ChildFund Australia
Margaret Sheehan has had a diverse and extensive work experience throughout the years. Margaret started their career at the University of Melbourne as a Youth Program Manager in 1993. From there, they moved on to Deakin University where they served as a Lecturer in Health Sciences from 1995 to 2001. In 2001, Margaret joined the World Health Organization as an Adolescent Health Adviser and held the position until 2008. Margaret then became a Senior Adolescent Adviser at UNICEF from 2008 to 2010. Margaret continued their journey with UNICEF and took on the role of Chief of Field Office/s and Headed Typhoon Haiyan Emergency Recovery Phase from 2011 to 2015. Most recently, Margaret has been with ChildFund Australia, first as an International Program Director since 2015 and now as the Chief Executive Officer since December 2019.
Margaret Sheehan attended Monash University, where they earned a Master of Public Health (M.P.H.) degree with a specialization in Public Health Education and Promotion. No specific start or end year for their education was provided.
ChildFund Australia
ChildFund Australia is an independent international development organisation that works to reduce poverty for children in developing communities. We partner to create community and systems change which enables vulnerable children and young people, in all their diversity, to assert and realise their rights. Our vision is a world without poverty where all children and young people can say: “I am safe. I am educated. I contribute. I have a future.” ChildFund Australia directly manages and implements programs with a range of local partners in Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Papua New Guinea, Timor-Leste, Vietnam, and other Pacific nations, and manages projects delivered by partner organisations throughout Asia, Africa, and the Americas. Our work is funded through child and community sponsorship, government grants as well as donations from individuals, trusts and foundations, and corporate organisations. ChildFund Australia is a member of the ChildFund Alliance – a global network of 11 organisations which assists nearly 36 million children and their families in 70 countries. ChildFund Australia is a registered charity, a member of the Australian Council for International Development, and fully accredited by the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade which manages the Australian Government’s overseas aid program.