Tom Harvey Award Recipient for 2013
Jess Jacobson
Jess is currently the General Manager of International Engagement with the Oaktree Foundation, and co-manages a school and boarding house in India.
As General Manager of International Engagement Jess oversees and directs all of Oaktree’s international development work in East Timor, Papua New Guinea, Cambodia and South Africa. She is also responsible for selecting new development initiatives and all our monitoring and evaluation. Before stepping in to this role Jess founded Oaktree’s Tasmanian branch, and was an incredible State Director throughout 2010 and 2011.
Jess was the winner of the Southern Cross Young Achiever of the Year Award for Community Service in 2009, and as mentioned above, manages the sustainability of a school a school and boarding house in the poorest state of India.