Paul Williamson joined Physical Disability Australia as an Associate Director in April 2021. He has a strong interest in furthering the employment opportunities for people with disability, having experienced some of the challenges firsthand – going from ‘fit and healthy’ to living with a disability in a relatively short period at a young age.

Paul has over 27 years of experience working in senior positions in the Commonwealth Public Sector across several Departments – including Finance, Industrial Relations, Employment, and Attorney-General’s..] He has worked on the development of key Commonwealth legislation, provided policy advice to Senior Officials, and administered multi-million-dollar grant programs.

In his late twenties, Paul was diagnosed with ankylosing spondylitis and, whilst the disease is controlled by medication, it has led to multiple joint replacements. Paul also required brain surgery in his 30’s to correct an arteriovenous malformation.

Paul holds a Masters Degree from the University of New South Wales and was an Honorary Associate in the Centre for Disability Research and Policy at University of Sydney between 2017 – 2024.

Krystal has an extensive professional background with many skills and abilities, having worked both in the public and private sectors. She is driven to set a strong example both for her family and community, particularly in advocating for those who are marginalised and underestimated by mainstream society.

Having worked for South Australia’s peak government social housing provider for over 10 years, she is passionate about providing support to people experiencing complex issues. This drive has led her to develop programs to assist others through improving services, and addressing large-scale psychosocial community issues such as homelessness and Family and Domestic Violence.

Krystal was born with Cerebral Palsy and is a wheelchair user. Overcoming challenges and preconceived notations of what society considered her to be capable of, have driven her determination to be respected for what she can do, rather than what people think she can’t or shouldn’t do.

Krystal has two beautiful daughters and, since becoming a mother, her focus around educating people about equality, inclusion and the beauty of diversity in society has intensified. She is currently raising an energetic primary schooler whilst in a wheelchair – something she finds both magical and challenging.

She loves spending time with family and friends, enjoying a glass of wine and happily describes herself as a 90’s music tragic.

Krystal is determined to ensure the lived experience of people with a disability shapes the way services are created and delivered in the future. She is also passionate about education awareness and safeguarding the rights of people with a disability in future policy development and negotiations. Her direction in the disability advocacy space are driven by her passion for all people with disability to feel safe, confident and capable of achieving their goals.

Krystal hopes that her professional experience in advocacy and development, combined with her lived experience and determination to make a difference, will help further positive changes for people living with disability.

Tammy Milne lives in rural/regional North West Coast Tasmania.

She worked for 32 years at the Department of Education Tasmania in many roles, including teacher aide, educational interpreter for the Deaf, Intern Teacher and Librarian. She ran a primary school library over the last 12 years of her career and acted as an interpreter in a high school for her final six months with the Education Department, prior to the COVID-19 pandemic and subsequent resignation.

She lives by the mantra of owning her disability and wears it like a suit of armour, the result of trying to fit into the abled world for many years. She lives with a physical disability that is very visible – Arthrogrophosis Multiplex Congenita.

Tammy is very outspoken around both disability and human rights. Tammy believes that age has brought experience that steers an awareness to not tolerate bad treatment of herself and those around her. Whilst she sees herself as a fierce warrior, she admits that she still has much to learn.