Chief Executive Officer – Jeff Smith
Jeff has a long history working in social justice including in public interest environmental law, the disability sector and drug law reform. He brings to PWDA a wealth of relevant governance experience, including from his 14 years as Executive Director of the Environmental Defenders Office in NSW. He is a solicitor with a Masters of Law from Sydney University.
He currently serves on the Boards of the Haymarket Foundation and EDO Ltd as well as the Advisory Committee for the Australian Centre for Climate and Environmental Law. Prior to that, he has been on the following Boards and management committees – CLC NSW, the Total Environment Centre, the Environmental Planning and Law Association, and the Climate Institute.
Jeff has written extensively on environmental law and policy, criminal justice and the rule of law. He has taught in a wide variety of fields including industrial regulation, environmental law, litigation and criminal law and process. He regularly teaches postgraduate and undergraduate courses at Macquarie and Sydney University.
Systemic Advocacy, Projects, Research and Training
- Romola Hollywood – Director Policy and Advocacy
- Kate Finch – Director, Strategic Projects & Organisational Development
- Samantha French – Senior Policy Officer, Employment and Accessibility Follow on Twitter
- Giancarlo de Vera – Senior Policy Officer
- Francis Quan Farrant – Senior Research Policy Officer Follow on Twitter
- Mel Harrison – Training Manager. Follow on Twitter Follow on Twitter
- Freya Higgins – Project Officer
- Ashleigh Ottaway – Project Manager
Individual Advocacy & Projects
- Stephen Kilkeary – Director, Individual and Group Advocacy NSW
- Tracey Moffatt – Director, Individual Advocacy (QLD and Regional NSW)
- Jen Ruse – Advocacy Manager and NDIS Appeals, NSW
- Gareth Elliott – Advocate, NSW
- Luke Gale – Advocate & Manager, QLD
- Stephin Hargreave – Advocate, NSW
- Leonie Hazelton – Advocate, NSW
- Lizzie Blue – Manager & Specialist Advocate
- Lee-Anne Pringle – Advocate, QLD
- Natalie Ross – Advocate, NSW
- Grace Stevenson – Advocate, QLD
- Mina Hunt – Advocate, QLD
- Ilona Wildauer – Advocate, QLD
- Kien Tang – Advocate, NSW
- Matthew Langman – Advocate, NSW
- Polly Seymour – Advocate, NSW
- Robin Turnham – Advocate, NSW
- Jessica Bell – Advocate, NSW
- Ted Jensen – Advocate, QLD
- Margot McKnight – Advocate (NDIS Appeals), QLD
- Natalie McMullen – Advocate, NSW
- Andrew Stensel – Enable In Manager
- Tamanna Rahman – Connection Coordinator
- Linda Wiseham – Connection Coordinator
- Fran Krix – Wayfinder Hub Manager
- Garry Oates – Information and Referral Officer
- David Skidmore – Allocations Officer
- Alison Champion – Information and Referral Officer
- Karen Kobier – Project Officer and Advocate
- Rebecca Rongotaua – Information and Referral Officer
- Sunil Fernando – Disability Housing Advocacy Manager
- Annie Piper – Advocate, NSW
- Kym Bowen – Advocate, QLD
Corporate Services
- Karin Waldmann – Director – People, Quality & Systems
- Hollee James – Operations & Administration Manager
- Maja Bulut – Human Resources Manager
- Andrew Emmerson – Finance & IT Support Officer
- Pete Darby – Governance & Compliance Officer
- Sue Strasser – Reception & Administration Officer
- Jana Dolezalova – Reception & Administration Officer
Communications
- El Gibbs – Director, Media and Communications
- Siv Parker – Marketing Manager
- Maggie Korenblium – Communications Assistant
- Adriana Malavisi – Communications Assistant