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  1. About us
  2. Our Team

Staff

At Hepatitis Australia we have a highly dedicated and experienced team of people working to develop and deliver our programs to achieve the aims of the organisation. Most of our team is based in our Deakin office.

If you are interested in joining our team, permanent staff vacancies are publicly advertised

Our current staff team consists of the people listed below in alphabetical order. You can click on the name of each team member below to find out more about their role.

Amanda Bode - Policy Analyst

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Amanda is a passionate advocate for social justice, health equity and evidence based practice and has over 15 years of experience in policy and project roles in health and community peak bodies. Amanda has a strong track record for delivering positive outcomes in coalition building and policy development at the organisational, sector and systems levels. Amanda has a Masters of Public Health and is undertaking graduate study in counselling.

Amanda joined Hepatitis Australia as a Policy Analyst in January 2021 and is available Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays.

Published: 17th June, 2021

Updated: 15th December, 2022

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Andrea Pizzie - Policy Analyst

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Andrea is a values-based analyst with a deep commitment to social justice and systems change. Prior to joining Hepatitis Australia in mid-2022, Andrea worked in the federal parliament where she worked across a broad range of community and health portfolios, all of which centred on making sure that people with lived experience were the ones calling the shots. Andrea has a proven track record for working across a broad spectrum of people, organisations and perspectives to build consensus and achieve good outcomes for community.

Andrea is based in Sydney and is available Monday-Friday.

Published: 16th August, 2022

Updated: 15th December, 2022

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Carrie Fowlie - Chief Executive Officer

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Carrie joined Hepatitis Australia as CEO in April 2020, with almost two decades of peak body experience.

Carrie has extensive representational experience at the national and international level. Her work with elected officials and their offices, in parliaments, at the United Nations, and with government officials has resulted in policies that are consistent with the evidence and the priorities of the constituencies she has represented.

Published: 14th May, 2020

Updated: 15th May, 2020

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Di Rippon - Executive Officer

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Di joined Hepatitis Australia in July 2022 as Executive Officer and describes herself as a “juggler of hats and herder of cats”.

Di brings extensive administrative experience in the NGO sector, providing EA support to our CEO and Board and supporting the team to keep operations running smoothly.

Di works Monday to Friday.

Outside of work Di likes getting out with her family to explore new places around Canberra.

Published: 16th August, 2022

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Grace Hogan - Communications Coordinator

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Grace is passionate about health, or more specifically equal access to health care. Grace joined us in March 2019 with experience in health literacy and program management for the Commonwealth Department of Health and Canberra Health Services. Outside of work, she spends her free time in the dance studio or up on the mountains attempting to look cool on her skis.

Grace is based in Canberra and works Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Fridays as the Communications Coordinator.

Published: 2nd May, 2019

Updated: 15th December, 2022

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Jessica Abbey: Campaign Manager

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Jess is one of Hepatitis Australia's campaign managers working on the Ending Hepatitis C Campaign. 

Published: 8th March, 2023

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John Didlick - Policy Analyst

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A broad range of life experiences has helped John discover a strong sense of social justice and a commitment to community. Prior to starting with Hepatitis Australia in early 2018, John was Executive Officer at Hepatitis ACT and before that enjoyed various government sector roles, including in alcohol and other drug policy and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health policy.

John works part-time at Hepatitis Australia and endeavours to make sense of hepatitis-related policy matters. When he’s not reading, discussing or writing about viral hepatitis policy, you might find him catching and smoking trout in the Snowy Mountains. 

Published: 5th June, 2019

Updated: 4th March, 2022

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Joshua Anlezark - General Manager

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Joshua is a values-based manager with experience leading community organisations in the ACT and in governance and representative roles with national peaks. Joshua understands the critical importance of community based and partnership responses to support communities whose intersectional experiences result in increased structural and systemic disadvantage. Joshua was previously Executive Officer of Hepatitis ACT and a member of the Hepatitis Australia Board. The fulfilment of working to eliminate viral hepatitis compensates for his disappointment at never making it in musical theatre.

Joshua joined the team in January 2021. As General Manager, he supports the CEO and team to shape, deliver and monitor Hepatitis Australia’s strategic and operational performance. Joshua is available Monday to Friday.

Published: 4th March, 2022

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Julie Robert - Programs Manager

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Julie has been working for health and community peak bodies for over nine years and has expertise in workforce development, capacity building and research. Julie has lead a variety of projects including the ACT Alcohol and Other Drugs (AOD) Qualification Strategy and the ACT ATOD Workers Group. She passionately enjoys working in the community sector and with people who share her values of collaboration, social justice and health equity. In another life she used to be an archaeologist and was able to run half-marathons. Now her running training mostly consists in chasing her little ones.

Julie has joined the Hepatitis Australia team in August 2021 and works full time as the Programs Manager.

Published: 17th March, 2022

Updated: 18th March, 2022

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Kelly Berghella: Campaign Manager

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Kelly is one of Hepatitis Australia's campaign managers working on the Ending Hepatitis C Campaign. 

Published: 8th March, 2023

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Michael Daly: Policy Analyst

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Michael commenced as a policy analyst at Hepatitis Australia in March 2023. 

Published: 8th March, 2023

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Michelle Kudell - Program Manager

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Over the last 15 years Michelle has worked to achieve safe and equitable health outcomes for all through various roles in health, community services and commissioning. Her early background in arts and education provided a foundation for her renowned strengths in strategic innovation, design thinking and leadership. Prior to joining Hepatitis Australia in August 2022, Michelle worked as CEO for both Hepatitis Queensland and the Association of Alcohol and Other Drugs, NT (AADANT). She has a passion for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health and wellbeing, and nerds out over health care evaluation. When she’s not working, she’s probably painting or photographing wombats at Cradle Mountain in Tasmania.

Michelle works Monday to Thursday from Tasmania.

Published: 2nd May, 2019

Updated: 15th December, 2022

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Millee Sotheren - Programs Coordinator

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Millee is a resourceful and innovative individual with a commitment to evidence-based practice and health equity. Prior to joining Hepatitis Australia Millee worked as a research and development consultant for an intellectual property firm before moving to the state government as part of the public health response, undertaking various health policy and operational roles. Millee has a strong commitment to community and is passionate about social justice.

When not at work, Millee beats the heat by exploring the many waterholes that Central Australia has to offer. She is also undertaking a Master of Public Policy specialising in global development.

Millee joined Hepatitis Australia in the new role of Programs Coordinator in August 2022.

Millee is based in Alice Springs and works Monday to Thursday.

Published: 16th August, 2022

Updated: 19th December, 2022

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