Arts and Cultural Consulting
As a cultural strategist, policy-maker and advocate with over 20 years’ experience shaping arts, culture and creative industries policy across NSW, I have led major multi-million dollar government programs, funding initiatives and cross-sector partnerships within Local, State and Federal Government agencies.
Strategies and Reports - as Independent lead author
Institute of Culture and Society, Western Sydney University
Western Sydney Live Music Roundtable
Activating Infrastructure: Music Development in Parramatta's 24/7 Economy.
Convened a roundtable of industry, community, tertiary representatives and Local and State Government agencies
Lake Macquarie City Council
A data-driven Strategy developed from Lake Macquarie’s engagement with the Live and Local Program. Capturing engagement with local musicians and audiences and offering strategic recommendations to strengthen local music in Lake Macquarie.
Create NSW Next Steps Acquittal
A record of my professional development experience attending playwriting conference and new play festivals in the USA examining international best practice in new play development and its relevance to strengthening playwright pathways in Western Sydney.
With thanks to the Ojai Playwrights Conference and Festival and the Playwrights' Centre, Minneapolis.
Western Sydney University Drama Program
A report which captures and analyses insights from over 150 industry representatives. Provides a needs analysis to support the development of Theatre Nepean 2.0 through strategic development and partnership opportunities for Western Sydney University's new Drama Program
Strategies, Initiatives and programs - as Lead Strategist
Creative Parramatta
Parramatta Laureate in Literature
Parramatta Laureate in Literature
Drafted Creative Parramatta, a decadal strategy for the local government area of the City of Parramatta, supported by engagement undertaken by JOC Consulting. Adopted by Council in 2025.
City of Parramatta
2023-2024
Parramatta Laureate in Literature
Parramatta Laureate in Literature
Parramatta Laureate in Literature
$50,000 awarded to a writer to create a major work reflecting the City of Parramatta. Developed in partnership with Writing and Society Research Centre, Sydney Review of Books.
City of Parramatta
2023-2024
Creative Kids Voucher Program
Parramatta Laureate in Literature
Creative Kids Voucher Program
With a total budget of $216M, the Creative Kids Voucher Program enabled every school aged child in NSW to access a $100 Voucher for use with a registered provider.
Create NSW
2019-2022
Make Music Day
Western Sydney Making Spaces Program
Creative Kids Voucher Program
Brokered partnerships that unlocked spaces and opportunities for NSW to participate in a global open access festival of music making on 21 June.
Create NSW
2018-2022
Western Sydney Making Spaces Program
Western Sydney Making Spaces Program
Western Sydney Making Spaces Program
Developed the Strategic Funding program to unlock underutilised spaces in Western Sydney, through providing funds to support artist making spaces.
Arts NSW
2015-2016
Western Sydney Literature Pilot
Western Sydney Making Spaces Program
Western Sydney Making Spaces Program
Designed to support Western Sydney University's Writing and Society Research Centre and Giramondo Publishing to support the second publications of Michael Mohammed Ahmed (Sweatshop), Luke Carman, Felicity Castagna and Fiona Wright.
Create NSW
2016 - 2017
Live and Local Strategic Initaitive
Live and Local Strategic Initaitive
Designed the Live and Local Strategic Initiative for Western Sydney, which later was adopted for Regional NSW to support live music in high streets.
Arts NSW
2015-2018
The Crescent Live and SSO
Live and Local Strategic Initaitive
Partnership to support emerging classical musicians in Western Sydney through a strategic project at the Crescent Live (Western Sydney Parklands Trust)
Arts NSW
2014- 2018
Newcastle Light Rail Public Art
Newcastle Light Rail Public Art
Brokered the partnership with Transport for NSW to commission Jamie North's Borrowed Landscape.
Create NSW
2019
Strategies, reports, plans and programs - as collaborator
Unleashing Creativity
State of the Arts in Western Sydney
State of the Arts in Western Sydney
Co-commissioning and collaborator, providing insights and trends in this data driven report from Western Sydney Creative and the Centre for Western Sydney. In my capacity representing the City of Parramatta
2024
State of the Arts in Western Sydney
State of the Arts in Western Sydney
State of the Arts in Western Sydney
Contributed to insights and trends in this data driven report from Western Sydney Creative and the Centre for Western Sydney. In my capacity as a member of the Western Sydney Arts Alliance representing City of Parramatta
2023
Dine and Discover Voucher
State of the Arts in Western Sydney
Sydney 24 Hour Economy Strategy
Contribute to the design of the "Discover" program of the $500M Dine and Discover NSW voucher Program focused on Live music Venues, theatres, cultural institutions and arts and cultural events
Create NSW
2020 - 2021
Sydney 24 Hour Economy Strategy
Building Western Sydney's Cultural Arts Economy
Sydney 24 Hour Economy Strategy
Collaborating with NSW Treasury Precinct Teams to integrate arts and culture into the priorities of the NSW Government's first 24 Hour Economy Strategy for Sydney.
Create NSW
2019
Sydney 24 Hour Economy Strategy
Building Western Sydney's Cultural Arts Economy
Building Western Sydney's Cultural Arts Economy
Collaborating with Sydney Metro Teams to support the development of the Sydney Metro Art Masterplan. Led the development of the EOI process for the Public Arts for City to Sydney Stations, sitting on the Public Art Working Group (PAWG).
Create NSW
2016 - 2022
Building Western Sydney's Cultural Arts Economy
Building Western Sydney's Cultural Arts Economy
Building Western Sydney's Cultural Arts Economy
Representing Liverpool City Council in my role as assistant director of Casula Powerhouse Arts Centre and representative on the Western Sydney Arts Culture Lobby. Developed by Delloite in partnership with Penrith City Council and Western Sydney Business Chamber.
2014
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