Donna Ferretti is an urban and regional planner with over 35 years’ experience working in state and local government, the private sector and as an academic teaching planning at the University of South Australia.  She has particular skills in strategic planning, social planning, development assessment, policy planning and community/stakeholder engagement for which she has won a number of State and National planning awards.  

Donna was elevated to Life Fellow of the Planning Institute of Australia in 2017, is a member of the Premier’s Women’s Directory and has served on numerous boards and committees.  She is committed to developing and championing the planning profession across Australia – a commitment which is underpinned by an ethic of environmental responsibility and social inclusion.