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About Gwen’s Work

Learn more about Gwen’s work and her accomplishments.

Gwen's Work

  • Board Member, Gallipoli Medical Research
  • Advisory Board Member, National Suicide Prevention Office
  • Ambassador, Invictus Australia
  • Ambassador, Commando Welfare Trust
  • Veteran Family Advocate Commissioner
  • Repatriation Commission and Military Rehabilitation and Compensation Commission
  • Member, Stakeholder Reference Group, Royal Commission into Defence and Veteran Suicide
  • Member, NSW Family and Domestic Violence Community of Practice
  • Member, International Military and Emergency Services Families Research Consortium
  • Member, Prime Minister’s Advisory Committee on Veteran Mental Health
  • Ambassador, Gotcha4 Life
  • Council Member, National Council for Women and Families United by Defence Service
  • Council Member, Australian War Memorial
  • Member, Sufferings of War and Service Memorial, Australian War Memorial
  • Member Director, Australian War Widows, NSW
  • Advisor, Department of Veterans Affairs
  • Committee Member, Honouring Women and Families United by Defence Service Dinner
  • Ambassador, ClubsNSW Invictus Games Sydney 2018Program Manager / Assistant Director Research, Australian Civil-Military Centre
  • Subject Matter Expert / Senior Trainer, Intelligence and Defense Solutions International (IDS)
  • Regional Director, USAID LGCD, Development Alternatives, Inc. (DAI)
  • Provincial Program Manager, USAID LGCD, DAI
  • Project Associate, NYU Advanced Project, Synergos Institute
  • Board Chair, Alternative Breaks Program, NYU
  • Consultant, United Methodist Committee on Relief
  • Director of Fundraising, New York Nativity Centers
  • Development Officer/Fundraiser, New York Nativity Centers
  • Consultant, Afghan Women’s Network
  • Co-Founder, Brooklyn Jesuit Prep Middle School
  • Teacher, Nativity Mission Center
  • Social Worker, Jesuit Volunteers International, Hogar De Cristo, Chile
  • National Disaster Recovery Team, Un Techo Para Chile/Peru    
  • A/Director / Group Counselor, 1736 Family Crisis Center

Keynote, Speaker or Panel Member

  • ANZAC Day Keynote Address at Dee Why 2019 & 2026
  • Australian Institute of Family Studies National Conference 2024
  • Commando Welfare Trust Annual Galas and Events 2018-2024
  • Legacy National Advocacy Forum 2022 - 2025
  • Australian Chief of Army Senior Leadership Group 2024
  • Special Last Post Ceremony, ANZAC Day Eve, Australian War Memorial 2023
  • Legacy National Conference 2023
  • SoldierOn Sydney Gala Ball 2023
  • MCG Veterans Group Annual Luncheon 2023
  • Sydney Legacy Centenary Mother's Day Lunch 2023
  • Legacy Week Appeal Launch Breakfast, Legacy Club of South Australia and Broken Hill 2022
  • Australian Catholic University (ACU) Student Veteran Impact Gala Dinner 2022
  • Victorian Premier's Anniversary of ANZAC Day State Luncheon 2022
  • 24th annual Indo-Pacific Chiefs of Defence (Conference) 2022
  • National Commissioner for Defence and Veteran Suicide Symposium 2021
  • International Association for Suicide Prevention World Congress 2021
  • 13th International Conference of Ombuds Institutions for the Armed Forces 2021
  • Global Alliance Conference for Post-Traumatic Stress 2019
  • HMAS Adelaide RUOK Day 2019
  • DPN Vision Day 2019
  • Australian Chief of Army Symposium 2018
  • Lifeline Canberra Women of Spirit Awards 2018
  • NSW Health’s Women in Leadership Breakfast 2018
  • ClubsNSW Women's Leadership Breakfast 2018
  • Invictus Games Sydney Morning Tea 2018
  • War Widows Guild NSW’s Field of Remembrance 2018
  • French Embassy's ANZAC Day Commemorative Service 2018
  • Harbord Diggers Club Veterans' Health Week Panel 2018
  • Legacy Week Corporate Launch Luncheon, Legacy South Australia 2018
  • 100 Days to Go Invictus Launch Event 2018
  • Sydney Legacy Remembrance Day Luncheon 2018
  • Australian Chief of Army Senior Leadership Group 2017