Jemima grew up on Gundungurra and Dharawal/Tharawal lands in a family that valued education and social justice. Surrounded by a tight-knit community, she still believes that life’s challenges are best addressed together – ideally starting with a cuppa.
As a Social Innovator in Strategy, Jemima’s role is to support the implementation and communication of TACSI’s strategy. She joins TACSI part-time while pursuing a Master’s of Transdisciplinary Innovation (Research) at the University of Technology, Sydney. In her Master’s, Jemima is designing an evaluation framework for the National Futures Initiative and exploring evaluation within Participatory Futures studies. Jemima teaches futures studies, systems thinking, social impact and innovation in the Transdisciplinary faculty at the University of Technology Sydney.
Through her teaching, work and research, Jemima is particularly passionate about finding ways to foster agency and connection to create more socially just futures. Jemima is dyslexic, and while she might occasionally misspell a colleague’s name, she believes her dyslexia helps her to grasp and synthesise ideas in new and unique ways.
When she’s not working, Jemima is exploring unusual (sometimes fleeting) hobbies, delighting in talking to strangers and looking for her lost keys.
