Iara Morris
NCJWA WA President
Iara Morris is a third culture kid, a mother of two young boys, has worked in Perth, Beijing and San Jose and grew up in Israel, Brazil and Singapore before arriving in Perth at the age of 8. She is leader in Governance, Risk and Compliance in a national professional services firm. Iara grew up involved in the Jewish community through Habonim Dror and was a Madricha in the Perth community after going on Shnat. As a working full -time culturally Jewish mother with Brazilian parents, she has lived in over 6 countries and has been a champion of women and diversity all her life.
She has Board experience through her role on the NCJW San Francisco Chapter where she was involved in advocacy campaigns and anti human trafficking campaigns. She has also been on the NCJWA WA Section State Committee for a number of years and is currently Co-President. While in the US she attended Stanford Continuing Studies to do courses such as Executive Presence in Women and the New Alpha Leader. In the US she began a working parents mentor program and actively leads Women's Development groups in Australia, including Lean In circles. Her passion for people, women and children has defined her community and working life.