Elaine Darby holds a Bachelor of Science in Biochemistry & Microbiology, Honours in Molecular Biology and a Bachelor of Laws.
Ms Darby had been a lawyer with top-tier corporate law firm Clayton Utz, media and communications officer for an Australian Federal Member of Parliament, and managing director and senior winemaker of Aquila Estate Winery where she was an award winning wine-maker and also involved in international business development and marketing in territories including Singapore, Japan, Canada, the United Kingdom, and the United States.