Kelly is a Speech Pathologist and Ethics Advisor at Speech Pathology Australia. Kelly trained and worked in the UK until moving to Melbourne, Australia 10 years ago. Kelly has experience of supporting children with a wide range of communication and swallowing needs including complex needs within a range of settings including public, private, home visits, early years and education settings. Kelly's interests are in child safety, collaboration, culturally responsive and person centered care.

Dr Kate Thompson is a Gooreng Gooreng and Yuggera woman. She studied a Bachelor of Social Work (Honours) at the University of Queensland, after graduating, she worked at an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Community Controlled Organisations in the foster and kinship care space, then progressed into a Senior Practitioner position. In April 2025, Kate's PhD was conferred. Her PhD explored carers and key stakeholders’ perspectives of cultural identity and connection for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children and young people in out-of-home care. Currently, Kate is a Lecturer in Health and Social Work in the School of Nursing, Midwifery and Social Work at the University of Queensland. She is also a Chief Investigator for an Australian Research Council Linkage Project Enhancing Outcomes for Young People in Out-of-Home Care who Self-Place.

Haley Tancredi is a certified practicing speech pathologist and Lecturer in QUT's School of Education. As an early career researcher in the field of inclusive education, her research focuses on supporting teachers to create accessible pedagogical environments through their pedagogical practices and measures the subsequent impacts on students. She has specifically investigated processes for teacher coaching and impacts of accessible teaching on students with language and/or attentional difficulties. Haley's doctoral research was nested in the Accessible Assessment project (LP180100830). She also conducts research in the areas of student consultation, with a focus on students with language, literacy, and learning difficulties. Haley's work is transdisciplinary, informed a career in educational speech pathology of over 20 years’ experience. Haley is an active member of Speech Pathology Australia and publishes both high-quality scholarly research and non-traditional research outputs, such as practice guides.