As a senior public servant and leader, Christine has strategically led the WA Department
of Justice business areas for over 37 years, finishing as the Assistant Commissioner
Rehabilitation and Reintegration, before her retirement in 2025. Christine has forged best
practice models for correctional education and employment that have led innovations for the
field across Australia. She has been instrumental in establishing a multi-award-winning
registered training organisation and introduced the first Australian apprenticeship and
traineeship program into prisons. In 2021, Christine was awarded the Australian
Correctional Medal in the Queen’s Australia Day Honours.