The NCDA Team
The National Centre for Disability Advocacy (NCDA) is a service delivered by Disability Advocacy Network Australia (DANA), and therefore our staff are also members of the DANA team.
To find out more about the full DANA team, visit the Disability Advocacy Network Australia (DANA) website.
The NCDA staff are a small team who are committed to building the capacity of the disability advocacy sector alongside individual advocates.
Each member of the team has lived-experience of disability, together with the professional standards for providing support and resources to disability advocates around Australia.
Kim has over 15 years’ experience in the disability sector in a range of roles, from direct care to projects and case management. For the past eight years, Kim has worked in the Disability Advocacy sector as an advocate and training officer on the Northern Rivers of NSW. Kim works on the lands of the Bundjalung people in Lennox Head, New South Wales.
Emy Maiorino has a career spanning the for-purpose, local government, and private sectors, and brings strong expertise in stakeholder engagement, monitoring, evaluation and learning (MEL), and impact measurement.
With a degree in Education Design and a strong grounding in decolonising methodologies, Meera brings a commitment to continuous unlearning, reflexivity, and solidarity. They are passionate about creating learning environments where people feel respected, motivated and empowered, and where lived and living experience is recognised as essential expertise.
The priorities and activities of the NCDA have been designed in close consultation with the disability advocacy sector and other relevant stakeholders.
NCDA is a service delivered by Disability Advocacy Network Australia (DANA).
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