Susan is Australia’s leading expert in the area of cyber safety and was a member of Victoria Police for 27 years. She was the first Victoria Police officer appointed to a position involving cybersafety and young people where she established and managed the Victoria Police Cybersafety Project. She has completed advanced training in the USA in 2007, 2012 & 2015 including the Protecting Children Online Certificate from Fox Valley Technical College and has successfully completed the ‘\University Certificate in Child Safety on the Internet from the University of Central Lancashire, United Kingdom. She also has qualifications from Netsmartz/NCMEC (USA) and NSPCC/CEOP (UK). She has also been awarded The National Medal, the Victoria Police Service Medal - 2nd Clasp, and the National Police Medal. Susan presents to over 250,000 students each year as well as tens of thousands of parents and educators both within Australia and Internationally.
Current Work:
Susan is a published author with her book Sexts Texts and Selfies, acknowledged as the definitive guide to online safety. She collaborates with a variety of international bodies and is a member of The National Centre Against Bullying (NCAB). Susan has developed comprehensive Policy for a range of organisations and authored resources for the Victorian Education Department. She is the commentator of choice for both Australian and International media where she is known for her clear and balanced comments.
Susan was a good fit with the audience and was spot on with the way she pitched the information and related to the participants, she was excellent. ... keep reading Oz Child
Susan’s presentation made a huge impact upon our students. The students were fully engaged and understood the key messages of the presentation. I have had numerous reports about students initiating dialogue about cybersafety and cyberbullying with their parents as a direct result of the presentation. The parent presentation was excellent also and many parents have thanked us for arranging it. We also greatly appreciate Susan’s flexibility in accommodating a last minute change of time.
Susan is an excellent presenter. She is personable and easy to get on with. She is also quick, clever and witty. Her presentations were well received and contained a lot of excellent and current information.
Susan was informative and entertaining and very clear in her advice to parents. Her experience in the field was evident and her PowerPoint presentation was well supported by her real life scenarios.
Susan had the students engaged at all times. The parent seminar was well attended and we received very positive feedback. Thank you for your fantastic presentations.
