The Team - Fair Agenda

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The Team

You can contact the team via [email protected] or call us on 0435 597 976 for media comment.

Executive Director

	Renee Carr Executive Director and Co-Founder Renee (she/her) is a campaigner and strategist passionate about growing movements for change. At Fair Agenda she has led campaigns that have: secured millions in additional funding for domestic violence services, stopped almost a billion dollars of cuts to parental leave, and helped decriminalise abortion in Queensland, NSW and South Australia. In 2015 she was named as one of Australia's '100 Women of Influence'. Before co-founding Fair Agenda, Renee was part of the team that led The End of Polio campaign to secure $118 million in additional funding from countries for global polio eradication efforts. Renee completed a Bachelors of Law and Arts at the University of Melbourne.
	Liz Hadjia Campaign Manager Liz (she/her) is campaigner and community organiser. Before joining the Fair Agenda team she worked across human rights and environment movements, with the Nature Conservation Council of NSW, ActionAid, Amnesty International and Oxfam. She has run campaigns to re-power NSW with 100% clean energy, and built an activist network at ActionAid Australia to fight for women’s climate and economic justice. Liz is passionate about connecting people to a cause and supporting them to create change. She holds a Bachelor of International and Global Studies and a Master of International Development from the University of Sydney.
	Daisy Gardener Campaign Manager Daisy (she/her) is a campaigner and gender justice advocate with 20 years experience creating policy and practice change through research, advocacy and mobilising coalitions. Using her expertise in private sector engagement and gender equality advocacy, she has improved corporate policies and practices in global supply chains and influenced investment decisions. She has collaborated with union and community leaders across Asia Pacific region - including brokering a ground-breaking agreement with global sportswear brands affecting 300,000 mostly women workers in Indonesia, influencing Australian companies to be accountable for factory safety in Bangladesh and supporting community advocacy to win the first minimum wage in Myanmar. She has published widely on gender equality and business accountability, including on corporations and sexual harassment prevention, financing and investing with a gender and human rights lens and ethical supply chain practices. Her work has been referenced by the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights. She holds a Masters of International Development from RMIT University.
	Amelia Ranger Campaigner Amelia (she/her) is a campaigner with a policy and government relations background. She has worked on campaigns in improving public transport and real-time fuel pricing at the RAA (South Australia's peak automobile association), advocated for the economic participation of young women in South Australia's COVID-19 response at the Working Women's Centre SA, and investigated the hidden costs of public schooling for the South Australian Commissioner for Children and Young People. Amelia is a passionate intersectional feminist with lived experience of disability and a chronic illness. She holds a Bachelor of Arts (Advanced) from the University of Adelaide where she majored in politics, international relations, and gender studies.

