Joanne has spent the past five years establishing a social enterprise capacity building program for Parramatta City Council in Sydney, Australia. The program is the first of its kind in local government in Australia, and has contributed to the growt
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Joanne has spent the past five years establishing a social enterprise capacity building program for Parramatta City Council in Sydney, Australia. The program is the first of its kind in local government in Australia, and has contributed to the growth of the sector at the local, state and national levels. Joanne co-authored Australian Stories of Social Enterprise and in 2009 completed a Churchill Fellowship study tour to the United States, Canada and the UK, exploring how the public sector can support social enterprise development. Prior roles include Senior Communication & Consultation Specialist with Sinclair Knight Merz, and Network Relations Manager for the pilot of the Prime Minister’s Community Business Partnership initiative. Joanne is currently undertaking a Doctorate in Political & Social Thought and holds a Master of Arts in Communication Management, and a Diploma in Management Studies. She has briefly worked in the nonprofit sector, in events management and community theatre, and also spent two years living and working in Central America with her then young family.
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