People of Post Polio Victoria
Our Committee
Shirley is the current President of PPV. She is also active in the community as a member of the National Council of Jewish Women, and as a community advocate for Breast Screening Victoria.
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Our Secretary Nimo Hersi was three years old when she caught polio in Mogadishu, the largest city of Somalia. She now works in the community sector and is developing resources to help people parenting with polio.
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Nanette, AKA Ms Chocolate Frog, is a retired child-psychologist, and active community member.
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Robyn is a Registered critical-care nurse, and midwife, and worked as a management consultant.
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Susan is PPV’s Vice President, editor in chief, and passionate advocate for public housing and social justice.
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Ron is our former president. His story was published in the book ‘The Calliper Kids’ on page 130
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Judith Bell is a long standing committee member of PPV
Lan is our Treasurer, when she’s not busy being a dentist and accounting student!
Our Members and former Committee Members
Barbary is a member of PPV’s Policy Working Group, is also part of the Long Breast Press lesbian feminist authors collective.
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Liz is our founding president, and was recognised with an order of Australia Medal for her service as a psychologist as well as member of the polio community
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Margaret Cooper OAM was a long standing PPV committee memeber and one of the great pioneers of disability rights. She worked tirelessly for access and inclusion. Margaret was an inspiration to PPV and to many others and she is be greatly missed.
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