Our People
We all have lived experience as either mental health consumers, carers, or both.
With, by, and for Lived Experience - Meet our Team
Patron
Professor Allan Fels AO (he/him)
Founder and Patron
Janne McMahon, OAM (she/her)
Chair & non-Executive Director
Paul Milne (he/him)
Deputy Chair & non-Executive Director
Executive Director
Sharon Lawn (she/her)
Krysti-Lee Patterson (she/her)
Lorraine Powell (she/her)
Zsofi de Haan (she/her)
Sarah Sutton (she/her)
Louise Boucher (she/her)
Board Non-Executive Directors
Staff/Contractors
Christine Kaine (she/her)
Operations Manager
Heather Smith (she/her)
Marketing and Communications Officer
B-J Dee-Price (she/her)
Project Coordinator
Chrissy Quinn
Administration Officer
Heather Nowak (she/her)
Facilitator
Lorna Downes (she/her)
Facilitator
Lisa Gott (she/her)
Facilitator
State & Territory Liaison Officers
Janne McMahon (she/her)
South Australia
Lorraine Powell (she/her)
Western Australia
Gerard McDonald (he/him)
Victoria
John Milham (he/him)
New South Wales
Carmel Denholm (she/her)
Tasmania
Why we show Pronouns
For a cisgender person (a person whose gender is in alignment with the sex they were assigned at birth) there is little to no risk in sharing pronouns. It's easy and costs nothing.
For a person who is transgender or nonbinary, sharing pronouns can be a bit riskier. If someone is transitioning at work and only a few people know about it, sharing pronouns may out them before they’re ready. For a nonbinary person, sharing they/them pronouns often only sparks a lengthier conversation rather than simply inform people.
That’s why it's great for cisgender people to lead the change by sharing pronouns. It normalizes the process, has little risk, and actually makes for a safer environment for everyone.
So, however you identify, be proud of your pronouns and encourage others to as well!
It helps more people than you think.
Adapted from:
Why I put my pronouns on my email signature and why you should too. because we couldn't explain it any better than that.