Jefa Greenaway RAIA MDIA AILA (Affiliate)
Jefa Greenaway is a founding Director of Greenaway Architects (est. 1998), an Adjunct Industry Fellow at Swinburne University, an Honorary Fellow of Design at Deakin University and is a registered architect in NSW, ACT and Victoria. Current/recent projects include the UTS National First Nations College, winner 2024 WAFX Cultural Identity awards, the Garma Institute in North East Arnhem Land, the Koorie Heritage Trust at Federation Square and Yaitya Ngutu Wardli at the University of SA, Adelaide. He was a 2020 Design Institute of Australia’s ‘Hall of Fame’ inductee, signifying an outstanding contribution to Australian design. In addition, he was named in the 'Qantas 100 Inspiring Australians' and received the 2023 INDE.Award special prize 'the Luminary' recognising excellence in a career in design which celebrates industry icons.
Leila Gurruwiwi
Leila Gurruwiwi is the Cultural Liaison and Public Programs Lead at Agency. She is a multi-talented individual with a diverse range of skills and expertise. She is a proud Yolŋu woman, originally from Galiwinku on Elcho Island in North East Arnhem Land, NT. Leila has called the lands of the Kulin Nation and Victoria home since she was very young. She has deep rooted connections to Dja Dja Wurrung Country having grown up in Bendigo as well as familial ties to Taungurung and Wamba Wamba Country through her extended adopted Koorie family.
Maya Hodge
Maya Hodge is a Lardil curator and writer passionate about First Peoples storytelling through arts and editorial projects grounded in community values, sisterhood, and care.
Myles Russell-Cooke
Myles Russell-Cooke commenced in the role of Artistic Director & CEO of ACCA in 2024 and was formerly Senior Curator of Australian and First Nations Art at the National Gallery of Victoria (NGV). Myles has a long-standing interest in cultural, gender and sexual diversity within both Australian and International contemporary practice, and has worked across a broad range of exhibitions and projects. For over eight years Myles was one of a team of curators who oversaw major contemporary art exhibitions at the National Gallery of Victoria, including NGV Triennial, and Melbourne Now.
Wurundjeri Council - Aunty Julieanne Axford and Aunty Gail Smith
Aunty Gail Smith and Aunty Julieanne Axford are Traditional Owners and Wurundjeri Woi-wurrung Elders. Respected community leaders, they provide cultural guidance and consultation to Moonee Valley City Council, supporting the recognition and continuation of Wurundjeri Woi-wurrung culture and heritage.
