I am incredibly passionate about raising awareness and support for everyone living with Epidermolysis Bullosa.
As someone living with E.B I know first hand just how difficult life can be so hopefully I can use my voice and my story to make life as easy as possible for everyone dealing with what is ”The worst disease you have never heard of”
In 2005 when Toyota Australia offered me the role of becoming a Brand Ambassador, well I was thrilled beyond words. Having Toyota Australia’s support for almost 15yrs meant the world to me and while it was incredibly disappointing and disheartening when Toyota chose to abruptly cancel their sponsorship and support. I will be forever grateful to Mr David Buttner and the crew at Toyota Australia during that timeframe for supporting me.
My first national conference was the 2004 Disability Employment Conference (known back then as the ACE National Network). The overwhelmingly positive feedback that was received after my presentation meant that the ACE National Network quickly came to me as asked if I would consider joining them as their 1st official ambassador.
I was incredibly shocked and excited to receive a phone call in 2018 to say that I had been selected as one of the 2018 Disability Employment Australia Hall of Fame inductees.
I was and still am incredibly proud of the work I did for over 10yrs within the Disability Employment Sector. Travelling to Canberra to meet with all the Federal Politicians was a huge highlight for me. Travelling all over Australia to share my story and raise awareness was amazing. Being able to help change policies to make it easier for all disabled people to gain meaningful employment means so much to me.
The Brisbane Broncos and Rugby League in general has played a huge role in my life from childhood right through to today. When Wayne Bennett and the Broncos invited me to officially come on board as an Ambassador for the club, well that was like all my childhood dreams come true. Even though I am no longer involved on a week to week basis with the club anymore, I am thrilled to still be an Official Ambassador of the Brisbane Broncos Football Club.
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