Dr Carmen Reaiche

Carmen (Joham) Reaiche’s main expertise is in Systems Thinking and Project Management.
Prior to joining The University of Adelaide and since coming to Australia in 1993 she has held a number of senior management positions as well as academic appointments, where she has coordinated various undergraduate and postgraduate courses. In industry she designed and project managed the implementation of information systems and policy processes for businesses such as Mobil, IBM, Centrelink and Business SA. She completed a Master of Business Administration from the Adelaide University soon after arriving to Adelaide and balanced her day work activities with evening teaching. In 2006 Carmen completed her PhD with UniSA in the area of Self-organising Systems, has published over 40 refereed articles and supervised 8 PhD completions. Her present research interests include project management, policy making systems, teaching and learning from a cross cultural perspective and social network aspects of business management models.

Due to her diverse cultural background Carmen has also been engaged in various South Australian Spanish and Lebanese migration and cultural programs. In 1998 she was one of the key founders of the S.A Spanish Federation and managed several Government grants which resulted in the building of 2 nursing homes and a primary school in the S.A. Spanish Community. As a member of the Lebanese community, she holds a chair position in the S.A. Lebanese Women’s Association and volunteers in the S.A. Elder Abuse Prevention Association. Her community engagement and participation also includes a number of offshore projects. In November 2009 she became a member of and serves as an advisor to the UNESCO Lebanese Training Professionals Program which helps women from Arab countries . Since 2006 she has also been an active member of RES Foundation Australia Inc., where she sits on the Advisory Board. Among other aims, RES seeks to alleviate Bangladesh’s rural poverty through financial capability development and the empowerment of women.