Jennifer Scott
President's Representative
RIPR Jennifer Scott lives in the beautful Blue Mountains, west of Sydney, Australia, surrounded by
world heritage listed natonal parks. She is passionate about peace building and ecological sustainability.
Jennifer has practced as a lawyer since 1981, specialising in environmental and planning law. After her undergraduate degrees in Arts/Law Jennifer completed a master’s degree in Local Government and Environment Law and a master’s degree in Dispute Resolution. From
1996 to 1999, she was an advisor to the Australian Commonwealth Minster for the
Environment on climate change and pollution issues. Jennifer is an arbitrator and nationally
accredited mediator. Since 2005, Jennifer has focused on providing facilitation and dispute
resolution services to private and government organisations, and to the courts and tribunals.
She also provides mediation and communication training and conflict coaching.
As well as working in the field of dispute resolution, Jennifer is also involved in several not
for profit organisations and charities. She is the chair of Varuna, the Nation al Writers’
House, and is on the board of Sustainable Cambodia. Her focus in life reflects the vision of
the Rotary FoundaƟon ‐ advancing world understanding, goodwill and peace through the
improvement of health, the support of education, and the alleviation of poverty. Together
with her husband, Ian, Jennifer has led teams of volunteers to Pursat in Cambodia. She has
also led a Vocational Training Team to Mongolia, upskilling Judges and social workers in
family mediation and conflict management skills.
Jennifer is a member of the Rotary Club of Central Blue Mountains and served as Rotary
District Governor in 2007‐08. She has been an International Assembly Training Leader and in
2015 and 2016 was the Seminar Trainer. She is currently the International Assembly Assistant Moderator for 2021 and will the Moderator for RIPN Jennifer Jones in 2022. In 2013
Jennifer was awarded the Rotary Foundation’s Citation for Meritorious Service. She has been
a member of the Hamburg Convention Committee, Rotary International Election Review
committee, and chair of Rotary International Leadership Development and Training
Commitee. She is currently a vice chair of the End Polio Now: Countdown to History
Campaign Committee and a member of the RI Constitution and By‐law committee. Jennifer
is also a Foundation Cadre of Technical Advisors and will be a Technical Coordinator for
2021‐2024. Jennifer and Ian (also a past governor, and president's representative to District 7690's Conference in 2018) are major donors, and bequest society members.
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