Ian Hamm is a Yorta Yorta man who has been actively involved in the Victorian Aboriginal community for many years.

He has extensive government and community sector experience, particularly at executive and governance levels, and has overseen major policy and strategic reforms for government and community organisations.

He is currently the chair of Connecting Home Ltd, a Victorian Stolen Generations service, and also chair of The Healing Foundation’s Stolen Generations Reference Group. 

Ivy Trevallion is a Torres Strait Islander woman born on Thursday Island, where she resides with her husband and three children. Her family comes from Dauan Island, in the Top Western Torres Strait Group. 

In 1986, Ivy became the first Torres Strait Islander social worker to graduate from Queensland University. She has worked in health as a social worker for more than 30 years and continues to advocate for Torres Strait Islander rights and cultural safety.

Ivy is also an active representative on several other national bodies. 

Kristy Masella is a proud Murri and Australian South Sea Islander woman from Darumbal Country, connected to Aboriginal communities in Inner Sydney and Central Queensland. With over 35 years in Aboriginal Affairs, Kristy serves as the Managing Director of the Aboriginal Employment Strategy (AES), an Indigenous-led recruitment and training organisation. Kristy previously led Social Justice at Aboriginal Affairs NSW and hosted the first State-wide Healing Forum. 

An award-winning co-author of *Connecting Kin*, Kristy has helped thousands of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander  people reconnect with family. Holding a degree in Journalism and a Master’s in Human Rights Law, Kristy is also pursuing post-graduate studies in Interpersonal Trauma.

Dr. Ivan Ingram is a Wiradjuri and Filipino legal practitioner and academic focused on native title, Indigenous governance, and human rights. Ivan serves as the Managing Director with Regional Economic Solutions, providing strategic advisory services and cultural capability programs.

With over a decade of experience at QUT, Ivan has taught First Nations legal histories and has also been a Member of the Queensland Truth-Telling and Healing Inquiry, he was also the first Indigenous Judicial Registrar of the Federal Court of Australia. He holds a Doctor of Juridical Science from the University of Arizona and degrees from QUT and ANU.

John Paterson, a lifelong Territorian, is connected to the Ngalakan tribe in the Ngukurr region. Over his career, he has held executive roles in various organisations, including serving as the CEO of the Aboriginal Medical Services Alliance Northern Territory from 2006 to 2025. His connection to the Stolen Generation movement stems from family members placed in the Retta Dixon Home.

John has represented the former Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Commission (ATSIC) at the United Nations and attended Indigenous economic conferences in Canada. John graduated with a Bachelor of Social Science (Human Services) from Edith Cowan University in 1992 and completed leadership courses through the Australian Rural Leadership Program.