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Michael works as a personal carer in disability services providing support to clients. Michael is passionate about community and has been involved in community organisations and charitable concerns in the greater Inala area for over 30 years. Michael is currently involved in a number of local organisations including the Scouts, the Inala Lions club and the South West First Aid group

Jim has 15 years’ experience in the not for profit sector working in organisations supporting young people with disability. He offers experience in Governance, Family and Community Engagement, Business Development, Marketing and Communications and Fundraising. Jim completed a Graduate Certificate in Philanthropic and Not for Profit Studies at QUT in 2015 and is currently the Regional Fundraising Officer at Hear and Say.

Jim enjoys working with young people because he believes that everyone should be afforded opportunities to fulfil their potential, regardless of issues such as disadvantage or disability. As a community fundraiser he recognises the strong sense of community that exists in Inala and sees opportunities to foster the creativity and passion of the community to the benefit of the young people in our service.

Kerrie is an experienced teacher with over 15 years in the education sector. She has worked in Inala for 10 years and low socioeconomic areas for most of her career. A part of her role as a teacher is connecting with the community to ensure that the needs of the child are met. This may include making connections with mental health, social welfare groups and other groups which may provide access to food, clothing and other resources needed for school. Kerrie has extensive experience working with families from diverse backgrounds including refugees, Indigenous families and those who have English as an additional language or dialect.

Matthew was appointed in 2008 as the inaugural Director of the Queensland Health’s Deadly Ears Program. This program addresses the fact that Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children have the world’s highest rates of middle ear disease and associated conductive hearing loss. He manages a large multi-disciplinary team that delivers primary health, allied health and ENT clinical and surgical services across Queensland’s remote Indigenous communities. Matthew is dedicated to making a positive difference, and hence places a strong focus at work on outcome-based service delivery.