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	Paul Martin has been Executive Director of Healthy Communities since 2005. Originally a volunteer with the Qld AIDS Council in the early nineties, he went on to become a youth project officer and Education Strategies Officer at QuAC before moving to the Australian Federation of AIDS Organisations in Sydney. Paul then moved to England and worked in a number of HIV and sexual health roles, and was Manager of Health Promotion for the Brighton & Hove Primary Care Trust before coming back to Queensland. Paul is responsible for the overall management of Healthy Communities, under the strategic direction of the elected Board of Directors. He heads the Leadership Team and also manages the LGBT Health program and staff. Paul represents the organisation on a number of external committees and in the media.
	My name is Jan Thwaites, Office Manager for Healthy Communities. I am a born and bred Brisbane girl. I have only had 3 jobs in my working life, starting off with being a bookbinder for a printing firm in Brisbane. My parents and my brother all worked at the firm and I guess it was in my blood that I started my working life there as well. After the company lost the Telecom Directory contract (as Telstra was know in the 80s)to a company in Victoria, most staff were made redundant. I moved onto working for the children’s charity, Save the Children. I remained in my role as Administration Manager for 13 years. I started to feel my skills were not being utilised very well and decided that I needed a change of work environment which led me to applying for the position of Office Manager at Healthy Communities. I enjoy my varied role so much at Healthy Communities and I feel that I may be here for quite a few years(funding permitted) . I work with a great group of people who are very passionate about what they do and I am very proud to be associated with the organisation.
	Jason Russo is Healthy Communities’ Fundraising and Marketing Coordinator and has over 11 years experience fundraising in the not-for-profit sector. Jason is Healthy Communities sole fundraising person and his job is to fundraise for all of Healthy Communities unfunded LGBT community work and to build the capacity of the organisation. His role is quiet varied and includes coordinating fundraising events, grant writing, developing fundraising appeals, raising awareness about the organisation, organising sponsorship, collecting donations, promoting our bequest program, assisting with LGBT community fundraising efforts and more.
	I’m Nick Connor, a Health Promotion Officer working on the Gay/MSM team in North Queensland, which covers the area from Mackay to The Torres Strait. I’ve been with Healthy Communities for just over three years (as at Dec 2011) and have previously worked in migration, saunas and education. As well as engaging in outreach at local events the North Queensland Gay/MSM team helps support Healthy Communities’ telephone and online outreach work. We also engage with local health and social services to improve the way they work with LGBT people, as well as implementing Healthy Communities’ social marketing campaigns in our region. We also produce two newsletters; Culture in Cairns and Tropical Alternatives in Townsville. I’m HIV positive and like fishing.
	My name is Phillip Sariago, my cultural lines are Gurindji & Yaru from the Northern Territory and Western Australia and Greek heritage on my father’s side. I am a Health Promotion Officer for the 2 Spirits Program team based in Brisbane, my role as Health Promotion Officer is to promote Sexual Health and Education to GLBTI Indigenous communities. The 2 Spirits team are committed to working with Indigenous LGBT Gay Men, Youth, Sistergirls, Lesbians & PLWHA for Queensland communities on the importance of “Safe Sex Practices and Regular Health Checkups”.
	Sally Morris is the Client Support Coordinator at Healthy Communities where she provides case management and groups to LGBT people aged 15 and over who have a mental health concern. Sally has a bachelor of Social Science (Human Services), a Diploma in Community Services Management and a Post-Graduate Certificate in Community Development. Sally has worked closely with the LGBT community over the years being the Suicide Prevention Project Worker and Coordinator at Open Doors Youth Service, and a volunteer with Gay and Lesbian Welfare Association and the Healthy Communities Lesbian Health Action Group.