Peter is an innovative senior leader with extensive experience in supporting and managing medium to large teams. He is passionate about providing quality support to individuals, ensuring their needs and preferences are met, promoting their safety and well-being, and amplifying their voices. Peter excels in stakeholder engagement, possessing strong skills in building effective working relationships with stakeholders at all levels. His commitment to human rights and supporting the local community is evident in his work. Additionally, Peter is a fervent advocate for digital inclusion and is dedicated to closing the digital divide.
Melisa is an events manager with a wide range of experience across diverse industries who is particularly passionate about working with community and not for profit organisations. They enjoy fostering connections, championing diversity and disability rights, advocating for LGBTQIA+ communities, and collaborating with non-profits on initiatives promoting community well-being. They enjoy being able to bring their whole self to the table in their work at BlaQ and love creating culturally safe spaces that serve to elevate and celebrate queer First Nations people.
Katherine Wolfgramme is a proud transgender woman of colour with a breadth of knowledge that is unique among other gender-diverse speakers. Born in Fiji, Katherine Wolfgramme has created positive impacts for the transgender community both in Fiji, Australia and abroad. Katherine has served on several boards including Wear It Purple, Sydney Gay & Lesbian Mardi Gras, Qtopia Sydney and Sydney Transgender Day of Remembrance. Katherine has also served as The Ambassador of the Gender Centre and is currently the Ambassador of Qtopia and The Bobby Goldsmith Foundation. Katherine is also a Sydney World Pride Rainbow Champion, one of 45 Rainbow Champions selected from across the world to represent the spirit of Sydney World Pride 2023. Katherine is very proud to bring her unique skills set to BLAQ in the hope of not only empowering the First Nations LGBT Community, but also in helping to bring greater awareness of the needs and barriers the community faces in day to day life.
BlaQ Aboriginal Corporation acknowledges the traditional owners and custodians of country throughout Australia. We pay our respects to elders past, present and emerging. We acknowledge and pay special respects to our LGBTQ+SB mob. We honour their legacy in everything we do.
Redfern, Sydney
NSW, Australia 2016
Email: admin@blaq.org.au
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ABN: 75 924 390 231
ICN: 9123
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