Our Board
Larissa MacFarlane
Co-Chair
Larissa is a proud Disabled Mad and queer artist/activist, of Scottish descent, living on the unceded sovereign lands of the Kulin Nation. They have been working in the Disability Rights and Self Advocacy movements for over two decades since acquiring a brain injury in 1998. Larissa is known for their bold public artworks, using printmaking, street art, performance and community art, promoting Disability Culture. In 2017, they were the creative producer of Australia’s first Disability Pride murals. They have worked in the Disability sector as a consultant, trainer, violence prevention educator, mentor and speaker. In 2025, they coordinated Victoria’s first ever Disability Pride flag raising.
Alison De Moreno
Co-Chair
Alison is an Afro-Latina queer law student with a professional background in consulting, risk management, and compliance. As a multiply disabled, autistic person with ADHD, she brings valuable lived experience and insight into the barriers disabled people face in education, workplaces, and daily life. She is especially passionate about using policy and law as tools for inclusion and equity, and she hopes to help drive meaningful change through her work with the DRC.
Daniel Munter
Vice-Chair
Daniel has held a range of roles across community support work, advocacy, program management and senior leadership, including working with Children and Young People with Disability Australia (CYDA) and the Investment Dialogue for Australia’s Children. Daniel also serves in a governance role for Different Journeys.
Daniel has contributed to many forums, including the United Nations (2024), Disability Royal Commission, Senate Inquiries and public campaigns such as Defend Our NDIS.
Kiz Blanca-Jackson
Secretary
Kiz has a diverse background in community and workplace organizing, advocacy, and volunteer work and brings a wealth of experience to their current role at Disability Rights and Culture. Specializing in project management, community development, and advocacy, they are passionate about driving positive change in the disability, LGBTQIA+ and Worker Rights spaces. They are also a member of the Darebin Disability Advisory Committee.
Victor Nieto Ferrerr
Treasurer
Victor is an experienced Business Consultant and Accountant with extensive exposure to business administration, accounting and finance across public, private and not-for-profit organisations in Australia and overseas. Victor’s professional qualifications include Master of Professional Accounting (RMIT University) and Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration. Victor holds a Public Practice Certificate and is a registered BAS Agent at the Tax Practitioner Board (Australia). For the last 10 years Victor has worked as a volunteer helping MSME (Micro, Small, Medium Enterprises) entrepreneurs who do not have access to the necessary resources to successfully manage their business ideas.
Sarah Curtis
Sarah is an NDIS participant from regional Victoria, living with multiple types of neurodiversity. She has recently completed a Bachelor Psychological Science with Honours. Sarah is actively engaged in NDIS co-design and is a member of the NDIS Participate Reference Group for 2025-2026.
Pradeep Hewavitharana
Pradeep has a background in computer software development and bookkeeping. Pradeep serves in several roles including Disability Advisory Committee Member for the Greater Dandenong City Council, Treasurer for Disabled Divers Australia, Community Visitor Programme Member for the Office of the Public Advocate. He is also a Peer Support Volunteer at Austin Health.
Martin Leckey
Martin Leckey is a long-standing member of DRC and has served as Chair of the Board for many years. He is particularly known for his dogged campaigning work on the Transport for All campaign. He is an associate in philosophy at the University of Melbourne, and he is interested in the mysterious nature of space and time and the strange behaviour of matter. He writes on the philosophy of physics, the environment, spirituality, and disability.
Justin Lee
Justin is an accomplished public sector leader with experience in organisational strategy, data policy and program management. At present he is an Assistant Director within the Commonwealth Treasury. Justin also volunteers as the Organisational Capability Lead at Ondru, a non-profit, humanitarian organisation that inspires positive social change through art. He is particularly interested in the challenges faced by neurodivergent people across health, education and employment.
Laura Pettenuzzo
Laura is a disabled writer and accessibility professional. She has a Master of Professional Psychology from Monash University. She has worked across a variety of organisations, including Youth Disability Advocacy Service (YDAS) and Children and Young People with Disability Australia (CYDA) and in local government. Laura is a member of several committees and advisory groups and runs her own business called All for Access, specialising in plain language and Easy Read. Her memoir and opinion writing has appeared in places such as Griffith Review, The Guardian, ABC, SBS and The Age.
Julie Phillips
Julie Phillips has been working in the disability sector for over 30 years. She CEO of the Disability Discrimination Legal Service, and a Disability Advocate who specialises in using human rights legislation to assist people with disabilities gain their rights. Her key focus is the right of disabled students with disabilities to access education and the cessation of violence and abuse against them in schools. She is also Chairperson of Disability Advocacy Victoria.