supported the organisation with financial advice since its inception. She worked as the bookkeeper Disabilities Australia (WWDA) for a number of years when the national office was for Women With located in Canberra. She retired from her employment as the Accounts Manager for Eric Martin & Associates, a specialist in access architecture at the end of October 2017. Di has lived with disability all her life, and from a young age she has known that keeping active is an important part of maintaining mobility. In her youth she was a keen netballer and tennis player. She continues to uphold this philosophy with exercise classes per week and in retirement will do more exercise. two In her down time she is an avid reader of mystery novels and loves to spend time with her three grandchildren. She will continue to support WWDACT in her retirement. Christina Ryan WWDACT Public Officer Christina is a leadership and executive coach who embeds inclusion and ethical frameworks across organisational structures & culture. She has held CEO, senior management & team leading positions across both government & non-government sectors for 20 years, is a high level strategic thinker & noted innovator, using design thinking & collaboration to build new approaches. Christina founded the Disability Leadership Institute in 2017 to create a professional hub for leaders with disabilities, so that Australia builds & supports its disability leaders. She has been a leader in the Australian disability community, working at an international, national & local level to change the diversity agenda, while coaching numerous people with disabilities to their own leadership success. Sue Salthouse WWDACT Chair Sue is an educator and disability rights advocate, and has worked in both education and disability in Central Australia, Nepal, and Italy. She is a member of the University of Canberra Council, and the Independent Advisory Council of the National Disability Insurance Scheme. She is the immediate past Co-Chair of the Disability Reference Group advising the ACT Government on the implementation of the National Disability Strategy. She has been an inaugural board member, and Chair of the Australian Communications Consumer Action Network, and a former president of Women With Disabilities Australia. She has advocated for improved access to services, education and employment for women with disabilities. Sue has the lived experience of disability after an accident in 1995. She was the 2015 Canberra Citizen of the Year, 2014 ACT Senior Woman of the Year, and a nominee for the 2014 Senior Australian of the Year. MEETINGS OF DIRECTORS DIRECTORS’ MEETINGS Number eligible to attend Number attended Louise Bannister 2 2 Karen Hedley 2 1
supported the organisation with financial advice since its inception. She worked as the bookkeeper for Women With Disabilities Australia (WWDA) for a number of years when the national office was located in Canberra. She retired from her employment as the Accounts Manager for Eric Martin & Associates, a specialist in access architecture at the end of October 2017. Di has lived with disability all her life, and from a young age she has known that keeping active is an important part of maintaining mobility. In her youth she was a keen netballer and tennis player. She continues to uphold this philosophy with two exercise classes per week and in retirement will do more exercise. In her down time she is an avid reader of mystery novels and loves to spend time with her three grandchildren. She will continue to support WWDACT in her retirement. Christina Ryan WWDACT Public Officer Christina is a leadership and executive coach who embeds inclusion and ethical frameworks across organisational structures & culture. She has held CEO, senior management & team leading positions across both government & non-government sectors for 20 years, is a high level strategic thinker & noted innovator, using design thinking & collaboration to build new approaches. Christina founded the Disability Leadership Institute in 2017 to create a professional hub for leaders with disabilities, so that Australia builds & supports its disability leaders. She has been a leader in the Australian disability community, working at an international, national & local level to change the diversity agenda, while coaching numerous people with disabilities to their own leadership success. Sue Salthouse WWDACT Chair Sue is an educator and disability rights advocate, and has worked in both education and disability in Central Australia, Nepal, and Italy. She is a member of the University of Canberra Council, and the Independent Advisory Council of the National Disability Insurance Scheme. She is the immediate past Co-Chair of the Disability Reference Group advising the ACT Government on the implementation of the National Disability Strategy. She has been an inaugural board member, and Chair of the Australian Communications Consumer Action Network, and a former president of Women With Disabilities Australia. She has advocated for improved access to services, education and employment for women with disabilities. Sue has the lived experience of disability after an accident in 1995. She was the 2015 Canberra Citizen of the Year, 2014 ACT Senior Woman of the Year, and a nominee for the 2014 Senior Australian of the Year. MEETINGS OF DIRECTORS DIRECTORS’ MEETINGS Number eligible to attend Number attended Louise Bannister 2 2 Karen Hedley 2 1
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