Program Capacity Building Webinar: Leaning in and Working With Community Controlled Organisations
Thursday 29th February 10am-12pm AEDT
Panel:
Olivia Hogarth (she/her) - Manager of Learning and Programs, Working it Out
Liv is the Manager of Learning and Programs at Working It Out, Tasmania’s gender, sexuality and intersex support, advocacy and education service. This involves overseeing WIO’s general LGBTIQA+ professional learning programs, as well as being the project officer for the Silver Rainbow LGBTI Inclusive Ageing and Aged Care Program, the Aged Care Volunteer Visitors Scheme, and the LGBTIQA+ Inclusion in Sport project. Olivia has previously volunteered on the TasPride committee, where she re-established and co-ordinated the annual TasPride Parade and Party in the Park. She currently sits on the Tasmanian LGBTIQA+ Whole of Government Reference Group and the Boards of Equality Tasmania and Pride Foundation Australia.
Carolyn Gillespie (she/her) - Chair, LGBTIQ+ Health Australia
Carolyn is a social worker, intersectional feminist and human rights advocate with more than 20 years’ experience in healthcare and social justice. She has worked in a range of senior leadership roles across paediatric, adult and LGBTIQ+ community-controlled health services. Carolyn has provided expert advice on a range of health-related issues to numerous government inquiries, health service reviews and special interest panels, including her current membership of the federal government’s LGBTIQA+ Health and Wellbeing 10 Year National Action Plan Expert Advisory Group (EAG).
Joe Ball (he/him) - CEO, Switchboard Victoria
Joe is a longstanding LGBTIQA+ advocate and CEO of Switchboard Victoria. Joe believes in grassroots solutions to systemic issues and draws upon LGBTIQA+ history and the work of LGBTIQA+ activists who have paved the way to guide his work. Joe is a member of the Expert Advisory Group for the federal government’s 10-Year LGBTIQ+ Health and Wellbeing Plan and is a Board member of Safe and Equal. In 2020, Joe was honoured as an award recipient in the 50 Outstanding LGBTI+ Leaders in Australia. Joe proudly identifies as a transgender man and uses the pronouns he/him. Joe works and lives on the lands of the Kulin Nation in Narrm (Melbourne, Victoria).