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Tricia Spargo

Board Chair

Trish Spargo is a senior disability policy advisor and strategist with over 20 years of experience working to improve social justice and equity for people living with disability in South Australia. Trish has served as a non-executive director and trustee on disability and health not-for-profit boards and is an AICD graduate of the Governance Foundations Program for Not-For-Profit Directors.

She has extensive experience working across government and statutory settings in disability service delivery and redevelopment, person-centred planning, public policy, cultural change projects, research, and law reform. She has previously worked as the Manager of Strategy, Policy and Engagement at the Equal Opportunity Commission of South Australia and as a Senior Policy Officer within the South Australian Government Royal Commission Response Unit providing advice to Cabinet on matters and recommendations arising from the Disability Royal Commission.

Anchored in her life long experience of disability, Trish chairs the JFA board working to assist people living with disability to get a fair go.

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Luke Givney

Board Member

Luke is an experienced senior executive and qualified lawyer with nearly 20 years’ experience in the Australian private health insurance (PHI) sector across a variety of roles including in commercial partnerships, counter fraud, managing payment integrity functions, corporate governance and company secretariat.

Luke is a graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors, a qualified PROSCI Change Practitioner, has post graduate qualification in investigations and holds a Master of Leadership. He is currently the General Manager, Hospital Partnerships with Bupa HI.

Luke’s passion for inclusion grew from the experience of his parents (both living with disability) and he longs for a day of truly inclusive communities.

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Carla Martelli

Board Member

Carla graduated with a Bachelor of Law in 2016 and is an experienced lawyer and advocate, having previously worked at the Legal Services Commission in civil, family and criminal law matters.

Carla provided legal advice and assistance as lawyer and state coordinator for Your Story Disability Legal Support services to any person who wanted to share their story of any violence, abuse, neglect, or exploitation they may have witnessed or experienced. Carla continues to assist people as a lawyer for a personal injury law firm.

Carla has lived experience of disability and is a member of the MS Society in SA. She strives to work alongside like-minded people and drive positive change for people living with disability. In her spare time, she enjoys Latin dancing, travelling and spending time with her young family.