Arden is an experienced disaster and climate resilience professional who has worked across charities, research, and the private sector. She is currently a Manager at Indigenous Energy Australia, an Indigenous-led profit-for-purpose organisation focused on delivering generational outcomes like climate resilience for communities.

In her time at Red Cross Emergency Services, she led the COVID-19 emergency food relief program for Victoria. While working in the private sector, Arden has facilitated public-private partnerships that center community outcomes in the management and planning of infrastructure.