Gabriella brings experience from her work in academia, arts education and community development. At dandolo, Gabriella has worked on projects including evaluations, reviews, strategy development and policy reform, predominantly in the education and arts sectors. Prior to joining dandolo, Gabriella worked at the University of Auckland in the Faculty of Education where she authored academic publications, taught at both undergraduate and postgraduate level and contributed to significant educational research projects. She is passionate about education and brings a strong lens for equity and inclusion to her work.

influential work at dandolo:

• An evaluation of an educational body positivity program

• Evaluating a government funded early years STEM education program

• Reviewing a statutory authority’s professional learning outputs against best practice

• Supporting an independent review of administration and compliance burden in government schools

• Performing a lapsing program evaluation of a prominent film festival

• Evaluating a significant government funded initiative aimed at increasing student wellbeing

• Conducting a review of the professional experience offering for a leading Initial Teacher Education provider

Gabriella holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts from the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology, and a Master of Social and Community Leadership from the University of Auckland.