Lucy Billings (Registered Nurse) and Jacinda Rosa (Physiotherapist) with 30 years of clinical experience between them, managed the pathway program from 2020-2023. Lucy’s career has focused on providing equitable health services to communities experiencing multiple and severe disadvantage. Jacinda’s career has focused on excellence in clinical care and accessible services.

Emit Taylor is a community engagement practitioner specialising in community-led approaches and codesign in healthcare. They have 15 years experience in international and community development. Emit is interested in how clients and community can have a stronger role in the planning and delivery of services to improve uptake and accessibility.

Chancy Chavula is the Program Manager for Diagnostics and oversees CHAI’s Diagnostics program in Malawi providing guidance, leadership, program implementation and financial management. He holds his MSC in Emerging Infectious Diseases from University of Cape Town and MPhil of Applied Science (Environmental Health and Sanitation) from Polytechnic University of Malawi.

Professor Bennett’s career in epidemiology cuts across health, university and government sectors, including outbreak preparedness and response with NSW Health and the Australian Government. After working as Olympic Public Health Coordinator for Northern Sydney in 2000, Catherine returned to academia as Director of Population Health Practice with the Melbourne School of Population and Global Health before taking up the inaugural Chair in Epidemiology at Deakin in late 2009. Her research focusses on community transmission of Staphylococcus aureus and SARS-CoV-2, including a range of COVID-19 projects; global analyses of excess deaths, public health risk communication, contact tracing methods and COVID-safe protocols. Catherine has been a leading public analyst during the COVID-19 response, keynote speaker, and advisor to industry, governments, and institutions globally.

Dr Claire Hooker is Associate Professor in Health and Medical Humanities at Sydney Health Ethicsand President of the Arts Health Network NSW/ACT. Claire undertakes research and advocacy in two areas - risk communication, particularly in relation to infectious disease, and the creative arts and health.