Jennifer Sanders is currently a Councillor and Deputy Chair with The Australiana Fund. She was Deputy Director at the Powerhouse Museum (2001–2009), after being appointed curator in 1978. This was followed by positions as senior curator, decorative arts & design, and Assistant Director Collections in 1988. Awarded a Churchill Fellowship in 1981, she attended the Museum Management Institute, Berkeley, USA, in 1987. Jennifer was a member of the National Cultural Heritage Committee (2000–2008) and was awarded a Centenary of Federation medal in 2003.