Check out the great people working behind the scenes at Emerge Australia.
We are delighted to announce Professor David Putrino as an Emerge Australia Ambassador. David trained as a physiotherapist before completing a PhD in Neuroscience. He is currently a Professor in the Department of Rehabilitation and Human Performance at the Icahn
We are delighted to announce Sophie Scott OAM as an Emerge Australia Ambassador. Sophie has a long career as an award-winning medical TV journalist for the Australian Broadcasting Corporation, Sophie is a professional speaker and educator with expertise in mental health
Emerge Australia is thrilled to welcome Eliza Charley as our newest Ambassador! Eliza is not only an accomplished Australian actress, writer, and producer, but she also embodies immense resilience as she lives with ME. With a passion for amplifying underrepresented
We are delighted to welcome Lily Schubert as an Ambassador for Emerge Australia. Lily is a Sydney-based content creator and chronic illness advocate known for her candid storytelling on TikTok (@lilygschubert). Diagnosed with myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS), postural orthostatic tachycardia
We proudly welcome Kristan Oud as an ambassador to Emerge Australia. Kristan’s journey with ME/CFS began in his first year of university. This left him confined to a darkened room, unable to see the sky or sunlight for nearly 7
Emerge Australia is thrilled to announce that Tracey Spicer, AM BBus(Comm) GAICD, has joined Emerge Australia in an ongoing ambassador role. Tracey is a multiple Walkley Award winning author, journalist and broadcaster who has anchored national programs for ABC TV
Emerge Australia welcomes recording artist Bloom as our newest Ambassador. We are delighted to announce that Amanda Canzurlo, who uses the stage name of Bloom, has joined Emerge Australia as an Ambassador to help raise funds and awareness for ME/CFS at
Mark has worked in the Australian Public Service, Universities and NGOs for over 35 years, including as Deputy Director Human Resources at Flinders University, Director Human Resources at the Australian National University, Operations Director at Oxfam Australia and Director Research Services at La Trobe
Director of Clinical Services – Outcome Health Martin has over 30 years’ experience working in the Australian and UK health systems. Martin started out as a Registered Nurse in the Victorian Public Hospital system before moving to the UK to
A banking and finance lawyer with over 40 years experience. Andrew has acted for all major Australian banks, a number of foreign banks and other financial institutions. Committees – Finance & Risk sub-committee
Extensive experience in the roles of Finance Manager and Chief Financial Officer in the not-for-profit sector. Committees – Finance & Risk sub-committee
Caitlin’s career has spanned the international development, not-for-profit, and circular economy sectors. With experience in project design and management, partnerships, and monitoring, evaluation and learning, Caitlin works to help people, communities and organisations create positive change towards a more equitable and sustainable
CEO, Arthritis ACT since 2014. Rebecca has a background in nursing, as well as having worked with various other foundations
Roseda is a senior strategic leader, facilitator and speaker with over 15 years leadership experience across the healthcare, non-profit and government sector. Roseda is also a facilitator with Governance Institute of Australia(GIA). Roseda has a Master of Business Administration (MBA), Graduate
I joined the Emerge Australia Board in 2023, because I wanted to give back to Emerge Australia and the ME/CFS community from the perspective of both my lived experience and the expertise I developed in my 30 plus year career
Anne Wilson commenced as CEO of Emerge Australia in June, 2021. Anne is an experienced Chief Executive Officer and Managing
Simone has been working with Emerge Australia since 2018. Simone lives with severe ME/CFS. Before becoming unwell, she worked as
Michelle joined Emerge Australia in 2021. Michelle was awarded a PhD in 2007. Much of her career in medical research
Jessica joined Emerge Australia in 2019. Obtaining her PhD in 2016, Jessica spent the following four years working as an
Jane is a strategic and hands on leader, with a commitment to collective impact and innovative commercial practice. She has
Laura started with Emerge Australia in Operations in October 2021. Laura has degrees from both La Trobe University and the
Indiara has a Bachelor of Business from RMIT University with specialisations in Human Resources and Marketing. Prior to her degree,
Laura joined the Emerge Australia team in 2019. Laura has worked as a nurse in various roles since 2007 but
Camille commenced the role of Telehealth Nurse at the end of May 2022. Her nursing background is in Oncology, and
Fairley joined Emerge Australia in July 2024. Fairley holds a Bachelor of Biomedicine (Honours) and possesses a diverse professional background
Rochelle brings over 15 years experience in academic and social research, writing, project management and policy analysis to her role,
Kate joined the Emerge Australia team at the start of 2021 after completing honours by research with her topic being
Sarah first connected with Emerge Australia early in 2023 when we sought her advice on a tender. She is leading