Influencing a Meaningful Wave of Change to Empower Others
Researcher – Facilitator – Speaker – Education Advocate – Leader
Community Engagement & Project Management Specialist
Lateesha Jeffrey
Founder and Director of Wave Of Change Consultancy
A Northern Territorian, I’m a proud Woolwonga and Kukatj woman, raised on Larrakia and Yolngu Land. I am a passionate advocate for education – particularly for young women – and the role empowering these young women plays in healing intergenerational trauma and strengthening communities. Which is why I established Wave of Change Consultancy Pty Ltd (2021) and founded the Lateral Empowerment Program (2022), as a way for me to influence meaningful waves of change to empower others.
As the mother of a young daughter, and coming from a large family of 6 siblings, I know the importance of having strong role models as we walk in two worlds.
I have extensive experience working in the community with a focus on building models for change that deliver great outcomes. From concept through to development, implementation and evaluation, I thrive on bringing new ideas and fresh energy to “unsolvable” problems. My vision is to influence generational change for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people through collaboration, consultation and empowerment.
My Qualifications & Experience
- Master of Philosophy (currently undertaking through Batchelor Institute): Researching the effects of Lateral Violence on Australian First Nations Women in educational settings.
- Bachelor of Educational Studies (Deakin University).
- Dare to Lead™ Trained.
- Founder and Lead Facilitator of Lateral Empowerment™ Program.
- Coach, Assistant Coach and Captain for Northern Territory Thunder (AFL).
- More than 200 games of AFL across Australia.
- Former Regional Manager, Girls Academy, Role Models and Leaders Australia – playing a direct role in leading, mentoring and developing programs and initiatives to engage and support Indigenous Women to achieve greater outcomes in school.
- Former Assistant Director of the Aboriginal Educators Unit in the Department of Education, Northern Territory.
- Experienced facilitator and master of ceremonies (Co-Emceed the Social Enterprise World Forum 2022 and Emceed the Indigenous Well-being Conference 2023).
- Outcomes-focused program and project manager and strategic planner.
- Confident public speaker with a point of view (No Woman Left Behind Conference, NT Indigenous Leadership and Governance Forum and many more).
Partners
What My Clients Say
We’ve worked with Lateesha from Wave of Change Consultancy over many years. Lateesha first joined us as the MC of an online national forum, and has gone on to provide mentorship to Indigenous entrepreneurs in our network and host many more in person and online moments. Lateesha is a joy to collaborate with, she is full of positivity, ideas, and brings her wealth of knowledge and experience to every project. She is exceptional as a presenter, facilitator and mentor. If you are looking for someone with integrity, commitment and a truly personalised approach, I highly recommend her.
CEO for Enterprise Learning Projects
What an amazing program to build women up to empower each other! You could feel the power and strength of every woman during the workshop rise up and by the end we were ready to take on the world as a collective, that was the beautiful thing about it. Lateesha was able to engage everyone by exposing her vulnerability and owning her story, very powerful.
Northern Territory Participant