Membership of the current council

Michelle Moss has almost 30 years’ experience in the human services sectors across disability, health, and sexual assault and domestic violence services. An expert in the human services sector, Michelle has worked in direct support work, complex behaviour support, training and education, consumer and community engagement, project management and policy.

She is a strong advocate and is committed to the voice of people with disability. Her work is founded on a strong commitment to ensuring the voice of people is part of the public policy and the design, planning and evaluation of services and systems.

Sharon Boyce has expert knowledge, skills and lived experience of disability. As well as a disability advocate and published author, Sharon is a consultant across Australia in communication, education and inclusion.

Diagnosed with juvenile chronic arthritis as a child, she has used an electric wheelchair since a young adult.

With a passion for early intervention for children and families with disability, Sharon has a strong solutions focus on health, education, employment, housing and prevention of domestic violence.

Sharon is committed to creating a world where real lived inclusion is possible. She believes by real hands-on education and experience and by telling her story and the stories of others, that barriers can be broken down and real understanding achieved.

Sharon was awarded a Doctor of Letters from the University of Southern Queensland for research in dyslexia and educational inclusion in 2020.

She is currently completing her Doctor of Philosophy (Inclusion) at the University of Southern Queensland. Sharon holds a Master of Education (Honours) and a Graduate Diploma of Further Education and Training and a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Southern Queensland.

In 2001, Sharon founded the Disability Training Institute, an educational practice that provides resources and programs that promote disability and diversity for early childhood teachers and university students.

In addition to holding the position of Chair of the Queensland Disability Advisory Council for the past ten years, Sharon is on many boards. She is the Current Co-Chair of Australia’s Disability Strategy Evaluation Steering Committee, and she is a current member of the Evidence Advisory Committee – Assistive Technology - Australian Government Department of Health, Disability and Ageing.

Sharon has published two books, ‘Discovering Dyslexia – Experiencing Mysteries and Exploring Solutions’ and ‘Discovery at Paradise Island’ and videos ‘Voice of Boyce’.

For more information visit  Discovering DisAbility and Diversity.

Anthony has a wealth of experience across the disability sector gained from 19 years’ experience spanning board and governance appointments, executive roles, consultancy and founding his own NDIS plan management business.

Anthony has deep expertise across many facets on the National Disability Insurance Scheme including plan management, allied health, service delivery and governance.

Anthony was appointed General Manager – Disability Sector by APM in April 2025. His role involves strategy, policy and market and business development across the NDIS and disability sector. APM is one of Australia’s leading health and human services organisations with significant operations in the NDIS and disability sector.

Anthony is a Chartered Accountant with broad experience across risk, governance and assurance.

Anthony’s governance experience has included roles as a director of a large disability service organisation, a health sector organisation and the Catholic Archdiocese of Brisbane.

Jane Britt, GAICD, BA, BMus BA (Hons) (Psych), GDipPsych, is a non-for-profit and disability leader with over a decade of experience working across policy, advocacy, and inclusive governance. She is a Senior Consultant and Advisor at consultancy firm, The Social Deck, and she is a Non-Executive Director at Social Futures and Holy Cross Services. She is a Graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors (GAICD), completing undergraduate and postgraduate study in psychology at the Australian National University.

Previously, Jane has held senior roles across the disability sector, including Senior Policy Officer at People with Disability Australia (PWDA), Policy and Advocacy Team Leader at Blind Citizens Australia (BCA), and Non-Executive Director at Queenslanders with Disability Network (QDN).

Through her policy work, Jane has contributed to major national reforms and inquiries, including leading input into the NDIS Review, and contributing to the Disability Royal Commission, Australia’s Disability Strategy reviews, and multiple state disability and territory plan reviews.

Jane’s work sits at the intersection of policy expertise and lived experience. As a person who is deafblind, she brings a rich perspective to disability policy, grounded in lived expertise intersecting with deep knowledge developed through a decade of working across the disability sector.

Jane was a recipient of the 2020 Vision Australia Award – Youth, and the 2023 Duchesne College, University of Queensland - Young Alumni Award.

Jason McKey has over 35 years of experience in the disability sector, mostly involved in the disability employment area. Jason managed an employment program in the Logan region in Queensland from 1990 so has seen the many iterations of government focus from block grants, case-based funding to the recent DES program.  In addition to being the Queensland State Manager for the past 5 years he has an interest in emergency management and recovery. He is passionate about ensuring that providers are reimbursed the additional costs incurred for ensuring quality outcomes for participants during emergency situations.

Krystal James-Walker is a passionate disability advocate who is driven to empower individuals, families, and communities through positive, person-centred support. Her work is guided by inclusion, accessibility, and the belief that every person deserves to feel heard, respected, valued, and encouraged.

