Annalee Stearne is a Nyungar woman from WA, with connections to Western Australia’s South-west, Pilbara and Kimberley regions. Since 2001, as a researcher Annalee has worked with First Nations Australian communities and organisations in WA, NT, and South Australia. She was awarded the 2012 APSAD First People’s Award. And currently she sits on the boards of NCCRED and a NT-based First Nations Australian Organisation Children’s Ground. In 2019, supported by the Centre of Research Excellence in Indigenous Health and Alcohol, she commenced a PhD study exploring First Nations Australians’ self-determination in alcohol-related harms in the Northern Territory.

Robert is CEO for NADA and is responsible for representing the interests of the NSW non-government AOD sector across policy, sector development, and research. Robert has worked in the AOD sector for over 15 years across the government and NGO sectors. He holds qualifications in public health and community management.

Olivia is a PhD student at the National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre, UNSW Sydney. Her project focuses on prevention of infectious diseases among people who inject drugs.

Clare is a Clinical Psychology Registrar currently completing her PhD at the University of Wollongong. Her research is investigating the experiences of families affected by a loved one's substance use, and the ways to effectively address their needs through the intersection of research and clinical practice.

Dr Ashleigh Guillaumier is a health behaviour scientist at the University of Newcastle. She currently holds a Heart Foundation Postdoctoral Fellowship.

FRACP (Gen Med) - 2022 Current Addiction Medicine Trainee Aiming for further training in Endocrinology MB, BCh BAO -2009 (School of Medicine, University College Dublin ) Bsc in Human Biology - 2004 (University of Toronto)

Dr Bethany White is an experienced public health researcher based at the Edith Collins Centre, Drug Health Services at RPA Hospital in NSW. She has been involved in drug and alcohol research for over two decades. She has coordinated numerous clinical and community-based research projects, including a prospective cohort study of people who inject drugs and several large multidisciplinary health service evaluations. She most recently coordinated the UNLOC-T trial, a trial of depot buprenorphine in NSW prisons

Jack is a PHD student at the Kirby Institute at UNSW and concurrently coordinates AOD research at ACON. Jack’s research projects include a multiphase national research project investigating GHB use in LGBTQ communities and an evaluation of a peer led brief intervention to address harms associated with sexualised drug use.

Caitlin works across research projects focused on the elimination of hepatitis C among people who inject drugs and understanding the behaviours of young people in Australia.

Najja Morris-Frazier is the LEAD (Law Enforcement Assisted Diversion) Support Bureau Director. In her current role, Najja is responsible for leading the team which provides technical assistance and support to jurisdictions through all phases of the implementation of their LEAD initiatives both nationally and internationally. Prior to joining the LEAD National Support Bureau, Najja served as a Case Manager, then as Direct Services Supervisor, with the LEAD Pilot program in Seattle WA for over four years. Before beginning her work with LEAD in 2013, Najja dedicated over 20 years working within the urban areas of Seattle with/on behalf of a wide array of marginalized and disenfranchised communities; including foster-care/homeless youth, those struggling with mental health and substance abuse, chronically ill/homeless and youth involved in the juvenile justice system. Najja is the mother of three grown children and grandmother to four granddaughters and currently resides in Charlotte, NC with her wife.

Chief (Ret.) Brendan Cox is the Director of Policing Strategies at the LEAD National Support Bureau where he provides strategic guidance on the implementation of Law Enforcement Assisted Diversion/Let Everyone Advance with Dignity to jurisdictions around the world. Brendan was previously employed with the Albany, New York police department where he retired as Chief of Police in 2017. He served in numerous capacities in the Albany police department including overseeing its Special Operations Unit and Children and Family Services Unit. He rose through the ranks to become the Commander of Investigations, Assistant Chief of Operations and Deputy Chief. In July of 2015 he was appointed Chief of Police. In the summer of 2018, Brendan was appointed by New York Governor, Andrew Cuomo, to serve as a member of the Workgroup to Draft Legislation for Regulated Adult-Use Marijuana Program. Brendan has a Bachelor of Science in Criminal Justice from the University of Dayton and a Master of Public Administration from Marist College. He is a graduate of the Police Executive Research Forum’s Senior Management Institute for Police. He is a member of the New York State Juvenile Justice Advisory Group and an Executive Fellow with the Police Foundation. He is a speaker for the Law Enforcement Action Partnership and a member of the Global Law Enforcement and Public Health Association. He sits on several local board of directors including the Albany Police Athletic League and the LaSalle School of Albany.