Kylie Shae works with the World Health Organization as a member of the GATE Assistive Technology team. Originally qualified as an Occupational Therapist, Kylie has worked in the field of disability and international development since 1991 and has a strong…
BA (Education) Evelyn is a respected leader with 27 years’ executive experience across corporate, not-for-profit and government sectors. Since 2008, she has been CEO for one of the State’s largest not-for-profit peak bodies, leading the volunteering sector in South Australia…
BE (Hons) Mech; MThSt(Bioethics); PhD (Bioengineering); CPEng (Biomed) FIEAust; GAICD Lloyd is a professional Rehabilitation Engineer and currently the Director of Assistive Technology at the National Disability Insurance Agency (NDIA) based in Geelong National Office. Previously he spent five years…
Dinesh was the first quadriplegic medical intern in Queensland, and the second person to graduate medical school with quadriplegia in Australia. Dinesh earned a Bachelor of Laws (LLB), prior to completing his Doctor of Medicine (MD) at the Griffith University.…
Liz is an international development specialist with over 20 years of experience, predominantly in the governance sector in Timor-Leste, where she lived and worked from 2001 to 2018. She previously led Australia’s Governance for Development program, and facilitated increased disability…
Jane Alver is currently the Director of Effectiveness & Engagement at the Australian Council for International Development. She is also a Senior Research Fellow at the University of Canberra. Jane has been a gender equality advocate for more than 25…
Donna Leigh Holden is an international development practitioner who has lived and worked for over 30 years in Asia and the Pacific. She has extensive experience in leading design and evaluation teams for the Australian and New Zealand aid programmes,…
Fayruz has 9 years’ experience of working in multiple strategic roles including management consulting, resource allocation, commercial finance business partnering and investor relations for leading global organisations. He is passionate about solving complex problems, engendering a high-performance team culture, and…
Motivation Australia is honoured to have politician, actress and playwright Kelly Vincent join our organisation as Ambassador. Kelly is well known to many people in the Australian disability sector as a passionate advocate for the rights and needs of people…
BA (Communications) Nas Campanella joined the Motivation Australia board in 2018. She has completed a Communications degree at the University of Technology Sydney, majoring in journalism. Nas is a journalist and newsreader with the ABC and triple j. She lost…
Louise Coventry is a passionate advocate for social justice and inclusion for all. Louise has worked variously in senior roles in state and local government in Victoria and in the community-based sector where she has accumulated significant expertise in social…
With over 20 years’ experience in both administration and team management roles in the UK and Australia, Kate joined Motivation Australia as an administration assistant in 2011. Kate became Office Manager in 2013 and the HR & Office Manager in…
Jodie brings over 20 years of experience in financial and operational management, system implementation, and Lean process improvement. She has worked in the not for profit sector since 2005 and is no stranger to Motivation Australia after working with the…
Ainsley graduated from the University of South Australia in 2018 with a Bachelor of Communication Design and the desire to have a positive impact on the world. Since joining Motivation Australia, her work has expanded beyond illustration and branding to…
Daniel is a physiotherapist with experience in musculoskeletal and sports physiotherapy. Before joining Motivation Australia Daniel worked in two private practice physiotherapy clinics in Glenelg and Willunga, South Australia. With a keen interest in service system development and improving health…
Tom first volunteered with Motivation Australia in the Diabetes Clinic and Rehabilitation Department at Vaiola Hospital in Tonga. You can read his interview here. Before joining our team Tom was working as a high risk generalist podiatrist in Port Augusta…
Tim first worked alongside Motivation Australia when he was volunteering in Tonga as a Physiotherapist Trainer with the Ministry of Health. While in Tonga, Tim worked closely with the team in establishing a new rehabilitation department at Vaiola Hospital. Tim…
Andrew Congdon is an Occupational Therapist with over 15 years’ experience working in the field of wheelchairs, seating and assistive technology. He has worked in a number of different urban, rural and remote settings in Australia and has provided voluntary…
Natasha Layton is an occupational therapist practicing, researching and teaching in the areas of assistive technology, disability, and outcomes. Natasha is currently senior research fellow with the Rehabilitation, Ageing and Independent Living Research Centre at Monash University, and a researcher…
Camille is a Physiotherapist with over 10 years experience primarily in the disability sector; the past 7 years working in paediatric disability, currently within the education system at a special developmental school in Victoria. She previously lived and worked in…