Experience
Experience organised by capability, not by employment history.
Emeli's role is not simply facilitation. She works as a human systems designer, participatory practitioner, community researcher, pracademic and cultural infrastructure strategist.
Domains of practice
Community development and social cohesion
Regional community mapping, service ecosystem work, youth and family engagement, Elder engagement and community-led program design.
First Nations engagement
Nearly two decades of practice across Central Australia, the Northern Territory, Western Australia, South Australia and regional Victoria, with repeat community relationships and facilitator development.
Youth leadership and experiential education
Camps, school programs, leadership pathways and experiential learning in Australia and internationally.
International and intercultural education
Northern Ireland, the United States, Botswana and Namibia, including teacher development and culturally responsive program adaptation.
Reconciliation and institutional practice
Reconciliation Action Plan processes, cultural capability programs and work across institutional gatekeeping and shared authority.
Organisational culture and human systems
Governance, decision-making, role clarity, meetings, accountability, ways of working and implementation across health, education, events, hospitality, social impact and professional services.
Feminist practice and gender and sexuality work
Women's leadership, female facilitator development, LGBTQIA+ organisational practice and Pacific and Pasifika feminist practice.
Research, evaluation and pracademic work
Participatory inquiry, qualitative synthesis, collective sensemaking, evaluation frameworks and evidence-to-decision translation.