Marie has worked in dementia, design and behaviour support programs for over two decades since the early Commonwealth initiatives.

She is the strategic lead for Dementia Support Australia, a HammondCare led service delivering the National Severe Behaviour Response Teams, the national Dementia Behaviour Management Advisory Service, Needs Based Assessment Program for determining eligibility for Specialist Dementia Care Programs and Staying at Home.

Her work also includes engagement, stakeholder, research and special needs groups strategies across the Dementia Centre including leading the Dementia Design portfolio internally and commercially for the Dementia Centre.