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Deborra-lee Furness

Founder
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Renée Leigh

Chief Executive Officer
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Alfre Woodard

Adoptive Mother and Actor
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Nadia Levett

Lived Experience Advocate
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Nicole Warne

Adoptee and Digital Influencer
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Nia Vardalos

Adoptive Mother, Actor and Author
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Jack Thompson

Adoptee and Actor
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Lisa Sthalekar

Adoptee, Cricket Commentator and Former Australian Cricketer
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Meg Ryan

Adoptive Mother and Actor
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Marie Osmond

Adoptive Mother, Singer and Actor
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Daniella Park

Ambassador & TV Personality
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Gabrielle Stricker-Phelps

Board Director
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Hon Tony Smith

Board Director
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John O’Neill

Ambassador
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Mark Nixon

Board Director
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Brad Murphy

Adoptee and Ex-Pro AFL Player
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Dr Shellie Morris

Adoptee and Singer, Songwriter & Musician
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Catherine McDonnell

Board Director
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Mariska Hargitay

Adoptive Mother and Actor
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Hugh Jackman

Adoptive Father and Actor
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Emily Hikaiti

Lived Experience Advocate
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Sandra Sully

Journalist and TV Presenter
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Anne King

Board Director
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Ellia Green

Adoptee and Australian Rugby Player
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Louise Ransome

Journalist and TV Presenter
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Phoebes Garland

Adoptee and Fashion Industry Consultant
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Zufi Emerson

Adoptee and Actor
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Sallianne Deckert

Adoptive Mother and TV Personality
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Helen McCabe

Journalist
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Anna Cleary

Adoptee
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Joe Hildebrand

Journalist and TV Presenter
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Tom Imbesi

Board Director
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Bianca Dye

Broadcaster
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Latika Bourke

Adoptee and Journalist
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Joel de Carteret

Adoptee and Filmmaker
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Jonah Bobongie

Executive Producer, Led By A Heartstring & Adoptee
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Melissa Doyle

Journalist and TV Presenter
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Victoria Buchan, GAICD

Chair / Board Director
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Eric Bailey

Adoptee, Ex-Pro NBL Player and "Activational" Speaker
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Angela Bishop

