Jo joined Lincoln Agritech as the Personal Assistant to the General Managers.

Jo recently returned to live in Christchurch after 10 years in Canberra. She has extensive experience in an executive administrative role. She worked as the Executive Assistant to the Defence Adviser at the New Zealand High Commission in Canberra and was the Events Manager for the Canberra Defence Post. She was responsible for the numerous events and senior visits hosted by New Zealand Defence Staff Canberra and played a significant role in events hosted by the wider staff at the New Zealand High Commission.

Prior to that Jo worked in the Emergency Call Centre for the New Zealand Police, as a Project Manager for New Zealand Trade and Enterprise (NZTE) and in an executive support role for Industry New Zealand. Jo has worked at an executive support level in a wide range of sectors including tourism, education, business development and defence.