George has considerable technical, commercial and financial experience as a senior executive and director of companies in the global resources and corporate finance sectors. He is presently Chairman of Ausenco Pty Ltd, a global engineering services provider with more than 2,500 employees, and a director of a number of other resource sector companies.

Chris is now a senior adviser to Baker McKenzie Australia, having been a partner and Chair (2012-17) to the law firm. His experience includes large-scale mergers and acquisitions, serving as a non-executive director of a number of companies and is Chair of listed public company Home Consortium Limited.

Keith Cox OAM is a recently retired Cancer Nurse Practitioner who has 50 years of experience in health and nursing, treating patients at both Royal Prince Alfred Hospital and Chris O’Brien Lifehouse, the specialist cancer treatment centre in Sydney which he helped establish a decade ago.

Rick Ferguson owned and ran both retail and commercial Patisseries and bakeries for more than 20 years before moving into the food service market where he worked in business development and sales representing major wholesale import and manufacturing supply companies. Before establishing “By The Pallet” A wholesale
Food service packaging company that links regional distributors to local manufactures for the benefit of both. 

Daniel has almost 20 years’ experience as a boutique jeweller and runs his own business, DDF Jewellers.

Currently residing in Sydney, Daniel is a sufferer of Limb-Girdle Muscular Dystrophy Type R1. His interests include sports, cars, nature and anything creative.

Dr Michelle Lorentzos is a paediatric neurologist and the Clinical Trials Medical Lead at The Children’s Hospital at Westmead. She manages patients with neuromuscular disease in a multidisciplinary clinic and oversees several clinical trials for treatments in muscular dystrophy.

Dr Michelle Lorentzos is a paediatric neurologist with a particular interest in muscular dystrophy. She works in the neurogenetics department at The Children’s Hospital at Westmead, caring for patients with neuromuscular disease and overseeing several clinical trials for treatments in muscular dystrophy. 

Michelle is the Clinical Trials Medical Lead at The Children’s Hospital at Westmead, providing leadership and advocacy for the development and implementation of clinical trials across all areas of medicine at the Sydney Children’s Hospitals Network.  

Michelle completed her specialist training in paediatric neurology at The Children’s Hospital at Westmead after completing her medical degree at The University of Sydney in 2007.  She is passionate about acknowledging the broad impacts of disease and disability in children and her PhD contributed to an improved understanding of psychological conditions experienced by children and young people with neurological disorders.  

Prior to undertaking her medical studies, Michelle obtained a Communications degree at The University of Technology, Sydney, and she has maintained a strong interest in the role of communication in health equity and outcomes.  

Therese is a Nurse who has 40 years’ experience in health care including general nursing, mental health care, aged care, and rehabilitation, With a keen interest in neurological disorders, Therese has recently been providing support for those needing assistance to function within their home or community. She is also the proud mother of Daniel Ferguson.

Simone has a Bachelor of Health Sciences with a Masters in Rehabilitation Counselling from the University of Sydney and worked in health management, in both the private and not-for-profit sectors, before moving to the public sector where she now works for NSW Health, co-ordinating health advice for Parliament and Cabinet. 

Tish Lancaster AM is a registered nurse with 45 years’ experience in both clinical and management positions and has extensive governance experience at multiple levels. Tish has published in the peer-reviewed literature, authored book chapters, edited a textbook and was a journal editor for 11 years. 

Mark has been in the foodservice sector for over 30 years servicing accounts such as Qantas, I&J Foods, Hyatt Hotels and the Sydney Opera House.

More recently establishing a large scale events catering business and in his spare time consulting to new and up and coming food operators. He will bring a wealth of knowledge and skills to DFF in his fundraising capacity.

Tessa is an Account Manager in Edelman London’s Brand team with a distinction Bachelor of Media and Communications degree majoring in Journalism, from the University of New South Wales.

Specialising in consumer PR with experience in media relations, campaign management and crisis communication she works across a range of global clients. Tessa’s experience in the consumer PR space and with event management aids DFF in expanding their community and building ongoing ambassador partnerships.

Tegan has studied Politics and International relations Industry experience at the University of Sheffield. She has managed a variety of fundraising events for multiple nationwide charities.

Further, her digital marketing internships and freelance social media marketing for yoga and wellness companies bring a variety of skills for social media strategy and content creation at DFF.