Dr Amath is an expert community developer whose research focuses on multiculturalism, social inclusion, diversity, leadership and community development. She is a published author and her other publications have appeared in several edited volumes and journals. She is an adjunct Research Fellow at Griffith University and also works at the Islamic Women’s Association of Australia as the National Manager of Refugee Settlement and the CAMS Statewide Coordinator, a role focused on the prevention of DFV in CALD communities. She is also a co-founder of Sakina Refuge, a short-term accommodation for CALD women and children experiencing DFV. Dr Amath has strong connections to the community across a number of areas, including youth, women’s and multi-faith groups, and is a member of the Minister’s Queensland Multicultural Advisory Council and the Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Domestic, Family and Sexual Violence Prevention Roundtable. In 2006, she was the Australian Muslim Woman of the Year. In 2017, she was a finalist for Australian of the Year. Most recently she has been appointed to the QLD Gov Taskforce looking at Women's Safety and Justice.

Renee is the CEO of the National Women’s Safety Alliance, which provides advice and guidance on national policy to prevent and reduce violence against women. Prior to her current role, Renee created and led a national program of work in the university sector to prevent and reduce gender-based violence, known as Respect Now Always. She has also worked in gender equality and women’s safety policy in the Commonwealth government and in her early career supported victims of family violence.

Dr Stephanie Lusby is a Research Fellow with the Australian Research Centre in Sex, Health and Society at La Trobe University. She is co-investigator on the Ensuring LGBTIQ-inclusive family, domestic and sexual violence services project, led by Associate Professor Adam Bourne. Her current research focuses on LGBTIQ people's experience of family, domestic and sexual violence services in Australia, current service gaps, and examples of promising practice in inclusive service development. Stephanie has worked as a researcher and practitioner in family violence prevention and international development. Prior to joining ARCSHS, she was Director of Prevention programs with Domestic Violence Resource Centre Victoria (DVRCV).

Since 2015 Jacqui has led No to Violence (NTV) through transformational change, growing and building further NTV’s credibility as Australia’s leading best practice organisation in men’s family violence interventions. This is Jacqui’s third CEO role with previous peak roles advocating for community housing. She has worked at senior levels in the fields of alcohol and drugs, mental health, disability, social housing and social enterprise. Jacqui holds an Honours degree in Social Policy from University of Edinburgh and a Masters in Management and Social Responsibility from Bristol University. Jacqui is also a Graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors.