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Genevieve Jacobs AM
PrintGenevieve Jacobs AM has been a journalist in print and radio for more than 30 years and is now CEO of the ACT's community foundation, Hands Across Canberra. She worked for over 10 years for ABC Canberra and was also the group editor for digital news platform Region Media. Genevieve is a passionate story-teller who has an ongoing interest in strengthening community engagement
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Testimonials for Genevieve Jacobs AM
Genevieve is a highly capable conference facilitator – erudite, engaging and entertaining. Her depth of journalistic experience also means she can condense a vast amount of information and discussion from the presentations to a concise ‘end of the day’ summary for delegates and is agile in driving Q&A sessions with speakers to delve deeply into the topics.
Catholic Health Australia
“I have known Genevieve Jacobs for some ten years. She has been a great help to Manning Clark House as a chair of discussions and events, dealing with very distinguished speakers and a sometimes bolshie audience. She always manages this with great aplomb and with the greatest good humour. Genevieve is an ornament that must continue to shine in the area of communication and beyond.”
Sebastian Clark, President of Manning Clark House
Genevieve is extremely professional and well spoken. She hardly needed a script, engaged with the audience and speaker with such ease. She is a fantastic host.
Institute of Public Administration (IPAA)
Genevieve Jacobs is always very professional and understands the role of MC well. She was wonderful to work with!
89 Degrees East
Fee Range: Up to $5000
Genevieve Jacobs AM's Biography
Genevieve Jacobs AM has been a journalist in print and radio for more than 30 years and is now CEO of the ACT's community foundation, Hands Across Canberra. She worked for over 10 years for ABC Canberra and was also the group editor for digital news platform Region Media. Genevieve is a passionate story-teller who has an ongoing interest in strengthening community engagement.
Telling our city's stories is her great passion. She chairs the Canberra International Music Festival board and is a director of the ACT's Cultural Facilities Corporation, Regional Development Australia Southern NSW/ACT and the Australian Centre for Christianity and Culture. In 2021, she was made a Member of the Order of Australia for her services to broadcasting and the community.
Genevieve knows that good communication is, first and foremost, about listening. Listening precedes understanding. With understanding comes confidence, respect and the ability to contribute. She is able to identify and articulate those things that ring true in our daily lives, to draw focus on the detail - the little things that point to the meaning.
She has the capacity to master complex matters rapidly and to distil the essence of any issue with clarity and precision. From a mass of fact, opinion, creativity and reality, Genevieve draws people together and leads them in the search for practical outcomes.
She is highly respected and sought after and a conference chair, facilitator and moderator, MC and speaker.