Our Team

ACDCS Team Members

Our Team

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Our People

Associate Professor Mary-Ann O’Donovan

Executive Director and CEO

Associate Professor Mary-Ann O’Donovan PhD, MPhil, BSc (Mgt) has recently been appointed as the new Executive Director of Centre for Disability Studies and the Australian College for Disability and Community Services

David Rafferty

Executive General Manager

David is an enthusiastic and experienced manager having worked in the disability sector for 20 years and was an executive with one of Australia’s leading corporations for 25 years

Dr. Michael Millington

Senior Trainer

Michael Millington MA Ph.D Cert IV T&A, brings to ACDCS a wealth of experience and knowledge in the area of disability and community services. With experience as both a practitioner and researcher in the areas of rehabilitation psychology, special education and education psychology

Professor Vivienne Riches

Senior Trainer

Prof. Vivienne Riches is a registered psychologist and clinician, consultant, and an experienced researcher, lecturer and teacher in disability, special education and mental health.

Dr Nancy Fung

Senior Trainer/ Mentor

馮陳念恩博士 (PhD, MTh, MN, RN, MA, BA) 最近受聘任ACDCS，英粵語授課，專為澳洲華人學生而設。最初，她将与 Sharon Kerr 博士一起作为导师进行教学 mentor.

Mr Gary Kerridge

Senior Trainer

Gary Kerridge B. SocWk(USA) Dip. PrtMn (UB) is a national specialist in the use of assistive technologies to enhance access for people who are deaf and hard of hearing

Roslyn Sackley

Cultural Safety Facilitator

Roslyn Sackley is a Nyiampaa and Wiradjuri woman with total vision loss from meningitis as an infant. Roslyn has taught in the Australian Capital Territory and New South Wales primary, senior secondary, TAFE and University sectors.

Dr. Robbie Lloyd

Senior Trainer

Dr Robbie Lloyd is a professional educator, mental health worker, writer and reform agent in community health, youth, disability & ageing support, and alcohol & other drugs reform

Laura Hogan

Senior Trainer

Laura Hogan is an Occupational Therapist (Bachelor of Applied Science), she also holds a Masters of Health Science (Developmental Disability) and a Certificate IV in Training & Assessment. Laura has worked for many years with people with disability across the lifespan with a special interest in supporting adolescents and adults with complex support needs.