, where it eventually resulted in the election of Stephen Andrew and the defeat of Together Victoria's candidate Stephanie Hardman.