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Chief Executive Officer

Ellen grew up on the lands of the Turrbal people in South East Queensland and moved to northern Tasmania in late 2017. Ellen is a Queer and disabled woman based in Launceston, and has a professional background in community development, community engagement, disability advocacy and has extensive experience in governance and not-for-profit management.

Ellen first became involved with Health Consumers Tasmania after a lived experience of young onset bowel cancer in 2020. At this time, she became involved in community consultations through Health Consumers Tasmania and then through various committees and groups as a consumer representative.

Ellen is deeply passionate about consumers and community being the leaders of change and in the importance of valuing lived experience. She brings this passion and her own lived experience to her role with Health Consumers Tasmania in leading the strategic direction of the organisation and working to elevate the voice of Tasmanian patients and carers.