DAB Indigenous Industry Advisory Group

The DAB Indigenous Industry Advisory Group are involved in the development of the ‘Designing with Country’ Institute, a world leading cross-disciplinary design laboratory that specialises in Country-centered design thinking, research, education and practice in the real world.  

The Institute will bring together a collaborative group of Industry professionals, Indigenous designers, community leaders and land management experts incorporating the best of design thinking and innovation strategies with traditional knowledges to create an approach to problem solving that builds on the world’s oldest living culture and its successful ecologists.  

UTS representatives  

Name	Position
Mark Evans	Dean, UTS Faculty of Design, Architecture and Building
Professor Josh Pienaar	Deputy Dean, UTS Faculty of Design, Architecture and Building
Alison Page	Associate Dean (Indigenous Leadership & Engagement), UTS Faculty of Design, Architecture and Building
Maree Graham	Director (Indigenous Students and Community Engagement) UTS Jumbunna
Charlotte Bedford	Associate Lecturer (Indigenous Cadetship), UTS School of Design

External advisors  

Name	Position
Jason Gordon	Chair Head of Advisory Group, Head of Technical and Advisory Services, Water NSW
Craig Kerslake	Managing Director, Nguluway Design Inc Pty Ltd
Damien Barnes	Senior Legal Counsel, UGL Pty Ltd
Kevin O'Brien	Principal, BVN Architecture Pty Ltd
Marni Reti	Graduate of Architecture, Kaunitz Yeung Architecture Pty Ltd
Michael Manikas	General Manager, DLG Shape Pty Ltd
Nadeena Dixon	Founder, Nadeena Dixon Art
Troy Rugless	Managing Director, PSG Holdings Pty Ltd
Dr Gillian Barlow	Indigenous Architect
Rowena Welsh-Jarrett	Culture & Heritage Officer, Metropolitan Local Aboriginal Land Council