Who We Are

Our Board

Shaun is a smiling white man in his 30s with grey eyes, brown hair, and a short beard against a backdrop of the ocean.

Shaun Bickley, Co-President
Director At-Large (2026-2028)

Shaun is an Autistic disability justice activist, storyteller, and athlete. He organised the first city-level ban of subminimum wage in the world (Seattle, 2018) and is the only person to organise subminimum wage bans in two countries (the US and Australia). An international subject matter expert on disability employment policy, Shaun has presented & consulted with legislators and organisations on 3 continents.

He is also a high school dropout with a traumatic brain injury who lives in segregated housing.

Tabitha is a lightly tanned woman with shoulder length brown curly hair, staring straight at the camera, with a serious look on her face. Her arms are half crossed with her chin resting on one curled hand. She has an ACAB tattoo on her wrist and she is wearing a multicolored dress.

Tabitha Lean, Co-President
South Australia (2025-2027)

I am a formerly incarcerated First Nations woman, living with significant and disabling complex mental illnesses. As a poet, story teller, and abolition activist, I advocate for the dismantling and abolishing of tyrannical and death making systems that have been imposed upon us in this colony. As a story teller, abolition activist and artist, I use my lived prison experience to fight for the total abolition of the prison industrial complex and all of the state forces that enable it.

Korey Gunnis, Co-Vice President
New South Wales (2025-2027)

Korey Gunnis is a community advocate and grant specialist dedicated to advancing inclusion, accessibility, environmental sustainability, and equal opportunities. Korey supports organisations and initiatives that empower people with disability to thrive in employment, leadership, and community life, and who supports environmental sustainability. With extensive experience in grant and tender writing, project development, and inclusive engagement, Korey helps bring social impact ideas to life. Passionate about fairness and collaboration, Korey works to create lasting change through innovation and shared opportunity.

Sirani McNeill, Co-Vice President
Victoria (2025-2027)

Sirani McNeill is a Deaf and autistic disability justice advocate, storyteller and cybersecurity expert. She successfully advocated for Merri-bek Council to pass a motion calling for the abolition of subminimum wages for disabled workers. Sirani has served on several other disability boards and advisory groups and is passionate about disability justice, equal employment, accessibility, and ensuring disabled people have a genuine voice in decisions that affect their lives.

Alyce is sitting in her hot pink wheelchair, she is posing in front of a colourful painted wall covered in foliage and flowers. She is wearing a black floral dress, hot pink boots and a pink sparkly jacket. She is living her best life.

Alyce Nelligan, Treasurer
Rural & Regional (2026-2028)

Alyce Nelligan is a disability advocate, political activist, and proud disabled woman. She partners with many community organisations including being part of the Y Connect Advisory Committee for the YWCA. She is also a brand ambassador for the Australian fashion boutique Little Party Dress and Colour My Wheels who manufacture wheel covers. She can be found @princessspeedy on Instagram. Alyce is also a mother to three young children and has also run educational, inclusion and arts workshops for over a decade.

Cameron Bloomfield (he/him), Co-Membership Officer
Director At-Large (2026-2028)

I am a gay man with an intellectual disability who lives with my partner Jack.

I’m passionate about self-advocacy for people who have an intellectual disability and are LGBTIQA+.

I am a founding member and board member of Inclusive Rainbow Voices, a peer worker for Self Advocacy Resource Unit, a member of Rainbow Rights and Advocacy, and a trainer at Voice At The Table.

I have been a leading researcher with Deakin University and Inclusion Melbourne.

I have won the 2019 Inclusion Award from National Awards for Disability Leadership and the 2024 Disability Pride Champion from Victorian Disability Awards

In my spare time I play all abilities football for Mazenod Panthers.

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Kat Johns, Co-Membership Officer
Western Australia (2026-2027)

Kat Johns is an advocate, CEO and director from Western Australia. Kat is Autistic and ADHD, with a history of tic disorder, this lived experience has helped Kat to connect with the great community of disabled and neurodivergent individuals around the country and internationally.

Steph Kassel, Director
Queensland (2025-2027)

Steph is a multiply-disabled queer woman with lived experience of neurodivergence and acquired disability.

She helps people get their needs met in whatever way she can, and is passionate about helping people thrive and live free of coercion.

Like many women, she has experiences of unpaid care work and subminimum wage.

Being AuDHD, she brings to the director role her broad academic, activist, advocate, corporate, education, public sector, technical, and project/group coordination experience.

Our Supports
(Non-voting Advisors to Board)

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Ant Arthur, Advisor & Secretary
(2026-2028)

Ant brings over 10 years of community sector experience spanning youth residential care, aged care, and the NDIS framework. Driven by a passion for equality and autonomy, Ant has operated as an independent support worker and advocate for over 5 years. By offering a flexible alternative to traditional, rigid models, Ant focuses strictly on client choice. With deep industry insight, Ant excels at removing everyday barriers, aligning daily support with personal milestones, and fostering true independence

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Tureif Hourani, Advisor
(2026-2028)

Tureif has extensive experience in working with individuals to assist them finding & keeping a job. This includes assisting refugees, youth & people with disability. Currently the Managing Director of JobsRUs founded on the values of helping participants of the NDIS have an alternative to the sheltered ADE systems and the traumatic DES system.

Tureif has lived experience with disability & the Australian system. Tureif has a passion for Islamic education, disability supports, mentoring, youth support & fighting financial institutions slavery models (interest).