Glenda Lee
Role:
Vice President - term expires 2010 unable to re-nominate
State:
Email:
Blog
Education:
Degree in Disability Experience (BDEx)
Disability Background:
I have Spinal Muscular Atrophy and use an electric wheelchair. I live independently in my own home. I lived for 2 years in the Somerton Crippled Children's Home when I was 14 - 15 yrs old. Was a wobbly walker until aged 45. I am 52.
Have and still run the full gamut of disability services, physios, occupational terrorists and other controlling/limiting organisations or individuals for people with physical disability.
Have good knowledge and experience of many types of disabilities (other than physical) through previous workplaces.
Volunteer work undertaken in the past or at present:
- Founding President of Physical Disability Council of SA (10 yrs)
- Board member - Muscular Dystrophy Association
- Triple M (now Three D) community radio
- Director PDCA (now PDA) for 7 years and now President PDA for the past 3 years
- Member Disability Advisory Network of SA (DANSA)
Paid work:
- Stepping Out Respite Service (5 yrs)
- Disability Complaints Service (now DACSSA) Advocate and Complaints Worker (6 yrs)
- Disability Awareness Training for SA Public Service (2 yrs)
- Disability Consultant and Public Speaker
- Director - Julia Farr Group
Additional skills:
- Cert IV Workplace Assessment and Training
- Good knowledge of Disability Legislation
- Public Speaking
- Have lived far longer than the doctors predicted, which hasn't been that hard really.
- Won't let the turkeys get me down
- Good sense of humour
- Feistiness
Wayne Dillon
Role:
President - term expires in 2010 and able to re-nominate
State:
Northern Territory
Email:
Education:
- Certificate 1V Business (Human Resources)
- Certificate III in Business (Department Corporate Information Services, Group Training Northern Territory)
- Certificate IV in Community Services (Disability Work)
- (Charles Darwin University)
- Associated Diploma Applied Science (Emergency Care)
- Safety Practitioner (Certificate 1V)
- Industrial Foundation Accident Prevention (Perth)
- TAFE Accredited Paramedic Studies
- Intensive Care Ambulance Officer Workshop
Disability Information:
Larygectomy/Tracheotomy 2001 as a result of Laryngeal cancer
Volunteer work undertaken in the past or at present:
- Member of Physical Disability Council of NT
- Darwin City Council Disability Advisory Committee (Chairperson)
- Committee member Relay for Life Cancer Council NT
- Committee member Darwin Ski Club (Secretary)
- Volunteer Ambulance Officer St John Ambulance 1965 - 1998 have held several positions including Cadet Officer, Cadet Superintendent, Divisional Superintendent, Corps Staff Officer and Corps Superintendent
Paid work:
- Currently Administration Officer NT Government
- Ambulance Officer / Intensive Care Officer - St John Ambulance NT and Victorian Ambulance Service 1980 - 1999.held various positions including Centre Officer. Senior Centre Officer, Act/ Regional Superintendent and Communications Officer
- Storeman/ Driver
- Owner/driver taxi
- Labourer Fish (Prawn) Processing factory
- Qualified Pastry cook / Bread baker
Additional skills:
- Peer support
- General Life Skills
- Ability to listen
- Can cook
- Patiently trying to catch the big one (fish)
State: Australian Capital Territory
This position is now vacant - Calling for nominations until June 30th, 2010
State: Queensland
Queensland
State: Victoria
State: Tasmania
David Gordon
Role: Treasurer.
State: Western Australia.
Melanie Hawkes
Peter Simpson
State:
New South Wales - term expires in June 2010
Email:
Education:
Higher School certificate and multiple TAFE Certificate 4
Disability Background:
Spinal cerebellum degeneration. Self/two brothers and cousin suffer from the above mentioned disability. My wife is a leg amputee (from age of 13) and have numerous friends/associates with variouss disabilities including vision impaired/brain injury or other physical impairments.
Our impairment is now at a stage where we can walk a little with sticks but rely mostly on a Wheelchair for mobility.
Voluteer work:
- Holroyd, Parramatta, Bankstown access advisory committees
- Holroyd traffic committee
- I am president of Bankstown Halliwick penguins swimming club for PWD
Paid work:
Employed for 25 years at Outboard Marine Australia as Warranty Department administrator/spare parts interpreter/technical & service advisor & customer service.
Casual/short term at market research, car warranty/parts, disability service provider. Currently (for 2.5 years) self employed/own business accredited access consultant Advising on access issues/compliance with Standards, Codes and the DDA.
STAFF OF PDA
Executive Officer - Sue Egan
Sue has worked for PDA since its inception in 1995, and was one of the original founders of the organisation. She is also a person with a physical disability.
Education:
Masters in Disability Studies - Flinders University - SA
Bachelor of Community Welfare - James Cook University - Qld
Rehabilitation Studies - NZ
Liberal Studies - NZ
Employment History:
Physical Disability Australia Ltd - Executive Officer
Paraplegic and Quadriplegic Ass of Qld - founder/co-ordinator of PQ Employment Options
Catholic Social Welfare - Manager Nundah Job Service
Queensland Advocacy Incoporated - Individual Advocate
Rehabilitation League of NZ (govt) - Vocational Assessment Officer
Disabled Persons Centre - Director of Information
Personal history:
Married with 3 adult children.