Community

Technology is also a way to show up for your community.

School council president, long-serving treasurer, Toastmaster, meetup organiser and mentor — the things Jenks starts without anyone asking.

Treasurer (2 years) → President (now)

President, School Council (previously Treasurer)

Murrumbeena Primary School

President of the Murrumbeena Primary School Council after two years as its Treasurer — school governance, finances and the community campaign for a new hall.

→ Elected President of the School Council after two years as Treasurer

Ongoing

Organiser

DevRel Australia Meetup Group

Organiser of DevRel Australia — the meetup group for Australia's developer relations profession.

→ Organises the meetup for the developer relations profession in Australia

2019 — 2024 (5 years)

Treasurer & Vice President, Parents Committee

Virginia Park Childcare Association

Five years as Treasurer and Vice President of a parent-run, not-for-profit childcare association — finances, governance and committee leadership.

→ Five years on the committee as Treasurer and Vice President

2023

Technical Mentor

Victorian Government Digital Jobs Program

Technical mentor in the Victorian Government's Digital Jobs Program, helping mid-career Victorians move into digital roles.

→ Mentored a participant in the state's mid-career digital reskilling program

2019 — 2021

Treasurer, Executive Committee

Tooronga Toastmasters Club Inc.

Treasurer on the executive committee of Tooronga Toastmasters, helping the new club achieve its charter through the COVID years.

→ Helped the club achieve its charter during COVID

2026

A Hall for Murrumbeena — AI- and agent-friendly campaign platform

Murrumbeena Primary School community

Built the community campaign platform for a new school hall — petition and support flows, a voice-enabled AI assistant and an MCP interface so AI agents can help too.

→ Public campaign site with petition, support letters, endorsements and pledges

Mar 2022 — Aug 2024

APAC builders funnel — hackathons, accelerators & grants

Filecoin Foundation

Ran the APAC side of Filecoin's builders funnel — from hackathons and grants to accelerators and VC introductions.

→ 100+ hackathons, 12+ accelerators

2015 — 2018

Innovation at Ericsson — hackathon, RMIT IoT research & graduate mentoring

Ericsson Australia

Drove ANZ-level innovation at Ericsson — organised a company hackathon, led an IoT research engagement with RMIT University and mentored six graduates.

→ Organised a company-level hackathon

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