Ellen grew up on the lands of the Turrbal people in South East Queensland and moved to lutruwita (Tasmania) in late 2017. A proud Queer and disabled woman based in Launceston, Ellen brings a strong commitment to equity and inclusion to her work. She has a professional background in community development, engagement, and disability advocacy, with more than fifteen years’ experience in governance and not-for-profit leadership—the last two as CEO of Health Consumers Tasmania. Ellen’s connection to health advocacy began after her own lived experience of young-onset bowel cancer in 2020. This sparked her involvement in consumer representation across multiple committees and advisory groups with a desire to share her expertise as a consumer to make meaningful change. Today, Ellen leads Health Consumers Tasmania with a vision of consumers and communities driving change across the health spectrum. She is deeply passionate about embedding lived experience at the heart of decision-making and under her leadership, the organisation champions innovative, place-based approaches that bring together diverse voices of consumers, clinicians, services, and communities, to co-design solutions to improve health outcomes for all Tasmanians.