Sharon is a social entrepreneur and complexity scientist with more than 25 years’ experience in the social enterprise sector. She is the Founder and CEO of Community Capacity Builders, a social enterprise that works to build the capacity of individuals and communities to address complex social policy challenges.

Through this work, Sharon has led initiatives focused on autistic social entrepreneurship, supporting Autistic people to develop and grow their own enterprises and contribute to inclusive economic participation.

Sharon joined JFM Fund as a trustee due to a strong alignment between JFM Fund’s purpose and her own work. She is passionate about the self-determination of people with disability, supporting innovation in inclusion, and driving systemic change to address barriers to participation.

Acknowledgement of Country

JFM Fund would like to acknowledge the Traditional Owners of Country throughout Australia. We work on many Aboriginal lands, including Kaurna land where our head office is located. We extend our respect to all Aboriginal peoples on other lands on which we work, live and play. We are committed to listening, recognising the past and walking alongside First Nations peoples, and building respectful relationships that support self-determination and a shared future.

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples should be aware that this website may contain images or names of people who have passed away.