The Board of the Environmental Defenders Office has announced the appointment of Ms Jo Shulman as the organisation’s new CEO.
EDO Chair Brent Wallace said Ms Shulman was appointed after an exhaustive local and international recruitment process. She starts in the role on September 1.
“Ms Shulman is a leader with more than 25 years’ experience at the cutting edge of social justice and policy reform,” Mr Wallace said.
“Her career spans legal practice, public policy, academia and executive leadership, including terms as chief executive of the Moriarty Foundation, Redfern Legal Centre and the Australian Centre for Disability Law.
“Ms Shulman has led across multiple causes and communities, including First Nations justice, digital inclusion, health equity, gender equality, discrimination, housing and homelessness, domestic violence, disability, and migrant communities.
“She brings to the role expertise in strategy, governance, outcomes measurement, funding diversification and partnerships and cross-sector collaboration.”
Ms Shulman said: “The people and communities that EDO serves face immense challenges as they struggle to keep the climate safe and to protect the places, the Country and cultures they love.
“EDO’s mission to provide access to justice and to empower communities to drive the change needed to enable nature to thrive has never been more important than it is today.
“I am excited and honoured to be given this opportunity to lead the Australia-Pacific region’s foremost environmental community legal centre.”
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