ANZPAA NIFS launched the Engender Change program on behalf of the Australia New Zealand Forensic Executive Committee (ANZFEC) on 26 October 2020. This program aims to bring the forensic community together through leadership to support gender diversity and inclusivity and acknowledge the far-reaching benefits of gender equity in the workplace.
The program's initial focus is on challenging and changing the everyday actions and language that contribute to gender issues and do not foster a sense of inclusiveness. This is supported by the program’s Everyday Commitment Statement which all individuals who opt to join the Engender Change program take.
The Everyday Commitment Statement is an accountable, expandable, measurable, and visible representation of an Engender Change advocates dedication to changing actions and attitudes toward women in the forensic community. Taking this commitment demonstrates a personal desire to lead meaningful action to achieve culture transformation.
Effective cultural change requires a collaborative community approach and strong, clear leadership. The forensic leaders of ANZFEC through participating in this program, have shown their genuine commitment to actively champion women in forensic leadership, increase the visibility of women contributors to forensic science, be a role model for others and leverage their influence in the broader community to promote diversity and inclusion ideals.
Who are your Engender Change Advocates?
Dr Damien Abarno
Julie Absolom
Frances Adamas
Inspector Charles Agius
Mr Qazi Laeeque Ahmed
Rasika Amarasiri
Dr Luke Matthew Andrighetto
Mrs Emily Apelgren
Mrs Luisa Arciniegas
Anna-Marie Ashley
Heidi Baker
Dr Kaye Ballantyne
Sergeant Rebecca Barrett
Colette Bassett
Ms Kylie Beeson
Dr Sarah Benson PSM
Jessica Bertrand-Bruce
Dr Carolyne Bird
Dr Soren Blau AM
Gai Bolderrow
Mr John Bone
Kate Bradley
Inspector Andrew Brady
Mr Jim Brandi
Melissa Bremner
Inspector Cassie Broadbent
Steven Brock
Ms Hayley Brown
Senior Constable Kath Brown
Dr Eva Bruenisholz PhD
Joanna Bunford
Simone Burge
Dr Niki Burns
Karen Byrne
Kate Campbell
Mr Dean Catoggio
Mrs Leanne Chapman
Madelen Chikhani
Clint Cochrane
Dr Daniel Coghlan
Lecinda Collins-Brown
Assistant Commissioner Rashelle Conroy APM
Tanya Corocher
Dr Anne Coxon
Una Cullinam
Dr Peter Culshaw
Mick Cummins
Alanna Darmanin
Dr Mackenzie de la Hunty
Inspector Sacha Debnam
Mr John Doherty
Sergeant Kelly Donoghue
Lance Dorning
Janet Dubrich
Mr Jacob Duncan
Tegan Dwyer
Dr Joyce Eade
Scott Egan
Ms Leesa Ellam
Rochelle Epple
Mrs Emma Facoory
Ms Pamela Fietz
Assistant Commissioner Michael Fitzgerald APM
Bianca Francis
Dr Jacqueline Fuller
Dr Michelle Gahan
Dr Daniel Ganame
John Ganas
Carrie Gardner
Joanne Gerstner-Stevens
Ms Caroline Gibb
Ms Sophie Goldsmith
Ms Vanessa Goodall Goodall
Ms Tracie Gould
Dr Tracey Green
Ms Karen Grogan
Dr Stephanie Hales
Ms Anastasia Hamill
Leonie Hamstra
Senior Sergeant First Class Phil Hanley
Dr Sallyann Harbison
Dr Dadna Hatman
Jaimie Hawgood
Dr Paula Hawthorne
Dr Phillipa Rose Hearnden
Anna Heavey
Dr Julianne Henry
Inspector Michelle Hepburn
Mr Ian Hill
Simon Hirth
Soumela Horomidis
Inspector Joanne Howard
Ms Patricia James
Gabrielle Jansen
Ms Hannah Jarman
Ann Jones
Jessica Joudo
Contable Jayne Keane
Ms Angelina Keller
Amy King
Dr Rebecca Kogios PSM
Ms Ellen Konza
Dr Jodie Leditschke
Dr Joannah Lee
Superintendent Anthony Lee
Mrs Dejana Leigh Cara
Dr Grant Liddy
Professor Adrian Linacre OAM
Angela Locke
Mrs Samantha Logan
Senior Constable Andrew Lynch
Helen Makrakis
Dylan Mantinieks
Hannah Marchant
Ms Chantel Marise
Kathryn McBride
Superintendent Bruce McNab
Jacob Messemaker
Helen Messinis
Ms Natasha Mitchell
Mr Robert Morgan
Narelle Moss
Nicholas Mountford
Senior Constable Kerry Mowday
Ms Karina Muharam
Ms Vicki Muir
Senior Sergeant Rodney Munro
Tania Neave
Ms Sharon Neville
Senior Sergeant Jo Nicholls
Katherine Nicol
Laura Nutton
Sergeant Jane O'Connor
Mr Matthew Osborn
Rebecca O'Sullivan
Mr Bejamin Painter
Dr Amalie Pakchung
Dr Sarah Parsons
Gemma Payne
Mr Chris Pearman
Dr Jim Pearson
Inspector Kylie Phillips
Mrs Erin Phillips
Aniela Pieterse
Gillian Pike
Sergeant Steven Potts
Detective Superintendent Damian Powell
Ms Natalie Price
Sergeant Rikki Purdie
Catherine Quinn
Dr Jade Redfern
Kahlee Redman
Mrs Michelle Reed
Adj/Prof PaulRoffey
Fiona Rose
Kathryn Rough
Dr LaTara Rust
Dr Helen Salouros
Ms Chelsea Savage
Ms Catherine Scott
Deborah Scott
Ms Carissa Sewell
Vaness Shaw
Miss Ania Siedlaczek
Nicol Sly
Dr Steven Smith
Mr Stephen Smith
Acting Superintendent Steve Smith
Mr Thomas Sobieraj
Emily Stacy
Acting Inspector Stephen Stingemore
Mr Michael Symonds
Niki Taxidis
Ms Penelope Taylor
Senior Sergeant Kate Taylor
Marianne Tiemensma
Anastasia Trombetta
Dr Gavin Turbett
Inspector Grant Twining
Ms Katherine Van Gurp
Mr Nick Vandenberg
Dr Helen Vaughan
Dr Santiago Vazquez
Ms Denise Anne Ward
Dr Sally Wasef
Dr Jeremy Watherston
Senior Constable First Class Trudy Watkins
Heather Whyborn
Lauren Williams
Ms Kim Williams
Dr Linzi Wilson-Wilde OAM PhD
Anthea Windsor
Professor Noel Woodford
Sara Young
Ms Olivia Yugovich
Senior Constable First Class Robert Zwart
Becoming an Engender Change Advocate
Signing up to the Engender Change program is on a personal and volunteer basis. If you wish to be part of creating transformative and accountable change within the forensic community, contact the ANZPAA NIFS team at [email protected] to take your Everyday Commitment Statement today!
Individuals wishing to join the program will take the Everyday Commitment pledge virtually with an ANZPAA NIFS representative. Contact [email protected] to schedule a time to join the Engender Change program. Better yet, discuss with your ANZFEC member how you can organise for a group of like-minded colleagues to take the Everyday Commitment Statement as a group within your forensic organisation.