Sue has 30 years experience in gender equality, human rights and preventing and responding to violence against women. Sue has recently been endorsed as an Our Watch trainer. She remains optimistic about a future that is fun, kind  and equitable.

Heather is an independent consultant specialising in strategic advice and tools development addressing and preventing violence against women and children. Heather has 20 years experience in women's rights and aid and development. She has extensive experience in the Pacific and her clients include the World Bank, UN Women, Oxfam and IWDA.

Danny was the Chief Executive Officer of No To Violence Male Family Violence Prevention Association (NTV) Inc. for eleven years. He now provides advice, training and project development in responses to and prevention of family violence and sexual assault, and in gender equity projects.

Danny has made significant contributions to the development of improved and innovative ways in which family violence is addressed in Victoria. He has been involved in the training of sector workers, including the development and delivery of Australia’s, and perhaps the world’s, first stand-alone university qualification for working with men who use violence with a specific focus on men's behaviour change work, the Graduate Certificate in Social Science – Male Family Violence Group Facilitation. He was also involved with the redevelopment and accreditation of the Graduate Certificate in Social Science – Male Family Violence Telephone Counselling course, both provided jointly with Swinburne University. Danny also led the expansion of the Men’s Referral Service into New South Wales.

 In recent times, Danny has provided a range of services for government and community organisations. He is an experienced instructor of many hundreds of child protection practitioners, family services workers, corrections staff, police, the judiciary, youth workers, alcohol and other drug counsellors and other professionals to recognise and safely respond to men’s use of family violence.

Avega has a depth of experience as a program manager, adviser and consultant to advance gender equality, women’s rights and social inclusion in projects and in organizational processes.

She has a Masters in Evaluation, which complements her practice experience in evaluative work at each stage in the program cycle. Avega enjoys working with teams to facilitate reflection, learning and program improvement. 

Juliet is an advocate for gender equality and human rights. She has worked in the overseas development sector since 1978, focusing on gender equality,
violence against women, gender auditing and organisational change, research on gender equality and violence against women, and the design and delivery of training programs and materials. She has worked closely with several local women’s rights and non-government organisations in the Pacific and other regions, bilateral and multilateral agencies, and INGOs. She is a Churchill
Fellow alumni and endorsed Our Watch trainer.

Kara is an experienced humanitarian and development worker specialised in disaster risk reduction, food security and program management. Fluent in Chinese and possessing a Masters in Refugee Studies, Kara has worked in contexts as diverse as Vanuatu, China, Ethiopia and South Sudan

Loretta has 13 years of community and international development experience specialising in identifying, nurturing, and promoting feminist voices. She has expertise in gender mainstreaming and analysis, academic and participatory health research, monitoring and evaluation, and facilitation and training. Loretta has interest and experience in the application of social behaviour change communication strategies. She is passionate about exploring the nexus of gender, food security, and global health. Loretta has supported projects funded by DFAT, USAID, the World Bank Group and UNICEF, and has field experience in Sub-Saharan Africa, the United States of America, Australia and the Pacific. 

Di has almost thirty years’ experience as a community development practitioner, trainer, researcher, facilitator and advisor, focusing on transformative work towards social justice, gender equality and inclusion. She has worked for many non-government, contracting, donor and multilateral organisations across Africa, Asia and the Pacific Islands, and in Australia. Di has highly developed critical skills and takes a holistic and multi-disciplinary, evidence-based approach to understanding and promoting social change. As a gender trainer, adviser and advocate for change, Di brings a depth of knowledge and analysis grounded in pragmatism and strategic thinking developed through many years as a practitioner.

Barbara is an independent research consultant from Papua New Guinea (PNG). She has worked in many parts of PNG for over 10 years implementing and managing research projects. Areas of research include, HIV, gender (VAW),  family planning, malaria, WASH, human resources for health and other public health and development research and has experience in monitoring & evaluation and project management. She has a Master of International Public Health from the University of Sydney. Other countries she has worked in include Vanuatu, Solomon Islands and Australia. Organizations she has worked with include; Population Services International; The Equality Institute; UN Women; Papua New Guinea Institute of Medical Research and the University of New South Wales. 

Lula is a passionate advocate for survivors of childhood sexual abuse and domestic violence. Combining lived expertise with over a decade in the public service and family violence sectors successfully leading gender equality initiatives, from corporate strategies to international implementation of UN Women Peace and Security, Lula understands the complexity of responses needed to effectively address and reduce gendered violence.

Bu is an experienced development professional with thirty years of experience in Australia and the Indo-Pacific region. She specialises in gender equality, monitoring and evaluation, research,  capacity development and partnership brokering across a range of sectors. These include ending violence against women; law, justice and policing development; and governance.