Jane Barrett - WWILD
Jane Barrett is a Team Leader and Project Worker at WWILD Sexual Violence Prevention Association Inc. Jane has worked at WWILD for over 10 years, supporting people who have an intellectual disability who have been victim/survivors of sexual violence, domestic and family violence or have had other experiences of crime. Jane’s work at WWILD has included: case management, advocacy, training, crisis support, community education and project management. Jane is currently a senior project worker at WWILD and has been the project manager for the Listen up! Project and the ACT Training Project. Both projects focus on the prevention of violence against women and non-binary people who have an intellectual disability, through the creation of training and resources co-designed by people who have an intellectual disability.
‘Sam’ Simon Tracy - Basic Rights Queensland
As Practice Director and lawyer at community legal centre Basic Rights Queensland, ‘Sam’ Simon Tracy has a decade of experience in administrative, employment, discrimination and human rights law. Sam has led BRQ’s disability discrimination practice and mental health legal assistance services, advocating for many years for the rights of handlers of assistance animals, access to the disability support pension and health justice outreach initiatives. His team is currently working with the University of Queensland's School of Social Science on the experiences of disability discrimination in sport in the lead up to the Brisbane Olympics of 2032.
Victoria Reid - WWILD
Victoria is the Practice and Operations Manager and a senior trauma counsellor at WWILD Sexual Violence Prevention Association Inc. She has worked at WWILD for four years, prior to which her practice focused on childhood sexual abuse, adverse childhood experiences and complex behaviour, and sexual violence. As part of the WWILD management team, Victoria contributes to the organisational and strategic direct of the organisation, focusing on trauma-informed best practice for people with intellectual disability. Victoria supports the day-to-day operational activity of the WWILD team, providing advice, direction and guidance. She provides specialist trauma counselling to people with intellectual disability who have experienced sexual violence, domestic and family violence and other forms of violent crime.
Detective Senior Sergeant Debbra Phillips - Queensland Police
Detective Senior Sergeant Debbra Phillips is the Queensland Police Disability and Elder Abuse Program Coordinator. Her unit is within the State Domestic Family Violence and Vulnerable Persons Command. Debbie has over 34 years of policing experience, including 24 years as a Detective in child abuse and as a Domestic & Family Violence coordinator. She developed the concept of embedded detectives in DV Units and case management of high risk DV offenders. This process has now been adopted Statewide. She was part of the team that created the Gold Coast DV Taskforce, for their work they were awarded the National Crime Prevention Award. She is a former Gold Coast Police Officer of the Year. She has a Diploma of Policing & Justice, an Advanced Diploma of Police Investigations, and a Graduate Certificate in Domestic Violence (QUT). Her passions are prevention, safety, and collaboration; she strives to keep people safe and hold perpetrators of harm accountable. She is a proud single mum of 2 wonderful young adults and aunty of 2 beautiful young women with disability, Paris, and Olivia.
