Guest Spotlight: Jenna Davey-Burns
Community Leader | Foster Carer | Former Mayor of Kingston | Women’s Leadership | Divine Mumma
Jenna Davey-Burns is a community leader, foster carer, and former Mayor and Councillor for the City of Kingston. Her work spans foster care, family violence prevention, youth justice, and community leadership, with a strong focus on prevention, co-regulation, and active citizenship.
Jenna Davey-Burns is a passionate advocate for prevention over punishment and early intervention in families and communities. She has worked across foster care, family violence prevention, corrections, and local government, bringing a deeply human and values-led approach to leadership.
A former Mayor and Councillor for the City of Kingston, Jenna has been involved in local and international community development work, including post–Black Saturday bushfire recovery and collaborations with the United Nations in Bangkok. She mentors emerging leaders through Pathways to Politics and the Australian Local Government Women’s Association, and is committed to encouraging women’s participation in leadership and public life.
As a foster carer and mother, Jenna brings lived experience to conversations about co-regulation, child development, and community care. Her work consistently centres listening, collaboration, and the belief that meaningful change happens when communities stay connected, curious, and engaged.
Wisdom from Jenna
“When kids are getting distressed or angry, that’s because they’re not able to regulate themselves yet, so what you do is you help that child regulate by regulating yourself.”
“Behaviour is communication.”
“I try really hard to stay very open, because I think there’s always something you can learn.”
“One of the things that worries me at the moment is the loss of the capacity to have discourse with people we disagree with.”
“We don’t always have to agree on things, but we do need to be collaborative and work together.”
“Active citizenship is something I really want to actively promote, talk about, and encourage.”
“Nothing good will come out of fourteen-year-olds going into prison.”
“We need consequences, but we need appropriate consequences.”
How to get in touch with Jenna
Jenna encouraged listeners to connect via her social media platforms: Instagram & Facebook: jennadaveyburns
"We don’t always have to agree on things, but we do need to be collaborative and work together.”
Jenna Davey-Burns
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