I am a disabled social entrepreneur, TEDx speaker (Finding Freedom in Using A Wheelchair) and 2023 Churchill Fellow. My Fellowship topic, 'Building Innovation Through Lived Experience of Disability', took me across Aotearoa and Australia to explore what is required for disabled innovators to turn their lived experience into scalable solutions to the social issues our community faces, and to embed system change.

I have worked in the third sector for more than ten years, in programme management roles at several disability charities, supporting the empowerment of disabled people through skills development, campaigning, advice, and advocacy. I am the founder of The Wheelchair Skills College, which teaches wheelchair users the skills they need to build their confidence and independence to lead an active life. This year, I also co-founded the Inclusion Portal, which aims to create more inclusive environments in schools so that disabled children can thrive.