Julia Farr MS McLeod Benevolent Fund has a new name – we are now the JFM Fund. In addition to our new name, we’ve also given our brand and website a vibrant makeover – we hope you like our new look!
Paula Davies is a legal practitioner with over 25 years’ experience in various sectors. She has a strong interest in supporting organisations with good governance frameworks to ensure robust, transparent, and ethically sound decision-making. She is also an independent member of several local government Audit and Risk committees in SA and has board experience spanning over two decades in retirement living, literacy, community legal services, social housing, supporting disadvantaged youth, and more.
Paula has a keen interest in safeguarding and helping remove social disadvantage and creating social equity. This has shaped her previous executive experience in the disability sector as a company secretary and general counsel for another entity. Stepping into a trustee role with the JFM Fund was a natural progression when an opportunity arose to do so.
Paula is attracted to the innovative approach to grant making and the person-centred nature of the Julia Farr ethos. Each application has human factors at its core. There is a sense that a real difference can be made to the lives of the disability community.