Mary-Ellen currently holds the position of Australian Broadcasting Corporation’s Head of Children and Family Department (Acting). Prior to this she led the Department’s Commissioning team. In this role she facilitated and oversaw the financing and delivery of a broad slate of award-winning animation, factual, factual entertainment, scripted/unscripted series and online content, in collaboration with a wide range of independent film and television content makers, both in Australia and around the world.

Mary-Ellen held the position of Senior Commissioning Editor with Australia’s National Indigenous Television where she also commissioned an award-winning slate of animation, factual and drama content before joining the ABC. She managed the National Documentary Program on behalf of Screen Australia for six years, working closely with the NSFA and other national cultural and financial institutions. Mary-Ellen is a past International Emmy Juror for both documentary and children’s content.