Before finishing full-time work in 2019, Maddy worked in a range of academic and professional roles in five universities in Melbourne and London, including eleven years as Academic Registrar at RMIT and a stint as Executive Director, Academic Services and Registrar at the University of Melbourne. She was appointed as HoSA's Association Secretary at the AGM in 2018. As well as providing support for HoSA, Maddy is Special Issues Editor for the Journal of Higher Education Policy & Management.