Who We Are

We are the 21C Student Curriculum Partners

  • Max Ashcroft-Smith is in the final year of Bachelor of Design (Visual Communication) and began his role as a SCP in March 2020. He is a self-certified tea connoisseur, with his favourites being green, peppermint, and hibiscus tea.   

  • Thilakshi Mallawa Arachchi is in her final year of Master of Teaching (English). She is the co-founder of PATH in Colombo Sri Lanka, a registered non-profit organisation founded in 2013 with the primary motive of supporting underprivileged students to get access to resources for their school education. Thilakshi commenced as a SCP in March 2020.

  • Emma Caughey is a final year Master of Teaching (Secondary) student and has been a SCP since March 2020. Though her background is Science, she would absolutely love to sneak her way into an art studio or food technology room at her future school. 

  • Sophia Clark is in the second year of a Bachelor of Business. Her journey as a SCP started at the beginning of 2021. Sophia spends a lot of her time painting or playing music as she finds it calming and enjoyable. 

  • Jasmine Derbas is a fifth year Bachelor of Laws/ Communications student and has been a SCP for 3 years. Jaz has made many things including a fun "day of my life” video and working with academics to recreate curriculum. She spends a lot of time making resin art, watching true crime documentaries, cooking, and spending time with family. 

  • Alex Donoghue is a postgrad currently completing his Masters thesis in Game Studies and began his role as a SCP in March 2020. During lockdown, Alex realised his impressive and niche skill is reciting Simpsons’ episodes line for line.  

  • Morgan Drum is in 3rd year studying a Bachelor of Creative Industries (Digital Cultures/English). She began as a SCP in August 2021 and spends most of her time playing piano accordion to her 3 cats.

  • Sameer Hifazat is completing his Masters of Research. His role as a SCP kicked off nearly 2 years ago. In his spare time, Sameer loves to read, drink green tea, and watch a wide variety of sports. 

  • Brooke Mees is in her final year of Master of Teaching and began as a SCP 3 years ago. During that time, Brooke has co-created units offered university-wide, contributed to published articles, presented at national conferences, and collaborated with external partners. She loves coffee, and relaxing with her cat, Luna.  

  • Kobi Newell is a first year Bachelor of Business student majoring in Human Resource Management and Australian Indigenous Studies. He’s a proud Aboriginal man from the Worimi Mob located on the Mid-North Coast of New South Wales. Kobi started as a SCP in August 2021.

  • Evelyn Nguyen is a second year of Masters of Social Work (Qualifying) student. She began life as a SCP in early 2020 and has acted as a student representative on several advisory groups and university committees. She is a certified scuba diver and hopes to cross the top 10 dive sites of the world off her bucket list.  

  • My Nguyen is a Science undergraduate majoring in Mathematics. She's into all kinds of problem-solving and enjoys using technology to solve any daily life challenge. She is a newly inducted SCP in midst of 2021. Apart from that she is a part-time coffee and boba fanatic.

  • Tai Peseta is the academic lead of the 21C Transforming Curriculum stream and leads the student-staff partnership strategy. Like many Pacific Islanders, she sang alto in a church choir but these days, sings along to the twang of alt-country and is very rusty.

  • Lilly-Rose Saliba is in her second year of a Bachelor of Laws/Bachelor of Social Science (Criminology). Even though she was born in the noughties, she is an 80s child at heart. She began her role as a SCP in mid 2021.

  • Clementine Sugita is a final year Bachelor of Midwifery student. Her SCP role commenced in early 2020. Clementine likes pressing flowers and is learning the art of embroidery. 

  • Samuel Suresh is in year 4 of a Bachelor of Business/Bachelor of Science degree and began his role as a SCP in early 2020. Aside from his studies, he loves photography, videography and enjoys playing cricket.

  • Shivani Suresh is a postgrad in her first year of a Master of Health Science and began her role as a SCP in January 2021. She loves learning about languages, people, and culture, and never says no to watching a good film.