Episode 42 - "Empowering Resilient Communities" with Amanda Leck

Today on Moments of Clarity, I speak with Amanda Leck. Amanda is Executive Director at the Australian Institute for Disaster Resilience. AIDR develops, maintains and shares knowledge and learning to support a disaster resilient Australia. AIDR is funded by the Commonwealth under the National Recovery and Resilience Agency. Amanda is a community development and engagement professional who has provided leadership and strategic direction in the planning, implementation and delivery of programs in complex environments. With 20 years’ experience in the emergency management and community sectors, Amanda led the community development area for the Country Fire Authority in Victoria. Joining AFAC in 2009, she was appointed Director Community Safety in 2013, where she provided strategic advice in relation to risk reduction, community safety and warnings. In 2019, Amanda was appointed as Executive Director of the AIDR. Amanda and I discuss her career working in communications, community development and engagement, the importance of giving to others and service, becoming a leader, saying yes, working hard and broadening your horizons, empowering communities, adaptation, transformation and learning, the climate crisis and its impact on disasters and resilience, hope, optimism and the power of grassroots movements, young people as advocates of change, the need for large processes combined with local action to improve our communities, collectivism as an advantage in Australia, hope in the face of Covid, what Amanda does to keep motivated and a Moment of Clarity.   Time Stamps Introduction: 0:00 - 3:08 Part 1: 3:09 - 33:52 Part 2: 33:53 - 66:41 Conclusion: 66:42 - 67:22    Links https://au.linkedin.com/in/amanda-leck-gaicd-88b82230 https://www.aidr.org.au/about-aidr/ Twitter: @amandaleck https://www.bnhcrc.com.au/people/aleck https://www.afac.com.au/ https://www.schools.aidr.org.au/ https://knowledge.aidr.org.au/   Moments of Clarity Instagram: @momentsofclaritypodcast Facebook: @momentsofclaritypodcast Twitter: @BarneyMOC Email: [email protected]   Podcast by Matthew Sortino Music by Christian Prochilo Artwork by Michael Chrisanthopoulos