Patricia Dudgeon AM FAHMS

Professor Pat Dudgeon is a Bardi woman from the Kimberley. Since 2009 she has been a researcher in the School of Indigenous Studies at the University of Western Australia (UWA). Her research is concerned with community engagement, consultation, and responsiveness, and draws upon multi-disciplinary approaches. Her large, national integrated projects map social phenomena and seek to implement transformative methods and practices focused on Indigenous health and wellbeing. Professor Dudgeon has had outstanding success in attracting Category I competitive research funding to support her work on Indigenous mental health, suicide prevention and community empowerment. Currently (2018) she is currently Chief Investigator in three government-sponsored nationally significant collaborative research projects, funded to the value of over $8 million. Since 2013, she has generated social research funds of around $18.2 million. Foremost in Professor Dudgeon’s list of achievements is the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Suicide Prevention Evaluation Project (ATSISPEP), funded by the Australian government. This ground-breaking evaluation clearly identified the key elements for best practice suicide prevention programs and strategies, and the central importance of Indigenous leadership at all levels of delivery.

Tanja Hirvonen

A proud Jaru and Bunuba woman (Kimberley, Western Australia), born and raised on the lands of the Kalkadoon people – Mount Isa, Queensland. Tanja is a clinical psychologist and mid-career researcher with expertise in mental health, social and emotional wellbeing, suicide prevention and working with persons impacted by trauma, and workplaces who are bringing cultural and clinical knowledges together. She brings a combination of academic research, corporate expertise and clinical experience working with remote, regional communities and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander ways of knowing, being and doing to her role at the Black Dog Institute. She is an advocate for increasing the number of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander social and emotional wellbeing practitioners in Australia, as well as for upskilling mainstream organisations with an understanding of how to provide culturally appropriate social and emotional wellbeing care for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities and individuals.

Dr Kïrsten Way

Dr Kïrsten Way is a Program Director at the Centre for Business and Organisational Psychology, University of Queensland where she conducts research on work-related mental health, safety, return to work, and psychosocial hazards. Dr. Way is an Organisational Psychologist, Occupational Therapist, and Certified Professional Ergonomist. She has held senior positions for Australian and UK WHS regulatory authorities and provided expertise to Governments around the world on work-related mental health policy.

Sarah Morse

A former (NSW) Young Australian of the Year, Sarah draws on 20 years as a nurse and humanitarian to bring a uniquely global and deeply human perspective to the way humans think, work and behave. Specialising in cancer services and palliative care, and having worked with some of the world’s poorest people, Sarah is known for her deep commitment to nursing the human spirit. Through her personal experience of burnout, Sarah believes that empowering people to thrive in the workplace is pivotal to a healthy workforce. Most recently, Sarah worked as a Health Advisor in a safe house in Spain for survivors of human trafficking. In her current role as Director of Unchained Solutions, Sarah inspires Australians to be leaders in making an impact on modern slavery.

Dr Kim Hamrosi

Kim is the Executive Director of the Corporate Mental Health Alliance, a business-led, expert guided for purpose organisation focusing on raising the bar on workplace mental health. Kim joined in March 2021 and is responsible for leading the Australian chapter, focused on the three key pillars of providing safe settings, empowering leaders, and driving lasting change that supports thriving and mentally healthy workplaces.

She is a healthcare professional with over 20 years’ experience, working initially as a pharmacist in clinical service delivery, and then in academic research, health technology assessment and patient outcomes research.

Over the last few years Kim has worked in the corporate environment, with a focus on healthcare strategy and implementation, delivering multiple large projects in complex stakeholder environments in the areas of health and life sciences with government, Industry, and the not-for-profit sector.

Kim brings a practical understanding of the clinical and research aspects of health and how this can be translated into practice. She is a strong advocate for an evidence informed approach, and sees collaboration across organisations, to share learnings and insights as an essential part of how we improve health outcomes.

Kim holds a Bachelor of Pharmacy and a PhD from the University of Sydney. She lives in Sydney with her husband, teenage son, and pet family members Meisie and Murphy.

Alexia Houston

Alexia is passionate about law firms investing in the health and wellbeing of their people.   As the Director of Risk & Insurance for Clayton Utz is responsible for the management of enterprise-wide risk at Clayton Utz including leading the firm's approach to health, wellbeing and safety and the firm's mental health strategy.   The firm's aim is to have a workplace where the way we work, the work we do, and the people we work with, contribute positively to our and others health and wellbeing.    Alexia was honoured to receive the Women's Lawyers Award for Wellbeing Advocate of the year in 2019.

Marie McLeod

Marie McLeod, Positive Psychotherapist and expert in positive psychology and wellbeing science, serves as the guiding light in the thought-provoking and award-winning documentary, 'How to Thrive.' In this transformative film, Marie leads seven individuals grappling with mental health challenges on an insightful journey to discover the secret formula to happiness. With her unique blend of compassionate and no-nonsense coaching, Marie is a leading voice in the application of wellbeing science in the context of mental health struggle. Her comprehensive understanding of wellbeing science, paired with her ‘on the ground’ practical experience, enables Marie to deliver impactful and life-changing results for both individuals and organisations. With a solid background in social work, positive psychology, and adult education, Marie continues to establish herself as a trusted and respected leader in the field of mental health and wellbeing.

