Emelda Davis

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(Waskam) Emelda Davis is a former Councillor at the City of Sydney, the first Black woman elected to council in 180 years. Emelda is a second generation born Australian South Sea Islander (ASSI), a passionate volunteer community builder who has worked across corporate and grassroots sectors including advisor to State, Federal and Commonwealth Government agencies on culturally specific indigenous knowledges.

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