Professor Fiona Wood Winthrop Professor Fiona Wood is a Plastic & Reconstructive Surgeon specialising in the field of burn care, trauma and scar reconstruction. She is the Director of the WA Burns Service of Western Australia and a Consultant Plastic Surgeon at Princess Margaret Hospital and Royal Perth Hospital. Professor Wood has been the recipient of the 2003 Australian Medical Association ‘Contribution to Medicine’ Award and an Order of Australia Medal for work with Bali bombing victims. Fiona was named West Australian of the Year for 2004, and was nominated as a National Living Treasure and Australian Citizen of the Year in 2004. She was again named West Australian of the Year for 2005, and received the honour of being named Australian of the Year in 2005.
Bronwyn Sheehan Bronwyn Sheehan founded The Pyjama Foundation in 2004 to make a positive impact on the lives of our community’s most vulnerable children. A nurse and midwife and business owner, Bronwyn was inspired by the work of Foster Carers. Bronwyn was alarmed at statistics highlighting the poor literacy and numeracy levels of children in care, and she was determined to find a way to address this issue. This was the beginning of The Pyjama Foundation Love of Learning Program. Bronwyn’s mission is to help break the cycle of disadvantage often experienced by children in care. Bronwyn’s recent achievements include being awarded Queensland Australian of the Year 2009 and Telstra Businesswoman of the Year national finalist 2008.
scosa CHIEF EXECUTIVE - NICOLE GRAHAM Nicole Graham, Chief Executive of scosa brings a broad range of skills, knowledge and unshakeable enthusiasm to her role which underpins the growth of scosa’s service excellence. In her first two years as scosa Chief Executive, Ms Graham has significantly raised the profile and awareness of the organisation’s brand. Ms Graham has also established a popular Disability Awareness Program specifically created for secondary students, to ensure the next generation of South Australians has a greater ingrained understanding of disability. Ms Graham’s active participation and representation on peak bodies and Government working parties have earned her the respect of her peers in the disabilities sector. An alliance with the Australian Football League through the “kicking Goals for scosa” is one campaign that Ms Graham is particularly proud of, along with the Adapted Sporting Programs which were recognized at an international Symposium held in France in 2011.