Peta MacGillivray
Peta MacGillivray (BA/LLB; Grad. Dip Legal Prac; LLM; PhD Candidate) is a Kalkutungu and South Sea Islander lawyer and researcher based in the Faculty of Law and Justice at UNSW.
Peta has worked as a researcher on a range of criminology, legal services and community development projects in NSW and across Australia.
Peta was a Field Researcher and Project Manager on the ARC Linkage Project Indigenous Australians with Mental Health Disorders and Cognitive Disability in the Criminal Justice System (IAMHDCD).
Peta’s former area of legal practice and current research specialisation is the legal needs of children and young people, particularly those experiencing social and economic disadvantage. Peta is passionate about Indigenous children and young people’s participation in community development work. Peta is the current Chairperson of the Community Restorative Centre NSW, the lead provider of specialist throughcare, post-release, and reintegration programs for people transitioning from prison into the community in NSW, and former company members and Director of the Aboriginal Legal Service NSW/ACT.
Skye Trudgett
Skye is a Mother and Gamilaroi woman who has contributed to numerous evaluations and research projects. Skye has experience in developmental evaluation with First Nations communities, organisations and collectives. She also has experience in facilitating the co-creation of programs and data capture systems for First Nations young people. Skye has a passion for Indigenous Data Sovereignty & Governance and grounds these principles within her work. Having completed her PhD in data sovereignty principles within research and evaluation practice, Skye has a wealth of experience in working alongside Community to consider protection of knowledge that informs locally led decision making.
Prior to working in evaluation, Skye coordinated clinical trials in oncology, and decided to make the move from clinical research into evaluation after working within a grassroots collective impact initiative for a number of years. Skye brings a unique approach to evaluation which considers self-determination, sustainable governance and truth-telling as the foundations for informing change, defining progress and influencing decision makers. Skye is the CEO at Kowa, a member of Maiam nayri Wingara, a board member of RUOK First Nations, First Nations Futures and Ngimilko Kunta.