Denise commenced flying as an “Air Hostess” in 1977 and was a Purser, Line Supervisor and Cabin Manager with both the international and domestic divisions of Ansett Australia.

Her career with Ansett Australia spanned 24 years and during this time she has trained both on the ground and in the air, interviewed both in Australia and overseas, performed cabin crew assessments, conducted observation flights, designed procedures and P.A.’s, performed inaugural and promotional flights, carried out office administrative duties and created training manuals.

Denise speaks Japanese, and in 1995 was a grand-finalist in the prestigious Ansett Australia Reach-out Awards for Excellence. Denise holds a Diploma of Management, Certificate IV Workplace Training and Assessment & Certificate III – Airline Operations. She also holds a Southpac Aerospace Safety/Quality Lead Auditors Certificate.

Denise also operated as a MAM Casual flight attendant for Qantas Airways from 2004 to 2006. During her time at Qantas, she was nominated twice for the Qantas Excel Customer Service Awards.