Ava Graham is the Senior Communications and Marketing Coordinator at Australian Communities Foundation, helping craft strategic communications, share stories of impact, and grow our giving community.

I’m passionate about…

I’m passionate about the interdependence of ecology and culture and rebuilding our relationship with the living world – through community, curiosity, and shared knowledge. I’m drawn to work that supports First Nations leadership and self-determination, and to ways of learning that invite us to listen more carefully to place.

My experience

I have worked in a number of marketing, communications, and partnership roles across media, design, the outdoors, and tertiary sectors since 2017. I enjoy crafting narratives, building connections, and bringing ideas to life through meaningful campaigns, events, and partnerships.

While I haven’t followed a linear career path, I’ve had the opportunity to learn from a broad cohort, garner fresh perspectives and sometimes bridge unexpected parallels. Values-driven with a love for collaborative projects, I’m at my best when I’m operating at the intersection of creativity, strategy, and process. Originally from the states, I moved to Australia from New York City in 2019.