Macri has more than a decade of experience as a Director of Nursing/CEO in the private hospital system, and has represented the aged care industry in Ministerial working parties, committees and reviews, including the Macri Panel on Nursing Home Documentation and Accountability Report, the National Review of Nursing Education and the National Nursing and Nursing Education Taskforce. In recognition of her contribution to aged care, she was awarded an honorary doctorate from the Australian Catholic University and in 2007 she was named a Member in the General Division of the Order of Australia.