Vicki Baylis started her career as a classroom teacher and school principal in North Queensland, Australia. Vicki then became Executive Director within the Queensland Department of Education, responsible for all government schools in the North Queensland Region. In 2010, Vicki transitioned to the Northern Territory Department of Education, where from 2016 she was Chief Executive until her retirement in 2020. Since then, Vicki has undertaken time limited, focused national and state led project consultancy. Vicki has also served on the governing body of James Cook University and the Batchelor Institute of Indigenous Tertiary Education. Vicki’s expertise includes the practical and pragmatic implementation of evidence-based approaches at scale.