Carolyn is a social worker, intersectional feminist and human rights advocate with more than 20years’ experience in healthcare and social justice. She has worked in a range of senior leadership roles across paediatric, adult and LGBTIQ+ community-controlled health services, and has been a member of the LHA board since 2020. Carolyn is passionate about addressing the health, social and structural inequities that impact on LGBTIQ+ people’s capacity to fully participate in the communities in which they live, love, learn and play. Carolyn has provided expert advice on a range of health-related issues to numerous government inquiries, health service reviews and special interest panels, including her current membership of the federal government’s LGBTIQA+ Health and Wellbeing 10 Year National Action Plan Expert Advisory Group (EAG). She regularly participates in a broader advocacy platform that addresses stigma and discrimination through her involvement in a variety of key working groups and networks. Carolyn is committed to excellence in evidence-based service delivery and she is also an active advocate for strategic and systemic change that strengthens the health and wellbeing of the entire LGBTIQ+ community.

Nicky Bath is currently the CEO of LGBTIQ+ Health Australia (formerly National LGBTI Health Alliance) the national peak health organisation in Australia for organisations and individuals that provide health-related programs, services and research focused on lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and intersex people (LGBTI) and other sexuality, gender, and bodily diverse people and communities. Nicky has worked in the NSW Ministry of Health as the Manager of the Harm Reduction and Viral Hepatitis Branch as well as several senior positions at ACON, AIVL the national drug user organisation and the National Health Service (UK). Nicky is committed to advancing the health and human rights of marginalised communities.

Professor Adam Bourne is Director of the Australian Research Centre in Sex, Health and Society at La Trobe University. He leads a large program of research relating to the health and wellbeing of LGBTIQ+ communities, particularly as it relates to mental health and suicidality, alcohol and other drug use, and family violence. Adam is committed to the translation of knowledge into policy and practice, reflected in his position as Co-Chair of the Victorian Whole of Government LGBTIQA+ Taskforce and the Commonwealth LGBTIQA+ Health and Wellbeing 10-Year Action Plan Expert Advisory Group

Since September 2022 David Casey has been A/g Director for the Men’s, LGBTIQA+ and Children and Young People’s Health Section in the Department of Health and Aged Care’s Health Equity Branch. This is section is responsible for coordinating and working with partners on the delivery of the Government’s commitment to the first ever 10 Year National Action Plan for the Health and Wellbeing of LGBTIQA+ People. This includes delivering more than 20 roundtables with the LGBTIQA+ community across every state and territory. Prior to this role David has spent over 10years working across the Australian Public Service, including at the Department of the Prime Minster and Cabinet, the National Disability Insurance Scheme Taskforce and the Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development, Communications and the Arts. In 2020, while at Infrastructure David was awarded an Australia Day Council Medallion of Achievement for his work in advocating for, establishing and chairing the then only Staff Mental Health and Wellbeing Network in the APS. David is a proud gay man grateful for the immense support he has received from the LGBTIQA+ community since coming out in 2019.

Carolyn is a social worker, intersectional feminist and human rights advocate with more than 20years’ experience in healthcare and social justice. She has worked in a range of senior leadership roles across paediatric, adult and LGBTIQ+ community-controlled health services, and has been a member of the LHA board since 2020. Carolyn is passionate about addressing the health, social and structural inequities that impact on LGBTIQ+ people’s capacity to fully participate in the communities in which they live, love, learn and play. Carolyn has provided expert advice on a range of health-related issues to numerous government inquiries, health service reviews and special interest panels, including her current membership of the federal government’s LGBTIQA+ Health and Wellbeing 10 Year National Action Plan Expert Advisory Group (EAG). She regularly participates in a broader advocacy platform that addresses stigma and discrimination through her involvement in a variety of key working groups and networks. Carolyn is committed to excellence in evidence-based service delivery and she is also an active advocate for strategic and systemic change that strengthens the health and wellbeing of the entire LGBTIQ+ community.