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KEYNOTE SPEAKERSInvited Internationals Speakers
Dr Cindy Kiro, New Zealand’s Commissioner for Children. Dr Kiro has a PhD in Social Policy and has worked mainly in the area of public health and advocacy for children and young people. She has worked as a social worker, researcher and manager. Advocating for children and advancing the interests and rights of children and young people, ensuring they are treated with respect, dignity and fairness, is the main focus of the work of the Children’s Commissioner. Key issues such as stopping violence against children, child poverty and promoting the rights of children and young people are an important focus of the Commissioner’s work.
Invited Australian SpeakerS
At present Chelsea is studying a Bachelor of Arts / Bachelor of Social Work at The Australian National University and the Australian Catholic University. She is completing an Inndigenous Cadetship with the Office for Children, Youth and Family Support working in the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Services Unit. In addition to this Chelsea works part-time as a youth worker at a hostel for young indigenous boys.
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Gary Peterson, a founding National Indian Child Welfare Association board member, was born at home on the Skokomish Reservation and is a lifelong resident at Skokomish. He graduated from Western Washington University and received an MSW from the University of Washington. A past Chairman of the Skokomish Tribal Council, he has been involved in tribal affairs for over 30 years. Gary has been involved in issues of treaty/fishing rights, housing, education, child welfare, governance, and others. Gary is currently a member of the faculty at The Evergreen State College, Olympia, Washington.
Muriel Bamblett, Yorta Yorta woman, CEO, the Victorian Aboriginal Child Care Agency (VACCA) and Chairperson, Secretariat for National Aboriginal and Islander Child Care. Muriel has been the recipient of a number of awards: Robin Clark Memorial Award for Inspirational Leadership in the Field of Child and Family Welfare 2003 and was awarded an AM (Membership in the General Division) in the Australia Day Honours 2004 for her services to the community.
Chelsea Yarrie is a descendant of the Mununjali people of the Bundjalung region (Beaudesert - South-East Queensland). She grew up in South-East Queensland but has been living in Canberra since 1995. Chelsea previously worked as a receptionist at The Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Corporation (QEA) for Legal Services Brisbane and then at The Aboriginal and Islander Community Health Service Brisbane before serving eleven years in the Australian Army full-time.