Amelia Pickering
“I am pleased to partner with the Larita Academy because: I know the power of having someone say, “I believe in you, I believe you can, and I have some of what you may need to get there!”. Those are life-changing, world altering words. That is what the Larita Academy is saying to young people who are prepared to put themselves out there and take a chance on themselves. I am thrilled to be a part of it."
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Advisory Group Working Member
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Amelia is an impassioned change-maker with decades of experience in the Not for Profit sector. Her avidity for leadership, academia and social justice have underpinned her broad and wide-ranging career, from executive roles in education and social enterprise to holistic grass roots program design and delivery across Africa and Australia.
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For the past five years, her focus has been Not for Profit capacity building through impact evaluation frameworks and mobilising capital for large-scale medical health research and translation programs in Aboriginal communities.
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She holds several postgraduate degrees in Research and Social Impact, a Masters Degree in Theology and sits on various Not for Profit boards in Australia and Internationally. Amelia joined the team of Prison Network in 2020, keen to leverage her skills and experience to strengthen and broaden the impact and scope of its already significant long-standing work.