Claire believes that asking the right questions is central to good leadership. She has led a range of education, health, cultural, infrastructure, and public landscape projects, creating places that combine high levels of amenity with ecological sustainability.

Through her work with the Australian Institute of Landscape Architects (AILA) and the International Federation of Landscape Architects (IFLA), Claire has championed Climate Positive Design. She is passionate about design advocacy, landscape communication, and education, and is a member of the Office of the Victorian Design Review Panel, a contributor to Landscape Architecture Australia, and a regular guest lecturer at the University of Melbourne and RMIT University.