Sherrill Nixon is the CEO of Australian Schools Plus.

As the second employee to join the organisation in its start-up phase, she has been instrumental in the development of Schools Plus’ successful strategy and programs that have led it to support over 500,000 children in 1500 schools in its first nine years.

Prior to her appointment as CEO, Sherrill was the Director of Donor Relations for eight years, leading the fundraising team to raise over $60 million to support schools in disadvantaged communities. In this role, she developed deep and long-term partnerships with major corporates, foundations and individuals including Salesforce, Google and Paul Ramsay Foundation.

Sherrill joined Schools Plus following an extensive career in Australian media. She worked as a journalist, editor and newsroom leader for media organisations including Fairfax Media, Australian Associated Press and News Corp in newsrooms in Sydney, Melbourne, Canberra and Adelaide.