Chelsea believes all victim survivors of domestic and family violence deserve best practice services and support. She is passionate about providing the highest possible standard of care, particularly to marginalised people and is dedicated to ensuring that all children and young people are heard and understood as victim survivors in their own right. During her time at Safe Steps she has led significant organisational change to ensure all people can access family violence services, and produced an impact film called “Unanswered Calls” shining a light on of young people who are virtually invisible in the family violence system. With an incredible career spanning both the corporate and not-for profit sectors, Chelsea has led organisations as a CEO, Director, Non-Executive Director. Chelsea has worked across family services, child protection, domestic violence and disability as well as an economist in strategy and mergers and acquisitions at large corporates and professional services. Chelsea has a wealth of experience leading and empowering teams to deliver large scale socially and commercially impactful projects and forging powerful partnerships. Chelsea and her husband have been foster carers for more than ten years, experiencing first-hand the impact of family violence on young lives and advocating for long-term, meaningful solutions. Chelsea holds a PhD in economics and psychology from Monash University.

Janise Mitchell is the CEO of the Australian Childhood Foundation and Director of the Centre for Excellence in Therapeutic Care. She is also an Adjunct Associate Professor, School of Arts and Social Sciences with Southern Cross University. Janise has more than 38 years’ experience in the field of child trauma. She completed a Master of Social Work (Research) in 2008 in therapeutic foster care having been instrumental in the implementation of therapeutic care for more than 21 years. Janise is a founding Board member of the National Centre for Action on Child Sexual Abuse and Board member of the Centre for Excellence in Child and Family Welfare. Janise has extensive experience in the development of innovative therapeutic programs for traumatised children and young people. Janise has provided consultancy to many governments on the issue of therapeutic services for children and young people and regularly participates on state and national Advisory Groups seeking to address the needs of children and young people in the child protection, out of home care, secure care and youth justice sectors. Janise has a commitment to evidence informed practice and believes strongly in the participation of young people in the development of services, policies and programs that seek to support them. Janise has presented nationally and internationally and has a range of publications including: "The Handbook of Trauma-Transformative Practice: Emerging Therapeutic Frameworks for Supporting Individuals, Families or Communities Impacted by Violence" and "The Handbook of Therapeutic Care for Children: Evidence-Informed Approaches to Working with Traumatized Children and Adolescents in Foster, Kinship and Adoptive Care"

Suzanne is the Group Director at Safe Steps Family Violence Response Centre, leading its Business Growth & Innovation. Over the last two decades she successfully delivered flagship initiatives advancing Australian industry capability, accelerating net-zero transition and building a more resilient and sustainable future for Australia. She has a diverse professional background and a proven track record in the defence sector, technology commercialisation, law and government. She has served in several Senior Executive roles, including as COO of the Federal Government’s Accelerating Commercialisation Program, CEO of the Future Business Council, and as Ministerial Adviser to the Treasurer of South Australia. Suzanne holds an MBA from Monash Business School and a Bachelor of Laws (Hons) from the University of Adelaide.