Kevin has lived experience of drug use, addiction and recovery. He holds several consumer engagement positions with MSIC, NADA, and the Kirkton Road Medical Centre and is a volunteer with NUAA. Kevin works with Uniting's Fair Treatment Campaign to seek decriminalisation of drug use and expanded treatment facilities.

ATODA Senior Research Manager Anke van der Sterren has twenty-five years’ experience in public health research and evaluation, applying mixed methods to a range of alcohol, tobacco and other drug issues. This has included working in Aboriginal Community-Controlled, academic, and non-government settings, engaging collaboratively with communities experiencing disadvantage and marginalisation.

Carla Treloar is Scientia Professor and Director of the Centre for Social Research in Health and the Social Policy Research Centre, UNSW Sydney

Shelley’s academic background is in the social and health sciences, with postgraduate qualifications in public health. She has 25 years’ experience working in the harm reduction sector with people who inject drugs. Shelley currently works at Melbourne’s Medically Supervised Injecting Room at North Richmond Community Health.

Dr Sandra Sunjic has worked in the Drug & Alcohol field for more than 30 years. She has extensive clinical, management, research, education, service development, and evaluation experience. In 1999, she was awarded the inaugural Tedd Noffs Award for Excellence in Outstanding Contribution as an Individual (in D&A field).

Rebecca Biglane is the Coordinator for Health Promotion and Alcohol and Drugs at WAAC, WA. She has worked in harm reduction such as the needle and syringe exchange program and methamphetamine peer-based project. Rebecca is committed to pursuing innovative practices to increase engagement with communities impacted by alcohol and drugs.