• Master of Business Administration - Southern Cross University
• Graduate Diploma in Adult Education and Training - University of Sthn QLD
• Bachelor Applied Science in Speech Pathology - University of Sydney

Jan majored in leadership and human resource management during her MBA. She has worked as a speech pathologist, adult educator, and manager and project manager over her 28 year career in private and public organisations.

She has undertaken Coach the Coach Accreditation Processes in Leadership Coaching with AnD Consulting. She has extensive experience of the pains and pleasures of managing/leading people as well as managing /leading her own career. She has designed and presented workshops for regional, state and national forums, since the late 1980s. She started Redgate Consulting to provide leadership, career and business coaching services to people working across sectors and at any stage in their career.