ABOUT
Who is the Social Change Collective?
The Social Change Collective was formed in 2017 by a group of young Wellingtonians who wanted to be more informed of social issues and wanted to work together to create actionable solutions. The committee of eight people consists of lawyers, policy analysts and entrepreneurs. They see the potential in their peers to engage with the range of issues facing the world today.
How do we operate?
Every second month we run an event on a particular social or environmental issue, ending with a list of “actions” for attendees to sign up to.
We also support young people to participate in governance across New Zealand. See the Board Opportunities page to learn more and get involved.
WELLINGTON
Joanna
Lambert
Operations Manager (Trustee)
Lawyer and Building apprentice
Miranda Hitchings
Community Relations (Trustee)
Community Investment Specialist, NZ Post
Tessa
Vincent
Finances (Trustee)
Lawyer and NZ Food Waste Champions Founder
Chloé
Eberly
Coordinator
A Bigger Table Project Founder
Jeremie
Hogan
Event Manager
Business Analyst
Michael
Thomson
Event Manager
Policy Analyst
Olivia
Hyland
Event Manager
Law Clerk, Chapman Tripp
Danielle Lucas
Event Manger
Insights Analyst, The Social Investment Agency
Darragh
Kenny
Event Manager
Physiotherapist, TBI Health
AUCKLAND
Georgia
Brown
Event Manager
Resource Mangement Lawyer
Rachel Rountree
Event Manager
Marketing and Events Specialist
Eve
Hewitt
Event Manager
Insights Analyst, ANZ
ADVISORY BOARD
Pat Shepard
Founder and Chief Doer of Things, One Percent Collective
Pat is originally from Scotland, having followed his love of skiing to Wanaka for three seasons before ending up in Wellington. He worked as a freelance photographer and graphic design tutor, developed the fundraising project The Good Karma Project, and eventually this led to the development of the Little Lotus Project. He founded the One Percent Collective in 2010, after reading work from philosopher Peter Singer, to encourage the growth of generosity by asking people to donate 1% of their earnings to charity. Pat always aims to inspire community members to join the generosity movement.
Jill Day
Councillor, Takapū Ward – Wellington City Council
Jill was first elected to Council in 2016 and is one of three Takapū/Northern Ward Councillors. Previously a primary school teacher, she got involved with the council in order to help support struggling families. Jill is always challenging the cycle of poverty and fighting for equal access to opportunities. In 2018 Jill led the adoption of Te Tauihu, Wellington City Councils Te Reo Māori policy to make Wellington a Te Reo Māori city by 2040. She descends from Ngāti Tūwharetoa and is heavily involved in her local community, attending events and engaging with concerns from local residents.
Jim Sully
Founding Partner, ThinkPlace
Jim has successfully led design thinking in the New Zealand public sector throughout his career. He is all about unleashing people’s innovation potential to create positive change in the world. In addition to his role as founding partner of ThinkPlace, who help leaders to tackle complex challenges, Jim sits on the UN Development Programme’s Innovation/Design panel and New Zealand’s Better by Design panel.