Christine is the CEO of The Butterfly Foundation, a national charity that supports and advocates for everyone affected by eating disorders, including sufferers, carers and their families. Butterfly provides direct relief, a national support line with telephone and email counselling and referral services, support groups, school programs on building positive self esteem in young people, health promotion and early intervention work, and training for teachers and health professionals. The Butterfly Research Institute ‘without walls’ takes a leading role in Australia in the future direction and coordination of research into eating disorders with a focus on building talent in the sector, funding collaborative research projects, and connecting research to clinical practice.  Butterfly engages in a number of public awareness campaigns on eating disorders, negative body image and disordered eating.

Christine is also the National Director of the National Eating Disorders Collaboration, a federally funded collaboration led by Butterfly that has developed the first National Framework on Eating Disorders.  Over the next three years the NEDC will be focusing on producing further outcomes including a report on prevention and early intervention strategies, and a social messaging campaign aimed at young people and their families.

In the not for profit sector, Christine has held a number of General Manager roles in Wesley Mission, including over the areas of Corporate Services; and Community & Family Development. Prior to joining Wesley Mission, Christine was Executive General Manager responsible for managing the strategic direction and business unit effectiveness of the Wholesale, Broadband & Media Business Unit at Telstra.  She has qualifications in Arts / Law and Management.