Jess Herder

Jess is a Dunghutti woman, who grew up on Dharawal Country in southern Sydney and now lives and works on Dharug Country in northwest Sydney.

Jess has over 20 years' experience working with NSW government in natural and cultural heritage management and land use planning. She has worked in several different roles developing and delivering a diversity of strategies, programs and projects, with Aboriginal people and communities, on a variety of scales from local, to regional, to state-wide.

Jess holds tertiary qualifications in Environmental Science, Project Management, and Urban and Regional Planning.

Jess is passionate about improving outcomes for First Nations communities and has taken on voluntary roles in her local and professional communities to achieve this, including recently as Adjunct Senior Lecturer, Sydney School of Architecture, Design and Planning, Faculties and Schools, the University of Sydney.