Krystal is especially passionate about mental health, trauma-informed care, disability awareness, and child safety. Through her professional work and community involvement, she aims to create welcoming, supportive spaces where people can learn, grow, and thrive with confidence.

Beyond her role, she uses community events and sport to spark meaningful conversations about disability, accessibility, inclusion, and mental health.

Through advocacy, education, and connection, Krystal hopes to inspire understanding, challenge stigmas, and contribute to a kinder, more inclusive, and safer community.

Laura Scurr was born with athetoid cerebral palsy. She has three university degrees and owns a consultancy and workshops business in Toowoomba and is also studying a Bachelor of Nutrition. Laura is passionate about raising awareness that people with disability can, and do, have employment and are able to contribute as valuable members of society.

Laura is heavily involved in her community, serving on the Disability Reform Implementation Stakeholder Committee and was until recently a workshop facilitator for the YWCA YConnect program, a program that supports women and gender diverse people living with a disability to achieve their career and employment goals.

She is focused on employment prospects for people with disability and has shared her vision for change at The Red Rose Ball, the launch of the Toowoomba Business disAbility Awards and at University of Southern Queensland events including the Tertiary Preparation Program and Disability Action Week celebrations.

Laura is a current, non-executive Director of Ability Enterprises and has also served as board member on the University of Southern Queensland’s Disability Advisory Committee, Cambooya District Australia Day Committee, Toowoomba Regional Council’s Regional Disability Advisory Committee, The Redlands Tourism Subcommittee, South West Regional Disability Advisory Council and held the role of Treasurer of the Hodgsonvale Community Sports Club.

In 2024, Laura was awarded the TAFE Qld Bob Walker Memorial Award for Excellence in Learning. In 2015, Laura won Outstanding Individual at the Toowoomba Business disAbility Awards. In 2010, she was awarded the Australia Day Young Citizen of the Year (Greenmount District). She is now the owner and principal consultant at Laura’s Consultancy and Workshops.

Laura holds a Graduate Certificate in Business, a Bachelor of Commerce and a Bachelor of Business (Accounting & Management) from the University of Southern Queensland, a Cert IV in Training and Assessment and several other certificate level qualifications.

Nigel Webb has been a social justice advocate in his community for the past 35 years. He is a trusted voice, advisor and leader across the community services sector, business and government. His extensive knowledge and experience have guided state and national advisory and representative groups, boards and community organisations.

Nigel’s strength is his strategic advice and direction on the social and economic inclusion of people with disabilities, and a range of issues of importance to the disability and carer sectors around National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) and reforms to employment. From 2018-2019, Nigel was Co-Chair of the National Disability and Carers Advisory Council for the Department of Social Services.

On a part-time basis, Nigel works as a Client Liaison Officer at CPL – Choice, Passion, Life (formerly the Cerebral Palsy League) and Peer Mentor with Queenslanders with Disability Network (QDN).

Nigel has a Diploma of Community Services and is a Qualified Justice of the Peace.

Dring the past two years Pam Spelling has been working as a Service Coordinator for UnitingCare QLD, Queensland Community Support Scheme (QCSS).  Pam has worked in a range of Senior Management positions which have included Advocacy, Community Development and Disability services for the past 36 years.

Diagnosed with juvenile rheumatoid arthritis as a two-year old, Pam has significant vision loss and uses a power wheelchair with the assistance of an Attendant Carer Controller in the community. Growing up with mild to more recently significant disabilities has led her to have a strong and unwavering commitment to inclusion for people with all abilities.

With a passion for promoting human rights and self-advocacy she seeks to break down the barriers that prevent people with disabilities to work and fully participate in all areas of society.

Pam strongly believes the whole community learns and benefits from people with disabilities living and authentically involved in community life.

During Pam’s paid and unpaid work, she has developed resources that have assisted with self-advocacy, understanding service provision and human rights.

Pam sits on the Community Resource Unit Brisbane Stewardship Committee, was a member of the Townsville City Council Inclusive Communities Advisory Committee and was also Chair of the Board of Directors Independent Advocacy Townsville (now Rights in Action).

For over 20 years, Pam has been a member of Blind Citizens Australia, Queensland Advocacy Incorporated, Queenslanders with Disability Network (QDN), People with Disability Australia and the Arthritis Movement.

Pam holds a Graduate Diploma in Community Services Management, Certificate iv Training as well as a Bachelor of Social Work and a Bachelor of Arts (Politics and Sociology) from Monash University Melbourne.

For more information visit: A Day in the Life of Pam Spelling

Peter Tully is a Partner of DCA Mentoring Supports (DCAMS). Peter’s focus is peer mentoring capacity building and holds to meeting people where they are at and allowing the journey to become their personal journey.

