Sentences with phrase «professor buckskin»

For over a decade Professor Buckskin worked as an officer in the Commonwealth's Senior Executive Service, where he occupied a number of strategic positions in the portfolios of Aboriginal Affairs, Employment, Education and Training.

Professor Buckskin has worked as a school teacher in Western Australia and South Australia, Chair of the South Australian Aboriginal Education Consultative Committee, Ministerial Adviser, Superintendent of Schools, and a Senior Executive at both State and Federal levels.

Professor Buckskin served one term as a Commissioner of the Australian Commission to UNESCO and continues as Chair of the National Indigenous Higher Education Network, Executive Member of the World Indigenous Higher Education Consortium, Co-Chair of the South Australian Aboriginal Education and Training Consultative Body and Co-Chair Reconciliation South Australia.

As an educator and professional bureaucrat for more than 30 years, Professor Buckskin's passion has been the pursuit of educational excellence for Aboriginal students.

Not exact matches

«For the first time we can accurately quantify the numbers of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander teachers in our schools, and plan effective workforce reform strategies for our people with the confidence they are based on robust evidence,» MATSITI Director, Professor Peter Buckskin, tells Teacher.

Dr Kerry Arabena and Mr Sam Jeffries are the inaugural fulltime Co-Chairs and are joined by fellow directors: Ms Josephine Bourne, Professor Peter Buckskin, Mr Ned David, Professor Colleen Hayward, Mr Klynton Wanganeen and Ms Daphne Yarram.

Professor Peter Buckskin and Senator Anne Ruston will speak at the event.

Professor Peter Buckskin is a Narungga man from the Yorke Peninsula in South Australia.