President

Adam has worked alongside people with a disability for many years. He was the Manager of Mobile Attendant Care in Queensland and is now employed by Nightlife Disability Services in the southern region of Melbourne. Adam currently sits on two boards of management and brings much experience in assisting people to direct their own supports, policy development and values based leadership.

Treasurer

After acquiring a disability, Mark Glascodine left his corporate career and retrained as a careers counsellor focusing on  people with a disability. In 2011, Mark was the recipient of the Winston Churchill Fellowship researching best practice career advisory services for university students with a disability in the UK.Since then Mark has been working in the disability employment area  with Bravo Consulting, working with secondary, tertiary and in the post education sector as well as involved with NDCO and DEA  with general training or advise for people working with people with a disability or direct  advise to people with a disability.

General Member

Brodie McElroy is currently a full time student, has a number of casual positions at a major sporting arenas in Melbourne. He is also a DJ mixer and aspires to be a barista. Brodie is also a presenter and contributor to the 19 Stories of Inclusion project. He is passionate about sharing his story to encourage other people with a disability to have a good life in the community.

General Member

In 2001 Delia joined Deb Rouget in establishing Belonging Matters. She has previously served on the board as a General Member and President. Joining Belonging Matters brought a sense of purpose to her life. Until that point Delia had spent the previous 30 years isolated and confined to her home and her wheelchair. Working with the Committee at Belonging Matters gave her a newfound sense of engagement and community. It inspired her to dedicate herself to improving her life and the lives of others with a disability. In 2018 Delia re-joined the board as she passionately believes in the values of the organisation. Delia was also a co-founder of Eclipse (formerly Nightlife) Disability Services. Eclipse is a consumer driven, flexible mobile service that provides assistance to people with disabilities. It helps prevent the admission to congregate care and enables those with a disability to live in their own homes.

General Member

Toni has worked in the community services and health industry for over 20 year and has held a number of roles as a community development practitioner, manager, lecturer, researcher, organisational learning and development consultant and a company director. She has a B.A Social Science, Graduate Diploma in Social Work, Graduate Diploma in Education, and Masters in Education. Toni has worked with and managed a range of non-government services and has a background in local government, community health, family and children’s services, disability and aged care, family facilitation, education and training organisations in a range of not for profit and for profit organisations. She is currently the Director of ConneXions and is a passionate advocate for the benefits of real and meaningful inclusion – which has also been lived throughout her journey as a parent of a son with a disability.

General Member

Jon currently works for Manningham City Council in the role of Community Development Officer, Metro Access. This role is aimed at building an inclusive community and ensuring people with disabilities and the wider community are equally engaged in strengthening the community. Prior to his Metro Access role, Jon worked in health promotion striving to create environments that enhance the health of all within that setting. This included positions with Peninsula Health, MS Australia and Community Health Management. Jon studied a Bachelor of Applied Science at Deakin University and has worked in a range of sectors including local government, community health, not-for-profit and the private industry. Jon is passionate about leadership, enabling people to increase control over their lives and supporting communities to improve outcomes and enable individuals to thrive.