Board members having a meeting in a boardroom.

Our Team

At PWdWA our staff and Board are people with disability or have lived experience of disability. This deliberate choice reflects our belief in the importance of representation and ensures that the perspectives, needs, and aspirations of individuals with disabilities are at the forefront of everything we do. Having staff and Board members with lived experience of disability enables us to better connect with and empathise with challenges faced by individuals with disabilities, as well as to celebrate their strengths, resilience, and contributions to society.

OUR TEAM

Our Board

  • Picture of Rita Kleinfeld Fowell and her guide dog
    Rita Kleinfeld Fowell
    Chair
  • Vanessa Vlajkovic
    Vanessa Vlajkovic
    Deputy Chair
  • Photo of Aaron Green
    Aaron Green
    Board Member
  • Ciara Brennan has long dark brown hair and is wearing a pair of rectangle eye glassess and black tank top.
    Ciara Brennan
    Board Member
  • Dylan Green is waring a blue and whit shirt with a dark jacket. Dylan has short hair and is wearing glasses. Dylan is standing outside. In the background there are some people standing near Dylan.
    Dylan Green
    Board Member
  • Gia Hilditch
    Board Member
  • Jessica Douglas is sitting slightly to the left. Jessica has long brown hair and is wearing a white t-shirt.
    Jessica Douglas
    Board Member
  • Karen Harvey
    Karen Harvey
    Board Member
  • Michael Jensen
    Michael Jensen
    Board Member
OUR TEAM

Our Staff

  • Kat Johns has short light brown hair and wearing a blue shirt.
    Kat Johns
    Chief Executive Officer
  • Karen Kobier
    Karen Kobier
    Acting General Manager
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    Joe Fitch
    Acting Advocacy Services Manager
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    Sandika Aponso
    Management Accountant
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    Renata Krollig
    Business Manager
  • Vanessa Jessett
    Vanessa Jessett
    Communications Manager – for enquiries call 0456 977 443
  • Amanda has long dark-blonde hair and is smiling.
    Amanda Ellis
    Systemic Advocate and media contact amanda@pwdwa.org
  • Glenda Bye
    Glenda Bye
    Individual Advocate
  • Jo Russell has short red hair and is sitting with her body leaning towards the camera, her chin resting on her arm. Jo is wearing a blue jumper and jeans.
    Jo-Anne Russell
    Individual Advocate – Goldfields
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    Julie Bloomfield
    Individual Advocate
  • Kandace Boyd is smiling while looking directly at the camera. Kandace has long red hair and is wearing a light blue shirt. Kandace is sitting in her wheelchair outside.
    Kandace Boyd
    Administration Assistant
  • Lisa Thomas, Individual Advocate is wearing a black top and has shoulder length brown hair. The photo of Lisa has a black boarder
    Lisa Thomas
    Individual Advocate – Peel
  • Louise Young has shoulder length auburn hair and is waring a patterned blue shirt,
    Louise Young
    Individual Advocate – Pilbara
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    Mallika Macleod
    Consultancy, Training and Advisory
  • Matt has short curly brown hair and is wearing round framed glasses and a blue jumper. Matts image has been taken in dappled light
    Matthew Gee
    Individual Advocate
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    Michele Moynihan
    Individual Advocate
  • Nicola Brown
    Nicola Brown
    Economic Participation Project Officer
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    Rhoda Murewa
    Individual Advocate
  • Su Anderson has long hair and is wearing a leopard print shirt and pink jacket.
    Susan Anderson
    Acting Senior Advocate and Individual Advocate – Wheatbelt
  • Tyla Fitch, Systemic Advocate has her hair pulled back and is wearing large dark framed glasses and a multi coloured dress.
    Tyla Fitch
    Intake and Assessment Officer
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    Zoe Jackson
    Intake and Assessment Officer
  • Sarah has long light brown hair, is wearing a brown shirt and is wearing black rimmed glasses. Sarah has a lip ring in her bottom lip.
    Sarah Beaumont
    Acting Operations Manager – On leave