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Marissa Brown

Leader, Marketing and Communications

I lead the marketing and communications work at JFA Purple Orange and across the wider Julia Farr group. My role is all about helping more people connect with the important work we do and sharing the stories that matter.

One of the things I enjoy most is collaborating with my colleagues — listening to their goals and finding creative ways that marketing and communications can help bring them to life.

I live with chronic illness and invisible disability, which shapes how I approach my work and my life. It gives me a deeper understanding of the barriers many people face, and a strong commitment to equity, accessibility, and inclusion.

I’m drawn to this work because I want to use my skills to make a positive impact. I believe everyone should have the opportunity to live a full and meaningful life, whatever their circumstances.

Outside of work, I enjoy spending time with my husband and two teenagers, walking in my neighbourhood, cooking, and playing a retro video games.

Email: marissab@juliafarr.org.au

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Carey Scheer

Media Production and Connection Leader

I help JFA Purple Orange tell stories that get to the core of what they do and why they do it. My favourite projects to work on are the ones that amplify the voices of the people JFA Purple Orange exists for. It’s an honour to listen to each and every person’s story I have the privilege to share. When I’m not behind a camera or in the editing suite, you may find me climbing a giant rock somewhere.

Email: careys@juliafarr.org.au

Phone: 08 8373 8332

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Melanie Merlino

Senior Digital Communications Officer

I’m responsible for helping promote the services and offerings of Julia Farr’s inhousing social enterprise and supporting the marketing and communications of the broader Julia Farr group. The ability to have a positive and lasting impact on the community around me is what drives me in my work and I love to explore different and engaging ways of amplifying the voices of people living with disability and sharing the work we do. Outside of work, I love getting outdoors and among nature with my family, working on my karate skills or curling up on the couch with a good fiction novel.

Email: melaniem@juliafarr.org.au

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Nick Roach

Digital Communications Officer

I help spread the word about the work Purple Orange does supporting people living with disability through online communication. I love sharing information about communities’ people may not have heard about, allowing people the opportunity to join communities that value and accept them for their true selves. I believe everyone deserves an equal opportunity in life, driving me in my work to help create change. Outside of work, I love computer gaming and tabletop wargaming, having taken a few Lord of the Rings tabletop armies to tournaments within Australia.

Email: nickr@juliafarr.org.au