Jillian has the ability to ‘connect the dots’ by bringing together groups that include corporate and not-for-profit leaders, philanthropists, diverse teams and people with lived experience who are at the heart of the issue.
Maybe it was being in the right place at the right time, a healthy obsession to embrace new opportunities, or simply her three decades of experience that has allowed her to cultivate highly developed facilitation and problem-solving skills. Couple this with strong networks and you have someone with the ability to help people understand diverse viewpoints and agendas to collectively solve complex social issues.
She has proudly and tenaciously:
* Influenced and led significant systemic change and consumer campaigns in chronic health issues to provide awareness, information, and solutions for those facing significant health challenges.
* Collaboratively produced pioneer material on various societal issues, including the real price of chronic health issues in Australia, the inclusion of people with disabilities in research, Australia’s state of play in MS nursing and development of Australia’s first Citizen Scientist online learning portal.
* Wielded extensive experience in designing and developing community consultation and consumer engagement programs for delivering successful stakeholder engagement strategies.