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the future of work, of housing, of communities and of citizen participation. She is committed to finding spirited ways to nurture and support an engaged citizenry. Her successful career as consultant and academic in Australia and overseas has provided firsthand knowledge of many contexts, from developers’ boardrooms to low-income housing estates. She holds a Masters of Arts in literature, a Master of Town Planning and a PhD in environmental ethics. Building a career as a social planning consultant when there was no such discipline, she has pioneered innovative planning and development approaches in an astonishing variety of contexts. This work has earned her forty professional awards. She has worked with senior managers and advisors to government departments and private enterprise, primarily in the urban, community, housing and development sectors. Widely regarded as a leader in her profession and acclaimed as a humorous and thought-provoking speaker, Dr Sarkissian is a Fellow of the Planning Institute of Australia and a Member of the International Board of Global Urban Development. She has served on Boards in South Australia and Queensland and is the award-winning author of several books on housing and community engagement. She lives in an intentional ecological community in northern New South Wales. |
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| offering a critique of current social, cultural and physical environments and strategic and practical advice and suggestions about ways to make them better – for all people and for all life. It is a strong voice in support of environmental and institutional reform, grounded in experience in a wide array of contexts. Speaking for the Future is speaking for the future of work, organisations, communities and societies. The platform of Speaking for the Future will encourage others to speak for the future and to blend their voices in a chorus of expert and thoughtful support for better workplaces, better housing and planning and more sustainable and collaborative communities. |
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