Cathy brings with her 20 years of event experience, working on more than 50 events across three continents.

Highlights of her career include working on the Sydney 2000 Olympics, ICC Cricket World Cups in Australia, South Africa and the Caribbean, the 2003 IRB Rugby World Cup and the inaugural ICC World Twenty20 where she was in charge of media operations across three cities.

Cathy also has a strong regional events background having worked as Marketing and Events Manager for the Entrance Town Centre Management for four years.

As part of this role Cathy ran the Central Coast Country Music Festival and in her time grew attendance figures from 8,000 to more than 35,000.

Most recently, Cathy was a lecturer and tutor for Griffith University in Brisbane where interestingly she taught a case study on Parkes Elvis Festival.

has the responsibility of ensuring Parkes Elvis Festival continues to be strategically developed and managed to ensure its long-term sustainability.