Board of Directors

	Katherine Tu Board Chair Kat (she/her) is the Head of Policy & Campaigns at ActionAid Australia. She formerly served as a campaign director at SumOfUs - a global digital organisation campaigning to curb growing corporate power, with a focus on Australian campaigns and fundraising. Kat has also worked at a fundraising agency for non-profits, as an election organiser, and as a climate grassroots organiser. She is particularly passionate about equity, racial justice, and intersectional feminism. Kat holds a combined Bachelor of Arts and Law from the University of Sydney.
	Lindy Stephens Board Member Lindy (she/her) is an independent consultant and leadership coach in the software industry, focusing on helping companies maintain their culture during periods of rapid growth, and assisting businesses in building diverse teams. She is a Co-Founder and Consultant at Sam Newman and Associates. Previously Lindy spent ten years as a senior leader at global software consultancy ThoughtWorks. She has a background in software delivery, with over ten years as a Project Manager for large and complex software projects, primarily in the finance sector. Lindy is passionate about the ability of great software to change the world, and creating a diverse culture within the IT industry to enable that. Her particular focus is in making technology a career of choice for young women.
	Verity Appleby Board Member Verity (she/her)'s passion is working for social and climate justice. She works with philanthropists and sector leaders to fund projects and advocacy campaigns that create systemic change; and has over a decade of experience in fundraising. Right now Verity works as Development Director at 350.org Australia. Previously She has worked for a range of not for profits including Amnesty International, Rape & Domestic Violence Services and the National Aboriginal Sporting Chance Academy (NASCA) as well as some of the UK’s biggest not-for-profits in her role at On Agency. Verity is the founder of the Australian Fundraisers Network and mentors fundraisers across the sector to develop their skills.
	Alys Gagnon Board Member Alys (she/her) is a media consultant with more than 15 years experience in media, strategy and political advocacy. She has a strong background in developing, implementing and evaluating communications strategies and campaigns for not-for-profit and political organisations and has provided strategic advice and media management for politicians, unions and advocacy organisations. Alys has a passion for social justice, feminism, equity and care for vulnerable communities. She has a strong commitment to working towards a society that values every person for their contribution to our community.
	Belinda Lo Board Member Belinda (Bee) (she/they) is the Director of Legal Services and Principal Lawyer at the Eastern Community Legal Centre in Victoria’s Eastern Metropolitan region. Belinda has worked across the legal assistance sector for over 20 years across a range of community legal centres, primarily advocating for the rights of victim survivors of family violence and sexual assault across law reform, legal representation and strategic policy and service sector reform. Belinda also has governance expertise having served on peak body boards including the Federation of Community Legal Centres (where was the Chair from 2014-early 2018), Domestic Violence Resource Centre and DV Vic (transition board) and the Victoria Law Foundation.
	Sarah Berry Board Member Sarah (she/her) has a career in campaigning spanning more than a decade - agitating for economic fairness, social justice, environmental sustainability, civilian protection, and people-friendly cities. Sarah is a Member of the Chartered Institute of Marketing and she loves writing persuasive communications that change hearts and minds. When she's not trying to change society, she's working to help charities and not-for-profits change internally. She's an expert in digital and organisational transformation, helping organisations to build the insight, bravery, and vulnerability to try that innovative thing that might actually work. She has a Bachelor of Arts from Macquarie University and is currently working towards an Executive Masters of Business Administration at Quantic School of Business and Technology.
	Nicole Hasrouni Treasurer Nicole is a C-Suite executive with over 15 years’ experience in the property, hospitality and not-for-profit sectors. She has led teams across the finance, people and culture, IT, risk, governance and compliance, fundraising and legal functions. Most recently, she has been at the forefront of cultural change for one Australia’s oldest charities and has used her leadership skills to influence the strategic direction of the organisation. Her impact in the not-for-profit sector has been focused on ensuring long-term sustainability, aligning investment strategies to organisational strategies and optimising teams, systems and processes. She has delivered financial strategies, governance programmes, and digital transformations, all guided by a commitment to transparency. Nicole is a Chartered Accountant and a Graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors. Nicole is a volunteer mentor, as well as volunteering on not-for-profits boards. She is a values-driven leader with a passion for justice and inclusivity, fostering strong networks to empower individuals to overcome obstacles such as inequity.
	Georgia Mathews Board Member Georgia (she/her) is a respected leader with a decade of experience in the field of philanthropy in Australia. Georgia is a philanthropic consultant who has previously has held management and executive positions at a range of philanthropic institutions, most recently as Director of Philanthropy at Australian Communities Foundation. She has had a significant impact through the establishment of several award-winning philanthropic initiatives, the publication of research, and support for sector education and development. Georgia brings together her skills and experience to support the effective redistribution of wealth, with a focus on social justice philanthropy principles and community-led and collective donor organising models. In addition to her position on the Fair Agenda board, Georgia is Co-chair of the NEXUS Australia Advisory Council, Deputy Chair of Rainbow Giving Australia and an Affiliated Consultant with Ktisis Capital (US). She has a Bachelor of Arts (history, gender studies) from the University of Melbourne and a Master of Social Investment and Philanthropy from Swinburne University of Technology Centre for Social Impact. She resides on the unceded lands of the Bunurong People of the East Kulin Nation on Victoria’s Mornington Peninsula with her wife Emerald and her dog, Sonny.