Bokyong joins dandolo with a background across law, science and policy. She has strong conceptual and analytical thinking skills and enjoys communicating practical insights from complex policy problems. Before joining dandolo, Bokyong was a Summer Clerk with Herbert Smith Freehills, and interned at the New Zealand Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment.

Influential work:

During her time at dandolo she has helped:

• Assess the impact of potential changes to the Australian Professional Standards for Teachers and Principals.

• Identified opportunities to incentivise Registered Training Organisation (RTO) excellence through the Standards for RTOs 2015.

• Model the impacts of different economic and policy scenarios on the early childhood and care sector.

• Identify a range of future options to support and improve two longitudinal studies operated by a government department.

• Develop a strategy and action plan to improve school attendance in Western Australia’s most remote and highly disadvantaged communities.

Bokyong holds a Bachelor of Law (Honours) and a Bachelor of Science in Chemistry and Geography, both from the University of Otago. During university Bokyong was the National President for UN Youth NZ, and was awarded a New Zealand Youth Award for her work in Youth Development.