Louise commenced as Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Victoria Legal Aid in October 2018. She has extensive experience across the justice, social services and government sectors. Prior to her appointment at Victoria Legal Aid, Louise was the CEO of the Victorian Responsible Gambling Foundation. Before this, she spent three years as deputy CEO at the National Disability Insurance Agency implementing the National Disability Insurance Scheme. Louise was the inaugural director of Victoria’s Neighbourhood Justice Centre Project which saw the Centre opening in Collingwood in 2007. She has worked for the Victorian Public Advocate, the then Victorian Department of Justice and the Commonwealth Attorney-General’s Department in senior executive roles, as well as in local government, academia, the private sector, and ministerial offices. Louise holds qualifications in law, social work and social policy, and is keenly interested in the intersections between legal policy and public policy generally.