leila smith
Masters of Public Policy
St Edmund's College, Cambridge 2013 Charlie Perkins Scholar 2012 Aurora Study Tour |
The generation before mine, our Elders, which include Charlie Perkins and many others in their generation, they held the line for us. They were the trailblazers. [My fellow Scholars] they are the trail-guides, so too are the many others who stand beside them in the public service, the universities, our community organisations, and the private sector. |
Leila is a Wiradjuri woman whose family is from central New South Wales. As a 2013 Charlie Perkins Scholar, she completed a MPhil in Public Policy at St Edmund's College, Cambridge, in 2014.
Raised in Canberra, Leila also holds a Bachelor's degree with First Class Honours in Sociology from the Australian National University.
Prior to joining Aurora Education Foundation as the Deputy CEO, Leila was the Knowledge Translation Manager at the Lowitja Institute, and a Senior Management Consultant at Nous Group. She also led the Policy and Programs team at the Australian Indigenous Doctors' Association, and worked in data analysis and research roles at the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare, the Australian Social Science Data Archive, and the Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies.
More from Leila
Redefining Indigenous Education - TEDxYouth
Because of Her, We Can - The Lowitja Institute
Charlie Perkins Address Indigenous Affairs and Public Administration: Can't We Do Better - Leila's speech at the 2017 ANZSOG and PMC Conference
Raised in Canberra, Leila also holds a Bachelor's degree with First Class Honours in Sociology from the Australian National University.
Prior to joining Aurora Education Foundation as the Deputy CEO, Leila was the Knowledge Translation Manager at the Lowitja Institute, and a Senior Management Consultant at Nous Group. She also led the Policy and Programs team at the Australian Indigenous Doctors' Association, and worked in data analysis and research roles at the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare, the Australian Social Science Data Archive, and the Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies.
More from Leila
Redefining Indigenous Education - TEDxYouth
Because of Her, We Can - The Lowitja Institute
Charlie Perkins Address Indigenous Affairs and Public Administration: Can't We Do Better - Leila's speech at the 2017 ANZSOG and PMC Conference