David Tennant is a lawyer who joined the community, not-for-profit sector in 1995. Over the next 30 years David held a range of service delivery, management and representative roles, retiring as CEO of Shepparton-based FamilyCare in July 2025, after 15 years. David...
Adele Chynoweth trained and worked as a secondary arts teacher and has also had an extensive career in the arts and cultural sector, the Australian Public Service and academia. Adele’s action research promotes the importance of the role of the cultural sector in...
Belinda Whitelaw is the Community Engagement Officer for the More for Children project in Greater Shepparton. Belinda leads the Best Start program for the Greater Shepparton City Council, and has deep knowledge of early childhood and of the community.
Shandel has commenced a new role as Centre Leader, Burnie Child and Family Learning Centre Community Engagement Officer 2022-November 2023. Shandel Pile was the Community Engagement Officer for the More for Children project in Burnie. Shandel previously worked with...
Talia is a passionate children’s rights and social justice advocate. She is an applied social science researcher drawing from disciplines of social studies of children; intercultural understanding; inclusion, disability, anti-ableism; reconciliation, racism and...
Cadhla is a research fellow at the Children’s Policy Centre. She was recently awarded her doctorate from Queen’s University Belfast in Northern Ireland where she conducted qualitative, participatory research with children and youth in Colombia for peace. Prior to...
Sharon is the director of the Children’s Policy Centre. Sharon’s research interests revolve around issues of social justice and human rights, focusing on three broad areas. The first is social policy, social justice and the human rights of children. The second is the...