FRONTLINES · MEMBER PANEL · Q3 2026
Each quarter, Frontlines brings together a panel of women leading for-purpose organisations to answer the same questions in a single newsletter edition.
This quarter's theme is leading with courage and integrity. The upcoming Frontlines edition looks at one part of that theme: integrity, and whether it's something people have by nature or something built by design. It also asks what would need to change to make integrity the path of least resistance rather than the exception.
We’ll publish the full edition on Sunday 23 August. Until then, meet the panel below.
Meet the panel
Danny Mayson-Kinder
CEO and Founder, b kinder foundation
Danny founded the b kinder foundation after her 12-year-old daughter, Billie Kinder, died in a tragic accident in May 2016. Billie was an extraordinary girl in that she had the gift of giving. She gave through her smile, her thoughtfulness, her constant acts of kindness and her amazing gift of words.
With a play on her name, (b kinder), Billie's legacy has become one of kindness. Through her empathy and insight, Billie’s b kinder foundation empowers and inspires others and remind all of us that our actions matter and that we each have the power to make a difference through kindness.
Christina Ryan
CEO and Founder, Disability Leadership Institute
In early 2016, Christina took one of the most radical steps in her long career of activism and change making: she put the two words ‘disability’ and ‘leadership’ into the same sentence and founded the Disability Leadership Institute.
The Disability Leadership Institute has now become a global community of disability leaders offering leadership development and support for disability leaders, including coaching, training, networking, and a range of resources. Its members enjoy a community of practice, connecting with leaders all over the world to discuss their leadership, share ideas, solve problems and support each other with networking and advice.
Kirsten Junor
CEO, Reverse Garbage
Kirsten has led Reverse Garbage since 2022, after joining in 2015.
Reverse Garbage is an internationally-recognised not-for-profit creative reuse centre in Sydney’s inner west. We redirect commercial and industrial waste from landfill to a new life with educators, artists, upcyclers, DIY enthusiasts, tinkerers, set builders, window dressers, community organisations, festivals, charities, and so many others.
Started by a group of teachers and community workers in 1975, education is still a major focus to this day.
Yumi Lee
CEO, Older Women's Network NSW (OWN)
As CEO of OWN NSW since 2022, Yumi advocates for the rights, dignity and wellbeing of older women. Her journey to this role began as a peace and women's rights activist, with experience spanning communications, fundraising, advocacy and lobbying both in Australia and internationally.
OWN NSW has been the peak body for Older Women's Network groups across the state since 2001, with roots going back to 1985. As a peak body, it’s recognised and consulted at all government levels on such issues as violence and abuse, homelessness, transport, health and housing, as well as home, community and residential care.
Jane Rowan
Executive Director, Eating Disorders Families Australia (EDFA)
Jane is EDFA’s first Executive Director and joined the organisation in 2022. A former journalist and marketing, communications and stakeholder engagement leader, Jane and her eldest daughter, Charley, have always been deliberately open about Charley’s diagnosis of Anorexia Nervosa and the effect it had on the family. Jane is grateful for the opportunity to support more families through EDFA and to work with the EDFA team to break down the stigma surrounding eating disorders.
EDFA was founded by a passionate group of parents who have cared for, and are caring for, young people with eating disorders. Through leadership, education, and research, EDFA improves the lives of eating disorder carers helping them navigate the complex healthcare system and receive the assistance they need.
Michelle Steele
Chief First Nations Officer, Paul Ramsay Foundation (PRF)
Michelle Steele is a First Nations leader from the Kamilaroi people of the Gomeroi Nation, originally from Moree, NSW, and is the Chief First Nations Officer at PRF. She works to support First Nations-led initiatives and incorporates community perspectives and cultural knowledge into the Foundation’s activities.
Before joining PRF, Michelle spent 18 years in the public sector, contributing to policies affecting First Nations peoples across areas such as social welfare, employment, justice, health, and ageing.
As a large philanthropic foundation, established by the late Paul Ramsay AO in 2006, the Foundation works for a future where people and places have what they need to thrive.
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