Dr Tessa Bailey

Dr Tessa Bailey is a registered psychologist who completed her PhD focusing on lead indicators for worker psychological health and safety, for which she received the 2019 Ian Davey Award for the most outstanding PhD thesis at the University of South Australia. Dr Bailey is Director of the Opus Centre for Psychosocial Risk working with industry to design integrated workforce health and safety systems that reduce worker sickness absence and injury rates and increase worker wellbeing and productivity outcomes.

Gareth Beck

With over 6 years of experience, Gareth has established himself as an a leader around Wellbeing and Safety in NZ and won the emerging practitioner at the NZ Safeguard awards. He recently joined Z Energy as their Safety, Wellbeing and Risk Business Partner looking after their retail portfolio and leading the wellbeing charge at Z. Gareth excels in engaging with people across organisations and understanding how work is done to start connecting the dots where there has been gaps. He is a systems thinker and has an analytical and abstract mindset. His strategic approaches at previous companies have consistently led to successful and innovative outcomes in safety and wellbeing.

Gareth is currently studying his H&S Post grad Diploma at the University of Victoria in Wellington. His focus and passion has come in the form of moving the dial on mental health in the workplace and has championed breaking of stigma and moving from reactive to proactive ways of tackling this risk to workers. He possesses a deep understanding of psychological health and safety and is passionate about leveraging his systems thinking and industry best practices to solve these complex challenges.

Connect with Gareth on LinkedIn to stay updated on his latest endeavours and to explore potential opportunities for collaboration.

Teegan Modderman

Teegan has a unique and diverse career that has provided opportunities to work as a leader and advisor in the regulatory environment as well as private and public organisations. In her current capacity, Teegan supports businesses to build capability and mature existing systems and processes to support the effective identification, assessment and management of psychosocial risk. With a passion for contributing to industry level change and knowledge sharing, Teegan is motivated to support others to succeed and thrive in this growing field.

Jason Van Schie

Jason is a registered psychologist with a Masters Degree in Occupational Psychology. He is the founder of FlourishDx where he helps organisations around the world understand and apply psychological health and safety to prevent psychological injuries and promote employee wellbeing. He is also the co-host of the Psych Health and Safety Podcast and course instructor on the 45003 Academy (www.45003.org).
Contact: 0407585372

Rachelle Mott

Rachelle is the Head of Wellbeing for the Woolworths Group. She has worked for Woolworths for 35 years across various operational and support roles with the last 15 years in Safety, Health and Wellbeing, including helping to lead the organisation through COVID. In the last 18 months she has been developing and leading the wellbeing strategy. Rachelle has a background and degree in nursing and has completed a Masters in Business Administration. She is passionate about supporting and caring for the team along with preventing the causes of workplace stressors.

Simon Brown-Greaves

Simon has been a registered psychologist for 40 years. Early career roles as a clinician in the Corrections system was followed by a stint with Victoria Police as Manager of Psychological Services in the busy 80’s.

More recently Simon held senior roles at Chandler Macleod and OSA Group before starting his own business which after 16 years sold to the listed HR business APM last year. Since then he has been the Chief Mental Health Officer at Australia Post – an innovative executive role created to drive Post’s mental health strategy. His corporate life is balanced by his role as a father and grandpa and a lifelong commitment to attending conferences that offer world class surf breaks.

Dr Clinton Schultz

Dr Clinton Schultz is a Gamilaraay man and father of three. He obtained his PhD from Griffith University school of medicine, is the Director First Nations Strategy and Partnerships with Blackdog Institute, a registered psychologist and the founder of Sobah beverages.

Emma Boucher

Emma Boucher has 25 years experience in the mental health field partnering with individuals, groups, and organizations within public and private settings. She is passionate about creating psychologically healthy and safe workspaces through promotion of wellbeing practices, management of psychosocial hazards and early intervention to support those experiencing mental illness. As a Psychologist, Emma has significant experience within the domains of clinical, occupational, and organisational psychology including RTW, CISD, Workplace Wellness, Mental Fitness and Mental Health First Aid. Emma is a Principal Master MHFA Instructor and blends a dynamic delivery style that includes engagement of participants with sensitivity and compassion.

Jay Boudou

Passionate about Changing Lives for Good, Jay has focused his career on delivering best in class solutions for his clients. With a background in consulting, business development, and technology his career spans over several industries working for global organisations in senior leadership roles. Jay has been working as part of Sir Richard Branson’s famed Virgin Group for the past five years and in his role as the Regional Vice President for APAC he truly believes that if you take care of your employees they will take care of your business.

Brooke Scott

Brooke Scott is the Senior Manager of Indigenous Affairs at the Commonwealth Bank. She is a proud Gunghanji and Kuku-Yalanji woman with extensive experience in managing reconciliation programs and community engagement, including at Insurance Australia Group and Qantas. Brooke is passionate about promoting the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, in particular ensuring First Nations peoples are engaged. involved and consulted on matters that impact them through establishing strong Indigenous governance.

Kaela Bayliss

Kaela is a Gamilaroi woman who was born in Tamworth NSW, but now resides in Dubbo on Wiradjuri country. Her whole life she has had a passion for guiding people to increase their quality of life. Kaela works for Healing Works Australia and had significant experience working in the disability and mental health sector before joining HWA. She now studies Psychology and Art Therapy with a clear vision of utilising these skills in her community. Now in this role, she feels she can use all her skills and support her team in making a vital change to our society, but more importantly, her people.