Poppy has worked in the housing sector for over 15 years and has served on the board of Shelter NSW since 2016. Poppy currently works in energy consumer policy in the Office of Energy and Climate Change, where she is advising on an equitable transition to renewable energy. In the past, Poppy has held housing policy positions at WSP, where she specialised in social and affordable housing and also worked on wider social sustainability projects; at Mission Australia Housing; CHIA NSW; and the NSW Land and Housing Corporation. She holds a Master of Urban and Regional Planning and a Bachelor of Arts (Architecture).