- Otago Natural History Trust Advisor
- North East Valley Open Ecosanctuary Committee
- NZPI Membership organiser and committee chair
- Children's Geographies Journal: Editorial Board
- Child Youth Environments Editorial Board
- Australian Journal of Environmental Management: Editorial Board
- New Zealand Planning Institute Member
- 1997-1999 Senior Lecturer School of Regional and Resource Planning, Massey University
- 1991 - 1997 Senior Lecturer. Planning and Housing Professional Group, Leeds Metropolitan University
- 1990-1991 Planning Coordinator, Urban Wildlife Trust for the West Midlands
- 1982-1984 Junior Lecturer, Geography Department, University of the North West, South Africa
- 1981 Graduate Assistant, Geography Department, Rhodes University.