Benjamin is an executive, Australian lawyer and systems developer, who is currently completing a master of business administration focusing on social impact. He is a passionate advocate for those who experience systemic disadvantage, discrimination and prejudice.

Benjamin joined WIO to contribute back to the communities that have always supported him as a proud gay man and to support the fantastic work WIO does for so many across Tasmania.

In his spare time, Benjamin is a delighted uncle, avid fantasy reader, and unpaid IT support for most everyone he knows.

Dani is a Biochemist turned Designer and then Builder - proud of and passionate about what we can create together, for each other.

Previously, Convenor of The Women's Library, Newtown, Sydney which did then and continues now to provide both reading resources and a social hub for the community.

Currently, organiser of 'A Twist of Lemons', a welcoming social space for queer women, diversity and allies. Dani remembers how it was to be "working it out" and regards the opportunity to contribute to an organisation whose primary focus is inclusion and acceptance, and whose ethos of care and understanding she shares, to be an opportunity to give back to her community.

Dani loves to create beautiful things, dip in the ocean at dawn and hike solo, long distance in wilderness.

Anna is qualified Certified Practicing Accountant with extensive accounting and auditing experience across the business and not-for-profit sectors. Anna currently works as a Finance Business Partner at TasNetworks.

Anna brings a great mix of enthusiasm, technical knowledge and analytical skills to her role as Treasurer on the WIO Board and she is keen to use these skills to contribute to the wider community.

Anna is a proud Kiwi and has made Tassie her home after living in the UK for nearly 10 years, she loves getting out for a bush walk and adventure outside. She also has an interest in strength sports and has competed in both Powerlifting and Strongwomen in the UK and Australia.

Rowan is a teacher based in Hobart, where he teaches senior secondary science via distance education. Rowan is passionate about equity in education, particularly for LGBTIQA+ students, and has spent most of his career teaching in North East Tasmania.

He is a mainland import and grew up on Gumbainggir country in NSW before studying and working as a scientist on Yuggera country in Brisbane. Rowan loves the great outdoors, his dog Ted, and dreams of building his own tiny house on a block of land.

He is currently trying with mixed success to become a green thumb (tips and tricks welcome).

Miranda is a General Practitioner (GP) and regularly advocates for greater access to services for LGBTQIA+ people. She is passionate about creating safe spaces within a healthcare system and has a special interest in gender affirming care. She regularly supports ongoing shifts in the healthcare systems and networks in Tasmania to expand access to services for LGBTQIA+ individuals across the state.

She is thrilled to be a Tassie transplant, having lived throughout Australia and originally from the US, and finally settling here as home. She loves getting outside and is a fungi enthusiast. She has a very cute fluffy cloud kitty who happily supervises her attempts to keep a garden alive.

Scoutt is originally from Whadjuk Nyungar country in Western Australia and has been living on palawa/pakana country since 2012. In their role as Community Educator for the Tasmanian Council on AIDS, Hepatitis & Related Diseases, Scoutt loves getting out to regional Tassie to talk about sexual health & health literacy.

Scoutt is a self-identified nerd about community organizing and governance. Before their role at TasCAHRD they worked in the Settlement sector; leading a team across the State to support newly arriving refugees both individually and in a community development capacity. Scoutt was also part of the largest workers cooperative in the southern hemisphere (Resource Work Cooperative) for five years, including sitting on the Board for three years and holding the position of Chair for two.

Scoutt is passionate about justice and uses an intersectional lens to advocate for the rights and dignity of marginalized Tasmanians. Scoutt has an extremely cute rescue staffy named George and a garden full of pansies.

Ellen is a Queer and disabled woman originally from the lands of the Turrbal people in South East Queensland. She now calls Launceston home where she has the privilege of overlooking the Kanamaluka on palawa / pakana country. Ellen has a professional background in community development, community engagement and disability advocacy, with extensive board and committee experience in the not for profit and health sectors. She is employed at Health Consumers Tasmania as the Community Engagement Manager.

After a lived experience of young onset bowel cancer, she began getting involved with consumer representation and advocacy in health where she shares her lived experience and represent consumers, and her communities more broadly, on various boards and committees. Ellen is deeply passionate about community being the leaders of change and in the importance of valuing lived experience. She brings this passion, her own lived experience, and her very nerdy love of governance to her board roles and her day job.
In her spare time, Ellen loves a bit of craft - particularly snarky and nerdy cross stitch. She also has problematically large house plant collection which she adores.

Kerryn (she/her) is a queer cisgender woman, and is a qualitative researcher who specialises in LGBTQIA+ health and wellbeing. She has a background in cultural studies and gender theory, and is currently working at the Centre for Social Research in Health at the University of New South Wales. She takes a community-led and -engaged approach to all her work, working with affected communities to determine their health needs.

Kerryn arrived late 2022 in nipaluna with her partner and two cats – and promptly fell in love with this city. She acknowledges the unceded sovereignty and enduring custodianship of the palawa/pakana peoples over this Country.

Drag king performances are a passion of hers, and her first book, Intimate Investments in Drag King Cultures (2019) explored Sydney’s drag king scene in all its glory.

Kerryn loves cooking and eating all the amazing produce that lutruwita has to offer.