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 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 Aotearoa. See the Board Opportunities page to learn more and get involved.
TE WHANGAUNI-A-TARA
Grace Ashman
Trustee (Engagement)
Sustainability Lead, NZTE
Miranda Hitchings
Trustee (Youth Governance)
Community Investment Specialist, NZ Post
Lauren Holloway
National Trustee
Analyst, Treasury
Sophie
Ross
Event Manager
Policy Analyst, MSD
Olivia
Hyland
Event Manager
Lawyer, Chapman Tripp
Sam
Austin
Event Manager
Policy Analyst, Māori Health
Victoria Rea
Event Manager
Senior Solicitor, Luke Cunningham Clere
TĀMAKI MAKAURAU
Georgia
Brown
Trustee (Youth Governance)
Associate Project Manager, Sustainable Business Network
Rachel Rountree
Trustee (Engagement)
Marketing and
Events Specialist
Eve
Hewitt
Trustee (Finance & Impact)
Insights Analyst, ANZ
Andy Sondalini
Coordinator
Kumarani Productions Trust & DCDB
ADVISORY BOARD
Ruby Maxwell
Event Manager
Lawyer, Greenwood Roche
Daniel McGuinness
Event Manager
SaaS Process Engineer, Datacom
Renay Yang
Event Manager
Associate Product Owner, ANZ Bank
Olivia Woolford
Event Manager
Lawyer, Bell Gully
Pat Shepherd
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 Scully
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.
CONTACT
We'd love to hear from you!
Get in touch with the team in your city if you'd like to know more or have questions about getting involved.