Journalist and TV Presenter
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Marly Wells
headspace National, Participation Advisor – First Nations
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Maree Walk
CEO, ACWA
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Lachlan Hobman
Lived Experience Advocate
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Dr Elspeth Stephenson
Lecturer in Teacher Professional Learning, University of Tasmania
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Lainie Terbogt
Social worker and clinical family therapist, Restoring Families
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Bryan Smith
Chief Executive Officer, Queensland Foster and Kinship Care
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George Elisara
Immerse, New Zealand
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Ursula Elisara
Immerse, New Zealand
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Richard Rose
Director and Founder, TLSWi, United Kingdom
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Joel de Carteret
Adoptee and Filmmaker
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Zufi Emerson
Adoptee & Actor
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Loren Dumbrell
Carer Services Manager, My Forever Family NSW / Adopt Change
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Michelle Stacpoole
Head of Communications & Engagement, Adopt Change
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Zahra Shire
Senior Worker, Flexible Funding, PCA Families Victoria
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Melissa Pritchard
Lived Experience
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Anjali Prabhu
Senior Intercountry Social Worker, ISSA
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Mary Paul
Young consultant, CREATE Foundation
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Dawyte Hart-O’Neill
Lived experience survivor and advocate
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Steve Kinmond OAM
NSW Children’s Guardian
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Dr Robyn McCarthy
Lecturer in Education Studies Education, University of Tasmania
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Jason May
Bawamarra Cultural Services
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Amanda Purvis
Training Manager, Karyn Purvis Institute of Child Development, Texas
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Damon Martin
Deputy CEO, ISSA
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Julie Hourigan
Chief Executive Officer, SHINE for Kids
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Julia Horton
Practice Manager, Wesley Mission
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Samantha Hauge
Chief Executive Officer, Foster Care Association of Victoria
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Lucy Thornton
Design and Innovation Lead at the Chrysalis Transformation Hub | Key Assets Australia
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Jenny Evans
Senior Social Worker | Key Assets
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Mellissa
Case Worker | Life Without Barriers
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Francesca Fowler
Carer Support Officer | Carers for Kids NSW
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Tyler McLean
Carer Support Officer | Carers for Kids NSW
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Zena Almouiee
Culturally Responsive Practice Manager in SSI’s MCFP
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Ghassan Noujaim
Head of the Multicultural Child and Family Program (MCFP) at Settlement Services International (SSI)
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Rebecca Whips
General Manager | People and Culture at an International Healthcare group
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Felicity Graham
Advocate, Founder and author
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Naji Alam
Lived experience speaker
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Richard
Lived experience speaker
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Shannon Mackie
State Director, Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Practice and Partnerships at Life Without Barriers | Chair of Winangay Resources
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Jason Dowie
Director of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Cultural Support at Life Without Barriers
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Jane Rabie
Mental Health Social Worker | Synergetic Play Therapist | Certified Theraplay® Practitioner
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Christopher Smith
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Fiona Endacott
Chief Executive Officer, Connecting Foster & Kinship Carers – SA Inc
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Emily Wiles
Family and Carer Support Program Manager
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Angela Bontea MBA
Executive Director Child, Youth, Family & Disability
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Emily Hikaiti
Ambassador & Lived Experience Advocate, Adopt Change
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Kathryn Eberly
Mental health social worker and clinical family therapist, Restoring Families
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Dr Milissa Deitz
Senior Lecturer in Communication and Creative Industries at Western Sydney University
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Ellia Green OAM
Olympic Gold Medallist, Public Speaker, Advocate for Diversity, Equity & Inclusion
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Belinda Coleman
Scheduling & Quality Lead, Curijo
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Renée Leigh Carter
CEO, Adopt Change
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Chris Braddock
State Program and Engagement Coordinator NSW/ACT, CREATE Foundation
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Professor Stacy Blythe RN Phd
Head of Discipline – Nursing, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Faculty of Health, UTS
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Dr Jane Aronson

Founder and CEO of Worldwide Orphans Foundation
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Leisa Bennett
Dharug Woman, Director Beyond Behaviour Community Services
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Kate Beasley
SafeCare Project Officer, Wesley Mission
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Brittany Casey-Lennon
Social Worker - Quals: Diploma of Counselling, Bachelor of Human Services (Mental Health and Addiction), Master of Social Work
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Rachel Chapman
Speech Team Leader - Senior Speech Pathologist | Founding Director of Let's Talk Communication & Training
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Danielle Murphy
Foster Carer, Author & Advocate
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John Cardamone
Disclosure Response Specialist, Body Safety Educator, Speaker and Trainer.
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Jake Iaria
Therapeutic Practitioner - Carer Assistance Program
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Sue Trembath
Director, Improving Placement Outcomes. QLD Government Department of Child Safety, Disability Services and Seniors
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Jasmine Perry
National Leader, Foster Care Development
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Anthony Raitman
Executive Director, Strategy and Risk, Child, Youth and Family at Life Without Barriers
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Simone McKenry
Bachelor of Psychiatric Nursing (BPsychNurs) | Cert IV - Training and Assessment (TAE)
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Shannon Kendrick
Founder of Caring with Carers
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Sara Scott-Hitchcock
Child and Young Person Advocate (CYPA) | Foundations Care
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Zoë Robinson
Advocate for Children and Young People, NSW
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The Hon. Sabine Winton BA BPS MLA
Minister for Early Childhood Education; Child Protection; Prevention of Family and Domestic Violence; Community Services
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Rachael Rogan
Counsellor, Yoga & Mindfulness Facilitator
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The Hon Kate Washington MP
Minister for Families and Communities, and Minister for Disability Inclusion
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Vesna Ubiparipovic
Senior Trainer | Awareness and Capability at eSafety Commissioner
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Fay Alford, OAM
CEO | Foster Care Association WA
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Dr Brenda Heyworth
Psychiatrist and author
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Samantha Hauge
CEO | Foster Care Association VIC
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Ursula Elisara
CEO & Co-Founder - Immerse
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Amanda Thompson
CEO | Foster and Kinship Carers Association NT
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Bryan Smith
CEO | Queensland Foster and Kinship Care
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Sarah Naish
CEO | Centre of Excellence in Child Trauma
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Fiona Endacott
CEO | Connecting Foster & Kinship Carers SA & Chair of The Collective Committee Meetings
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Melissa
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KD

