De Backman-Hoyle is the Equally Well Carer Alliance representative and a national contributor with over 15 years of carer lived experience leadership. Her journey since the 1980s revealed health services' segmented approach, leading her to champion Equally Well initiatives. Recently, as Co-Chair of the RANZCP Community Collaboration Committee, she co-designed the inaugural Lived Experience Strategy for RANZCP in 2022-23. An organisational development practitioner, De integrates OD best practices into her advocacy, fostering systemic reform. Recognised for her fearless engagement, De's strategic and reform-focused approach drives her influential roles on mental health boards and senior advisory committees.