ACON Board

	Mark Orr, President Mark is a senior manager in a mental health not-for-profit organisation. He is a registered psychologist and has a long history of working with people with disabilities. Mark is a past director and Co-chair of the board of New Mardi Gras Ltd.
	Andrew Purchas, Vice President Currently working as a senior executive in the financial services sector. Andrew has significant commercial experience in business process redesign, change management and risk management.
	Jason Bradshaw, Treasurer Jason has over 15 years experience in the banking, finance, retail and government sectors and currently is an executive consultant specialising in organisational change, employee and customer experience excellence. Twice nominated as Young Queenslander and Young Queensland Manger of the Year, Jason has a solid track record of community involvement ranging from mentoring university students through to volunteering with ACON and other Not-For-Profit organisations.
	Jeremy Hutton Experience as a political staffer and in the bookselling, advertising and marketing sectors. Jeremy has operated retail bookshops in country NSW and Victoria, and recently opened his own international media representation business.
	Wes Bas A serving NSW Police Officer with over eight years experience in general duties and corporate policing. He is currently performing duties with the Offfice of the Commissioner. Wes has been an active volunteer with ACON for a number of years. He is also affiliated with a number of youth development organisations.
	Rod Bruem Rod Bruem is a corporate communications specialist with extensive experience in media relations, marketing & public affairs programs, government liaison and public education campaigns and social media. Currently employed by Telstra Corporation Limited, he has worked as a senior political & executive advisor and writer/journalist.
	Devon Indig Devon is the Head of Research at the Justice Health Centre for Health Research in Criminal Justice and a Conjoint Lecturer at the University of New South Wales. She has a Masters in Public Health with a specialisation in Epidemiology and a PhD from the National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre through the University of New South Wales. Prior to working at Justice Health, she worked for eight years at NSW Health, including three years at the Centre for Epidemiology and Research and five years at the Centre for Drug and Alcohol. Devon also participates in a number of sports in the gay and lesbian community such as playing soccer with the Flying Bats, volleyball with Freezone and softball with the Outfielders.
	Steven Berveling Steven is a barrister specialising in town planning and environmental law.  He has been HIV+ since May 1996, and lives life to the full.  He is an avid competitive cyclist, and President of the Sydney Cycling Club.  He recently organised the first HIV+ team of racers to compete in the Race Across America.  Steven speaks regularly to social groups, teenagers and parents about living with HIV.
	Nicolas Parkhill, CEO Nicolas Parkhill has over 15 years experience in the public and community health sectors. For the past two years, Nicolas has been the CEO of ACON and, in the three years preceding this, he headed up both the Community Health and Operations divisions of ACON. Prior to this, Nicolas worked in a variety of senior management and policy development roles for NSW Health and the NSW Cabinet Office, many with a specific focus on alcohol and other drugs. Nicolas also has a background in campaign management and public relations.
	Garrett Prestage Senior Lecturer at National Centre in HIV Epidemiology & Clinical Research, & Senior Research Fellow at the Australian Research Centre in Sex Health & Society, with twenty-five years experience researching gay and lesbian community and health issues.
	John de Wit Professor John de Wit is Director of the National Centre in HIV Social Research at the University of New South Wales. His research deals with the social psychology of health and sexuality, by contributing to a theory-based understanding of risky practises and the development and evaluation of similarly theory-based interventions. His recent work encompasses both applied and more basic research, and continues to emphasize HIV and gay men, although his work has broadened in scope to include hepatitis B and STIs, as well as teen-pregnancy and unwanted sex. He has over 20 years of experience working in HIV social research.
	Leigh O'Dwyer Leigh works in the construction industry providing communication services, social impact assessments and community consultation programs for the delivery of major infrastructure projects. She has a background in education and training and has previously volunteered on the Twenty10 management committee.
	Angela Trevaskis Angela is a Senior Counsellor at ACON and the staff representative on the Board. Angela has over 20 years experience in the HIV/AIDS sector, predominantly as a counsellor and educator with NSW Health. Angela, who has a Bachelor of Science and and Masters in Sexual Health, has also previously served as a Board member with the ACT AIDS Action Committee.
	Senthorun Raj Senthorun (Sen) Raj works in human rights advocacy. He is the Senior Policy Advisor for the Gay and Lesbian Rights Lobby (NSW) and is the NSW President of Amnesty International. Sen writes regularly for the Sydney Morning Herald, Sydney Star Observer and The Punch on sexuality and politics.