Young Person Lived Experience Story
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Jessica Hector
Lead Project Officer, Stability Post Care and Carer Services, Out of Home Care, Department for Child Protection
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Sharron Thomas

Foster Carer
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Emily Hikaiti
Lived Experience Advocate
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Matthew Smith

Regional Manager | Mid North Coast NSW Wesley Mission
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Allison Witton

Educator of 30 Years | Foster Carer to Two Children | Sharing Lived Experience of the Carer Journey
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Megan Chapman
Carer Events and Resources Officer at Carers for Kids
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Joël de Carteret

Video Producer | Public Communications & End‑to‑End Delivery | Government, Education & Community
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Lachlan Hobman

Lived Experience Consultant | Child Protection Reform | Public Speaker | Co-Design & Youth Participation
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Belinda Trimboli
Belinda Trimboli, Manager, Projects and Program Strategy, Out of Home Care, Department for Child Protection
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Emily Hikaiti

Board Director | Lived Experience Leadership | Policy & Systems Reform (OOHC, Youth)
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Sarah Witty MP
Member for Melbourne
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Jarrod Wheatley

Founder and CEO at Professional Individualised Care (PIC) | 2019 NSW Young Australian of the Year | Social Entrepreneur
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Maia Murray
Business Leader | Marketing Manager | MBA
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Steph Douglas-Murphy

Founder of Wild Hooves Therapies | Accredited EMDR Therapist | Youth Worker Specialist at Professional Individualised Care
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Sophi Bruce

CEO of Centre for Relational Care | Director of Adaptive Leadership Australia
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Kaisey Hayes

General Practice Pharmacist | Lived Experience Advocate
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Hon Katrine Hildyard MP
Member for Reynell | Minister for Child Protection | Minister for Domestic, Family and Sexual Violence | Minister for Women
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Amy Kane

Director of Carer Services, SA Department for Child Protection
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Cole Young

Kinship, Emergency short-term and Long-term Carer
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Mark Butler

Clinical Psychotherapist | Program Director
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Shannon Kendrick

Founder of Caring with Carers | Social impact driver | TLSW Practitioner | Foster Care Recruiter | Facilitator | Speaker
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T.J. Thiel
Foster carer
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Sarah Witty MP
Member for Melbourne
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Russell Hooper
CEO | Connecting Foster and Kinship Carers-SA
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Hon Kate Washington MP
Minister for Families and Communities, and Minister for Disability Inclusion
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Samantha Hauge

CEO Foster Care Association of Victoria
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Renée Leigh
CEO | Adopt Change, including Carers for Kids NSW
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Bianca Stawiarski

PACFA Registered Clinical Counsellor | Mental Health, Wellbeing & Business Social Entrepreneur | National Board Director | PhD Candidate (Mental Health & Entrepreneurship) | IWF-AUS member
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Elise Saunders

Therapeutic Life Story Work (TLSW) Practitioner, Supervisor and Trainer. Chair of TLSW Australia
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Sarah Dillon

Head of Therapeutic Services at True Fostering & SAfER Fostering, Keynote speaker, Author, Therapeutic Parenting Consultant
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Kellie Britnell
Manager Awareness and Capability | eSafety Commissioner
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Sarah Naish

CEO | Centre of Excellence in Child Trauma
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