DCAMS engages not only within the disability sector, but also local and rural communities in areas of concern such as health, housing, employment, technology, accessibility, inclusion and emergency responses.

Through DCA Mentoring Supports Peter works as an independent advisor and engages with several organisations such as QDRN. CRU, QDN, TASC, EAC, HCQ, Focal now known as Achieve Australia, WMDD PHN, and West Moreton Health to name a selection. This allows Peter to hold various perspectives which he can then represent within his advisory work.

Peter lives with Cerebral Palsy and in all his work, his lived experience and decades of service in the disability sector bring a deep understanding and expertise in building new pathways towards inclusion and heightened community awareness. Peter sees firsthand the roadblocks and successes that people with disability live daily.

Peter advocates not only on behalf of individuals and families but also at all levels of local, state and federal governments and sees the value and necessity of co-design introduced from the outset to create innovative, workable results with prompt community acceptance.

Peter continues his life’s work through DCAMS supported by his business partner, Grandall Manning. Both partners are supported by Peter’s wife, Linda, who all engage to bridge the gap for everyone that comes across their path. They hold a shared goal to see inclusion so entrenched in communities that it just happens without thinking about it.

Rachael Watson, OAM, is an Australian Paralympic swimmer who represented Australia at the 2016 Rio Paralympics winning gold in the 50m Freestyle S4, a feat she repeated at the 2020 Tokyo Paralympics.

At the 2024 Paris Paralympics, Rachael won the bronze medal in the 100m Freestyle S3 and the 50m Freestyle S4. She is currently training for the 2028 Los Angeles Paralympics.

Rachael won Australia's 500th medal in swimming and became the first Olympic or Paralympic swimmer to win three consecutive medals in the 50m Freestyle across three games and is the current World Record holder in the S3 50m Freestyle.

One of triplets, Rachael was born in Brisbane with cerebral palsy. As a young adult, she acquired Guillain Barre Syndrome that led to severe rapid muscle weakness and peripheral nervous system damage resulting in quadriplegia and the loss of the ability to walk.

In 2025, Rachael was awarded a Churchill Fellowship to investigate "Coaching Methods and Support Requirements for Swimmers with High Support Needs" where she spent 3 months in Europe in 2026 studying.

As an ambassador for the GBS/CIDP International Foundation, Children's Hospital Foundation and a consumer on various QLD Health committees, Rachael provides direct health liaison support and advocacy to patients and families and education to medical professionals. Rachael is also the QLD representative on Australia's Disability Strategy Advisory Council.

In 2017 she was awarded the Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM). Rachael is currently completing a Master of Sports Coaching from the University of Queensland and holds a Bachelor of Early Childhood from the Queensland University of Technology.

For more information about Rachael’s achievements visit Paralympics Australia Athlete webpage or to read her Churchill Fellowship report visit Rachel Watson Qld 2025.

Dr Reza Borzou is a surgeon and university lecturer who is committed to advocating for improving accessibility, community inclusion and reducing stigma for people with disabilities.

Reza founded the Health Promotion Unit in partnership with the Gold Coast City Council to advocate and promote good physical and mental health through an active lifestyle.

After working in the disability sector as a Psychologist, Reza completed further studies to become a medical doctor and currently works at the Gold Coast University Hospital as a Surgeon.

In 2020, Reza was involved in an accident that resulted in a spinal cord injury. After a lifelong commitment to supporting and advocating for the disability community, Reza now combines his professional experience with a personal lived experience of disability.

Reza strives to advocate for human rights, employment, housing, sport, access to healthcare and community participation. Dr Borzou is a member of a wide range of committees and boards across both state and national levels to gain widespread change for people with physical disability.

Dr Borzou is the nation’s first paraplegic Surgeon and the first Doctor with a disability to be part of the Formula 1 Medical Team.

Dr Borzou has a Bachelor of Medicine and Surgery (MbChb) from the University of Liverpool, a Masters in Mental Health Practice from Griffith University and a Bachelor of Arts (Psychology/Sports) from the University of Queensland.

Torita Blake PLY is a proud First Nations Dunggutti woman, two-time Paralympian and 2 x World Para Athletics bronze medallist who represented Australia for over 10 years. She is a passionate advocate for improving inclusion, accessibility and opportunities for people with disability, on both her lived experience and professional achievements.

Torita previously served on the Queensland Domestic and Family Violence Prevention Council, where she contributed to improving outcomes for victim survivors with disability while helping to raise awareness of the additional barriers for people with disability can face when accessing support. She also contributed when she could to decisions aimed at preventing domestic and family violence and improving outcomes for both the disability community and First Nations peoples.

As a speaker, Torita has shared her story to encourage understand, challenges and inspire positive change across communities. She is committed to making sure people with disability are heard, respected and included in decisions that affect them.