At dandolo Lucy has been a valued team member on many projects varying in scope and scale across sectors such as vocational education, secondary and early education and primary prevention of gendered and family violence. She greatly enjoys being part of work that delivers impact for communities and has a deep passion for for-purpose work.

Prior to joining dandolo, Lucy was a vocational education student studying a Certificate III in Business in an earn while you learn model, and becoming a qualified massage therapist. After studying her Certificate III, Lucy worked in orchestral operations in the arts sector while studying a Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in sociology at Deakin University. Lucy also brings decades of experience as a participant, volunteer and employee in grassroots community sport and remains passionate about the role of sport in society.

influential work at dandolo:

• An evaluation of a framework to help registered training organisations embed gender equality and respect for women in their organisation

• A report to a government funder for a university providing support to communities offering VET to secondary school students

• An evaluation of two early years initiatives that support educators to teach STEM in early education

• A tender for an ECEC provider to provide culturally safe care for newly arrived refugee and migrant families

• Development of the VET Workforce Blueprint

• An evaluation of the Digital Skills Cadetship Trial