Scott Harlum is a governance, public policy and communications specialist — who has served years on the Board of Directors of the National Association of People Living with HIV Australia (NAPWHA), and in the appointment of President since October 2019. HIV-positive, kidney transplant recipient, former journalist and lover of the Northern Rivers NSW, he has been passionately committed to consumer and community advocacy, accountable governance, and intelligent policy that works.

Dr Terryann Clark PhD, MPH, RN (Ngāpuhi) is part-time Associate Professor at the School of Nursing, The University of Auckland, New Zealand, and part-time public health promotion advocate as the Child and Youth Friendly Cities coordinator for Whangarei City. Terryann led the Youth’12 national youth health and wellbeing survey, is co-lead of the Youth’19 Rangatahi Smart Survey and has been a founding member of the Adolescent Health Research Group since 1998. She was previously a sexual health nurse, sexual health advisor and helped establish the Auckland Peer Sexuality Support Programme. She has worked extensively as an Adolescent Nurse Specialist in various roles and as an academic. She has written over 80 publications, 25 reports and has led several national research projects related to youth health, and Māori health. Her major research interests are: youth health, indigenous health, mental health, sexual health, advocacy, and healthy youth development with a strong focus on addressing inequity for Māori whanau.

Dr Dawn Casey is a descendant of the Tagalaka clan in North Queensland. Dawn is currently the Deputy Chief Executive Officer of the National Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisation and has previously held full-time positions as Director of the Western Australian Museum, the Powerhouse Museum and the National Museum of Australia. Dawn’s career also includes a number of key executive positions in the Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet, Indigenous Affairs, Cultural Heritage and Overseas Aid and Development. Dawn has been awarded three Honorary Doctorates (Charles Sturt, QLD and Macquarie Universities), Commonwealth Government’s Public Service Medal (PSM), Australian Government’s Centenary Medal, Three Australia Day Public Service Medals, and a Fellow of the Australian Academy of the Humanities.