Eileen has completed studies across a number of disciplines including education, arts and animal welfare. She has a Masters degree in social planning. She has worked in a range of senior positions in the Queensland public service and has extensive experience in project planning and management at a state-wide and national level.
Eileen has involved in the roll-out of a number of Queensland Government education projects and currently is managing the implementation of several projects in Indigenous education.
Eileen has been an active volunteer in a number of areas including hockey team management, RSPCA fostering, and she has also been the Queensland representative on the Board of RSPCA Australian for the past three years.