Wayne is currently the Director of Progress and Property at LEAD Disability Services. Wayne is an experienced not-for-profit board member, currently serving as Vice President of Meridian, and a board member of Sharing Places Inc. Wayne is also a member of the NDS ACT Territory committee and has previously served as Deputy Chair of the ACT Government LGBTIQ Advisory council and as a member of the ACT Disability Reference Group. A highly values-driven, ambitious, and outspoken advocate for people with disability and people in the LGBTIQ community, Wayne was a nominee for the 2017 ACT Australian of the Year for services to the disability and LGBTIQA+ communities. Wayne has a proven track record of taking on a strategic leadership role in driving regulatory and organisational change at a local, national, and international level. Wayne takes a unique approach enabling people to embrace change and integrate initiatives that promotes diversity, inclusivity, and respect. Wayne combines comprehensive knowledge of working within peer lead organisations, organisational governance and personal lived experiences to improve how employers conduct their end-to-end recruitment with consideration for people with disability. Possesses a genuine passion for driving positive change in our community and empowering people with a disability to unleash their potential. Wayne is also a member of the Australian Institute of Company Directors.

Edwin has been a Registered Nurse since 1992, working in critical care, nurse education, diabetes education, and academia. He completed his PhD in 2022 (awarded in 2023) at Victoria University and currently works at Latrobe University in the Centre for Evidence Based Aged Care.

Daniel Reeders is a queer and nonbinary person with disability who uses they/them pronouns. They are the Senior Project Officer for the NAPWHA Learning project and a PhD candidate at the Australian National University studying the U=U movement.

Dr Kerryn Drysdale (she/her) is Senior Research Fellow at the Centre for Social Research in Health, a specialist research center at UNSW Sydney. She conducts research at the intersection of social inquiry and public health, particularly in the experiences and expressions of health and wellbeing among marginalised communities.

Louisa Smith (she/her) is Senior Lecturer in disability and inclusion at Deakin University. Her research focuses on LGBT+ people living with dementia and their carers and supporters.