Gael is an experienced leader and social innovator whose career is rooted in community and economic development, social justice, and human rights. She has worked across central and local government and grassroots organisations to enable positive social change. As Director of Community and Social Innovation at TSI, an Auckland Council initiative focused on place based social and economic change. From 2021-2023 she was a panel member on a ministerial review of the future for local governance and government in New Zealand. She has a law degree and a post graduate diploma in reflective social practice.