Executive and Management Team

INDIGO is an Ico-D-International Council of Design initiative managed and operated by Deakin University in Australia City of Geelong, a UNESCO designated City of Design. On 20 November 2016 Deakin University signed a memorandum of understanding with ico-D International Council of Design as a part of a formal commitment for Deakin University to manage INDIGO, a co-branded project with ico-D. INDIGO is a Headquarters is in Geelong, Victoria Australia and has offices in Melbourne, Australia and Montreal, Canada. The volunteer management team is also supported by an international network of dedicated design and community and indigenous stakeholders who commit their time, energy and expertise to realising the INDIGO mission and vision.


Dr. Russell Kennedy
Senior Lecturer- School of Communication and Creative Arts, Deakin University, Melbourne, Australia.

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Dr Meghan Kelley
Senior Lecturer- School of Communication and Creative Arts, Deakin University, Melbourne, Australia.  

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Torika Bolatagici – iTaukei / Fiji
Lecturer- School of Communication and Creative Arts, Deakin University, Melbourne, Australia.

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Jefa Greenaway – Wailwam, Gamillaraay
Director, Greenaway Architects, Founder and Chair, Indigenous Architecture + Design Victoria (IADV). Adjunct Professor, Melbourne University, Melbourne , Australia.

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Frida Larios Maya / Pipil
Adjunct Professor University of the District of Columbia, Washington, USA.

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