Loveth Ochayi

• Managed the state government local decision-making project in the Tiwi Islands, involving engaging with government agencies, community groups and clan groups to collectively map decision-making processes and determine better ways of collaborating
• Managed the Department of Communities WA’s 2021-22 Strategic Asset Plan, a 10-year strategic plan for key government assets including social and public housing
• Managed a review of four health outreach services delivered by 40 providers in regional and remote NT
• Supported the Infants, Children and Adolescents Mental Health Taskforce WA, which reviewed the current state-wide service landscape and developed an ideal and practical future service landscape
• Assisted the NT Department of Treasury to identify its core revenue and expenditure streams to identify potential funding gaps.

Before joining Nous Loveth worked as a research assistant to Professor Mardi Dungey for several years. They researched aspects of the financial markets, such as contagion. She also worked as a research assistant to a health economist, where she established an interest in health economics. She works with Connect42, an organisation with the goal of assisting Tasmania to reach a literacy rate of 100%.

Loveth also enjoys computer programming and was part of a team from the University of Tasmania that visited several start-ups, Facebook HQ and Oculus in the Silicon Valley, California. They also showcased some games at Seattle’s Pax West, which attracts over 80 000 people.

Loveth holds a Bachelor of Economics and a Bachelor of Science from The University of Tasmania.

Loveth plays basketball, enjoys a range of outdoor activities and is in search of the best iced chai latte in the world.