Emily is a very accomplished person with a disability, completing her Bachelor of Social Work in 2018 (UTAS), Graduate Certificate in Disability Studies in 2020 (Flinders University), and then went back to UTAS to complete her Associates in Education Support in 2022!

She has worked in the community service sector for sometime and has been in various positions including Disability Support Worker, Auslan Assistant, and now a Raising Voices Liaison, a role that she has held since 2023. In her current role, she uses her personal experiences as a person with a disability and her expertise to help raise the voices of the people that we support both within and external to the organisation.

She has been involved in the industry since an infant and is passionate about returning home to the disability sector, and wanting to help herself, and others make the world a better place for people with disabilities. She has had a wide range of personal and professional experiences, with some of the highlights being:

- Planning and organising a Women’s disability AFL 9’s match in 2022 (as she was captain of the southern team)

- Supporting people with disabilities to engage in research and consultation opportunities. She has also had two of her experiences printed in a TASCOSS report recently.

- Being selected for many leadership programs, way too many to account for!

- Being give a new title for her volunteering role with Lauderdale Football Club- Queen Statician.

She is very keen to share her story and help improve the lives like hers!