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Ms Jo BaxterExecutive Officer with Drug Free Australia
This work complemented her role as an educational manager in the vocational education and training sector, where she made a significant contribution to quality management in off-shore programs in Bangladesh, India, Italy and the United Kingdom. In 2000 Ms Baxter was appointed CEO of Life Education in South Australia. After two years, she was promoted to the position of National Director, Programs and Training for Life Education Australia in Sydney. This role encompassed developing interactive school drug education programs, project management and the establishment of quality staff training standards under the AQTF. During this period Ms Baxter completed two research scholarships in the United States and gained qualifications as a (Botvin) Life Skills Trainer for educationalists in Middle Schools. In 2004, Ms Baxter accepted a role at Odyssey House Victoria and worked closely with teams, in both the residential rehabilitation facility and in community outreach services, assisting to build community profile for the organisation. In her current position at Drug Free Australia she oversees strategies in organisational capacity building, project management and community development.
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Ms Baxter has held diverse roles in health, education and community services, focusing on issues related to the impact of alcohol and drugs for over 10 years. These include educational program development, training and quality assurance processes, life skills programs, action research projects and work within a drug rehabilitation facility. She has delivered numerous papers on drug and alcohol issues at conferences and symposiums in Australia and overseas.