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Speakers

Our 2023 Speakers

Hon. Sabine Elisabeth Winton
Minister for Early Childhood Education; Child Protection
Prevention of Family and Domestic Violence
Micaela Cronin
Commissioner
Domestic, Family and Sexual Violence Commission
Aunty Bronwyn Penrith
Director
Mudgin-Gal Aboriginal Women’s Corporation
Dr Alison Evans
Chief Executive Officer
Centre for Women’s Safety and Wellbeing
Dr Hannah Tonkin
Women's Safety Commissioner
NSW Government
Nick Tebbey
National Executive Officer
Relationships Australia
Professor Daryl Higgins
Director - Institute of Child Protection Studies
Australian Catholic University
Annabelle Daniel OAM
Chief Executive Officer
Women's Community Shelters
Debra Zanella
Chief Executive Officer
Ruah Community Services
Liana Buchanan
Principal Commissioner for Children and Young People
Commission for Children and Young People Victoria
Wynetta Dewis
Chief Executive Officer
Queensland Indigenous Family Violence Legal Service (QIFVLS)
Michael Sheehan
Executive Director
Relationships Australia WA
Ashlee Donohue
Chief Executive Officer
Mudgin-Gal Aboriginal Women’s Corporation
Marjorie Anderson
National Program Manager
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Crisis Line, 13YARN
Jodie Ferguson
Managing Director
PB West
Anna Butler
Manager-Domestic Violence Death Review Team
Department of Communities and Justice – NSW
Felicite Black
Chief Executive Officer
Womens Health and Family Services
Tara Hunter
Director, Clinical and Client Services
Full Stop
Amie Carrington
Chief Executive Officer
Domestic Violence Action Centre (DVAC)
Sue Webeck
Chief Executive Officer
Domestic Violence Crisis Service
Wayne Ryder
Aboriginal Community Coordinator
Palmserton
Rod Little
Chairperson and Owner
Burbangana Group
Vesna Ubiparipovic
Project Officer and Trainer
eSafety Commissioner
Trudi Peters
Integration Manager - Ipswich and South Burnett
Women’s Safety and Violence Prevention
Sarnia Ralston
Trainer and Project Manager
NAPCAN
David Cain
Executive Director Strategy and Growth
White Ribbon
Andrea Kyle-Sailor
Community Engagement Officer and Cultural Advisor
First Nations Women’s Legal Services Qld - Palm Island
Aunty Florence Onus
Community Engagement Officer and Cultural Advisor
First Nations Women’s Legal Services Qld - Townsville
Professor Kyllie Cripps
Director Indigenous Studies Centre
Monash University
Corina Martin
Chief Executive Officer
Aboriginal Family Legal Services (AFLS)
Jadeatha Wallam
Lived Experience and Survivor
Megan Hill
Lived Experience and Survivor
Joanne Ugle
Lived Experience and Survivor
David Batty
Mens Behaviour Change Coordinator
Geraldton Regional Aboriginal Medical Service (GRAMS)
Kyalie Moore
Project Manager
Stopping Family Violence
Adjunct Professor Tony Pietropiccolo AM
Director, Centrecare and Founder
Valuing Children Initiative
Gwenda Stanley
Aboriginal Embassy Representative
Mervyn Taylor
Co-Founder
Ngadhi Family Services
Dr Jennie Gray
Chief Executive Officer
Women’s Legal Service WA
Rosalie May Kickett
SEWB expert
Mental Health First Aid Australia
Kathy Pickett
Aboriginal Cultural Advisor
Yorgum Healing Services
Sara Taylor
Owner and Co- Founder
Ngadhi Family Services
Janet Bonython
Education, Training and Research Directorate
Mallee Family Care Inc
Madalanne Taylor
Cultural Provide Advisor
Ngadhi Family Services
Rach Mac
Founder
Broken Crayons Still Colour Foundation
Dr Shireen Bernstein
National Respectful Relationships Manager
NAPCAN
Gerry Georgatos
Founder
Georgatos Foundation
Deb Cornwell
Coordinator, Child Contact Services
Relationships Australia WA
Trish Connoly
Chief Executive Officer
Yfoundations
Kelda Oppermann
Chief Executive Officer
Zonta House Refuge Association
Megan Boshell
Area Manager - Central and Far West NSW
Mission Australia
Angela Lynch
Executive Officer
Queensland Sexual Assault Network
Lorraine Pryor
Founding Director
Voice of Hope Aboriginal Corporation
Laurel Sellers
Chief Executive Officer
Yorgum Healing Services
Theresa Kellett
Senior Project Officer
ANROWS
Marianne Mackay
Law Student and Social Justice Advocate
Tjioe Ardiyanto
Justice and Community Manager
Hope Community Services
Kristi McVee
Founder
CAPE-AU
Stephen Morrison
Aboriginal Cultural Practice and Capability Manager
Hope Community Services
Anne Cain
Children and Families Program Mentor
Yalu Aboriginal Corporation
Mitchell Garawirrtja
Board Director and Media Officer
Yalu Aboriginal Corporation
Ajsela Siskovic
Principal Lawyer, inTouch Legal Centre and inTouch Multicultural Centre Against Family Violence
inTouch
Litisha Baker
Board Director
Yalu Aboriginal Corporation
Graham James
Senior Support Worker
Yalu Aboriginal Corporation
Helen Westbury
Executive Manager
Yalu Aboriginal Corporation
Meron Looney
NT Manager
NAPCAN
Ivy Yarram
Clinical Men, Women, Children and Families Support Worker
Yoowinna Wurnalung Healing Service
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