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Dr. Jane Aronson was born in Brooklyn in 1951 and grew up on Long Island. She attended Hunter College in New York City and taught school for ten years. At thirty-one, she fulfilled her life’s…
Eric Bailey
Eric’s passion to help others grew out of his own hardships as a child. At birth, Eric was diagnosed with a congenital deformity of the knee joint and due to his biological parents being unable…
Jonah Bobongie
Born in Cairns and immediately placed in foster care, Jonah grew up with his adoptive family in Brisbane. Growing up in a Caucasian Australian family, Jonah felt disconnected from his Papua New Guinea heritage and…
Joel de Carteret
Joel is a renowned film maker and world-class storyteller. CEO & Chief Storyteller at Stories In Motion, he makes beautifully crafted stories that touch the heart and fill the soul. Joel is a sought after…
Anna Cleary
Anna was adopted as a young baby in the UK by her Australian parents. She has been involved within the not-for-profit sector working for The National Breast Cancer Foundation, Good Beginnings, RUOK? and The Opera…
Sallianne Deckert
Sallianne Deckert started writing articles for newspapers from the family farm in Victoria when she was 12 years old. Her television career began straight out of school and has taken her around the world. A…
Zufi Emerson
Zufi’s family was formed through adoption - she was born in Ethiopia, as were her two younger brothers. Adoption was the last chance for them to thrive and by each of their first birthdays they…
Phoebe Garland
Phoebe was adopted from an orphanage in war torn Vietnam at just ten days old. When they returned to Australia, Phoebe’s parents found out she was cross-eyed and she required several operations over many years…
Ellia Green
Ellia Green OAM is a proud Fijian, retired professional Rugby Sevens player who was a part of the Olympic gold winning team at the 2016 Rio Olympics. Ellia also competed in the 2018 Commonwealth Games,…
Emily Hikaiti
Emily Hikaiti is a valued member of the CREATE community. Emily has been shortlisted for the ACYP Youth Advisory Council three years running and is an esteemed member of her local Youth and well-being Council.…