Our team

Passionate about our vision to create a disability confident Australia, our people are flexible, collaborative, open minded and focused on results.

We explore new ways of doing things and are committed to continuous learning and improvement in order to maximise our impact.

We know that working in partnership with organisations we can make a difference to people with disability accessing business as customers, employees and stakeholders.

Leadership team

Corene Strauss

Chief Executive Officer

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Rachael Kennedy

Chief Operating Officer

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Amber O'Shea

Head of Strategy

Emma is a woman with shoulder-length brown hair, short bangs and reading glasses. She is wearing a black, long-sleeve top and a silver necklace.

Emma Henningsen

Head of Consultancy

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Sharon Kumar

Head of Programs

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Stephanie Littlewood

Acting Head of Member Services

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Emily Matthews

Head of Member Services (on maternity leave)

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Katie Wilson

Head of Marketing and Communications

Our expert staff

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Lara Bernardo

Disability Confident Recruiter Lead

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Tom Bevan

Dignified Access Lead

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Jazmyn Brennan

Disability Consultant - Career Pathways Pilot

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Pauline Brown

Administration Coordinator

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Hayley Brooks

Customer and Employee Experience Lead

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Regine Caramancion

Marketing Coordinator

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Brooke Carter

Program Coordinator - Career Pathways Pilot

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Manu Dhatt

Program Coordinator

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Sarah Driscoll

Relationship Manager

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Marie Fox

Delivery Manager - Employing 100

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Bianca Georgakopoulos

Member Liaison

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Rudy Haruta

Programs Lead - Stepping Into

Katherine is a woman with short dark hair and reading glasses. She is wearing a blue long-sleeve top.

Katherine Havas

Project Liaison - Career Pathways Pilot

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Arpita Jauhari

Relationship Manager

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Megan Jones

Marketing Projects Manager

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Tia Kwan

Program Lead – PACE mentoring program

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Rosie Lane

Access and Inclusion Index Lead

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Rida Leung

Executive Assistant

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Lisa Mabin

Program Coordinator

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Peta Magick

Project Manager

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Catherine Maitland

Research Lead

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Rachel Matheson

Relationship Manager

Willow is a woman with short dark hair and bangs. She is wearing a patterned dress, necklace and large hoop earrings.

Willow Metcalf

Project Liaison - Career Pathways Pilot

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Nathan Mikhael

Digital Officer

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Isabel Money Galacho

Program Coordinator

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Lydia Moore

Disability Consultant - Career Pathways Pilot

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Mirabel Mowat Smith

Acting Membership Development Manager

Liisa is a woman with shoulder-length brown hair. She is smiling with her arms crossed and wearing a black shirt and gold necklace.

Liisa Olsson

Mentor Lead

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Ari Perala

Business Analyst

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Clara Pirani

Media and Policy Manager

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Penelope Pitcairn

Relationship Manager

Nerida, woman with short dark hair and reading glasses. She is wearing a printed dress, green necklace and disability sunflower lanyard.

Nerida Sleaman

Project Manager – Employing 100

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Mackenzie Small

Relationship Manager

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Danielle Smyth

Relationship Manager

Chris is a man with reading glasses, medium-length hair and facial hair. He is wearing a black blazer, navy blue sweater and patterned collared shirt.

Christopher Strickland

Training Lead

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Alyson Todd

Campaign Manager

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Dragan Tomic

Directing Change Project Officer

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Emilie Van Os-Schmitt

Content Creator/Designer

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Kylie Vitnell

Accounts Administrator

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Phillipa Ward

Accountant

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Sarah Wojciechowski

Disability Consultant - Career Pathways Pilot