Jackie Leewai

Jackie Leewai is a Community Engagement Practitioner and Project Manager with a strong background in broadcast media, communications, and non-profit/community organizations.

Her expertise lies in areas such as Community Engagement, Public Participation, Strategy and Design Implementation, Media Relations, Stakeholder Engagement, National and State-based Corporate and Community Partnerships, Intercultural Awareness, and Publicity.

She has a particular focus on working with Culturally And Linguistically Diverse (CALD) and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander stakeholder communities, organizations, and influencer networks.

Jackie Leewai is a proud graduate and alumni of Western Sydney University (WSU) with a Masters in Journalism from the University of Technology, Sydney, and a BA in Arts, English, Text, and Philosophy from Western Sydney University.

With a rich history in various roles, she has served as the Inclusion, Strategy and Engagement Manager at Screen Australia and held positions at Special Broadcasting Service (SBS) Australia, TEDx Parramatta, Network of Immigrant and Refugee Women Australia (NIRWA), Ethnic Community Services Co-Operative, Made With Ed, Information Cultural Exchange, MercerBell, Australia Centre for Independent Journalism, FBi Radio 94.5FM, Institute for Culture and Society (ICS) at University of Western Sydney, Encore Magazine, and more.