Staff

Catherine Hogan
Email: catherine@family-advocacy.com
Catherine is the Director of Family Advocacy. Her main areas of work are in guiding the strategic direction of the organisation, safeguarding and advancing advocacy in NSW/Australia, working with families and influencing change at the broader level for people with disability.
Belinda Epstein-Frisch
Email: belinda@family-advocacy.com
Belinda works in the area of Systems Advocacy, negotiating with government on the rights and interests of people with disability and attempting to influence positive change.
Kim Roots
Email: kim@family-advocacy.com
Kim's main responsibilities are to provide advocacy related advice and information to family members of people with disability over the phone; develop new face to face events and resouce materials and support the parent leadership strategy of the organisation.
Karen Tippett
Email: karen@family-advocacy.com
Karen is the Advocacy and Leadership Worker and can be contacted about workshops and coming events, as well as volunteering tasks.
Marybelle Ignacio
Email: marybelle@family-advocacy.com
As the Office Administrator, Marybelle can be contacted for any administrative or account-related matter. She is also the website administrator.
Philippa FitzPatrick
Email: philippa@family-advocacy.com
Philippa FitzPatrick works at reception and provides administrative support. Philippa arranges all the off-site events.
Accounts and Administration Officer
Email: accounts@family-advocacy.com
Our Accounts Administrator handles all accounts payable and receivable and other accounts-related matters.
Information Coordinator
Email: resources@family-advocacy.com
The Information Coordinator is responsible for the Inclusion Collection library as well as all other resources that are available to families and organisations and also conducting Information Sessions to varied audiences.