Jennifer Cleary

Academic Level E

College of Business, Government and Law

Dr Jen Cleary is a human geographer, with a background spanning social services and social policy; vocational and higher education; and regional, rural and remote (RRR) research and development.  She is currently the Chief Executive Officer of Centacare Catholic Country SA (CCCSA), a for-purpose organisation providing social services in regional, rural and remote communities in South Australia, across a footprint of some 980,000 square km.  

Jen was awarded a PhD in Geography from the University of SA in 2014.  She holds an adjunct professorial position with the Centre for Social Impact at Flinders University and is a member of the Advisory Panel for the University of SA Justice and Society Arts Program.  She also a member of the SA Council of Social Services Board, and a member of the Governance and Steering Committee, Public Partnerships Impact Hub at UNSW, Canberra.

Jen has a special interest in place-based governance and decision-making, and ensuring regional rural and remote perspectives are considered in social planning and policy development.

Qualifications

PhD Geography Uni SA