Dawn is a descendant of the Tagalaka clan in North Queensland. Dawn held full-time positions of Director of the Western Australian and Powerhouse Museum and National Museum of Australia. Dawn’s career also includes a number of key executive positions in the Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet, Indigenous Affairs, Cultural Heritage and Overseas Aid and Development. Dawn has been awarded three Honorary Doctorates (Charles Sturt, QLD and Macquarie Universities), Commonwealth Government’s Public Service Medal (PSM), Australian Government’s Centenary Medal, Three Australia Day Public Service Medals, and a Fellow of the Australian Academy of the Humanities.

Melinda Walker is a Gumbaynggirr woman currently studying Bachelor of Social Work (Honours), UNSW. Melinda is a Research Assistant on the Deadly Liver Mob Project and coordinates the University of New South Wales Community Reference Panel, managed by the Centre for Social Research in Health.

Simone is the pharmacy assistant on the QPrEPd trial and a part of the HIV response team helping complex clients engage with care.