IDA Magazine Vol 39 Iss 1 (Mar 2018)
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Meet Allyson Thomson<br />
Allyson has been a member of ASID for 12 years and a Director<br />
for three years. She currently holds the position of Registrar and<br />
is part of the Position Statements committee and the conference<br />
scientific program committee. Allyson has been involved in research<br />
in intellectual disability for much of the past 15 years.<br />
Allyson is a keen baker – anything with chocolate being favourites –<br />
and enjoys reading light, fluffy books. She is interested in a variety of<br />
sports and is a fan of the West Coast Eagles, the Perth Scorchers,<br />
and the Perth Wildcats. However, she also follows North Melbourne<br />
as one of her nephews plays for them.<br />
In her free time, Allyson is a volunteer host for Befriend,<br />
a Perth-based social enterprise with a vision of an inclusive,<br />
connected world. She hosts a coffee afternoon at a local shopping<br />
centre every month and attends other events around her local area.<br />
registrar@asid.asn.au<br />
Meet Laura Hogan<br />
Laura has been involved in ASID since 2007. She brings a keen<br />
interest and commitment to translating research into accessible<br />
formats for practitioners, service providers, families, carers and<br />
people with a lived experience of disability. In 2013 Laura joined the<br />
ASID board formally and was Vice President in 2017, before being<br />
elected as President for <strong>2018</strong>.<br />
Laura is employed by the Centre for Disability Studies, an affiliate of<br />
the University of Sydney, as the Leader Access, Clinical Education &<br />
NDIS. Prior to CDS Laura held roles including: consultancy for the<br />
University of NSW, running a small private practice and in excess<br />
of 14 years in clinical leadership and management roles within the<br />
NSW Government.<br />
When the work day is done, Laura is a keen photographer,<br />
passionate traveller, foodie, knowledge seeker, emerging gardener,<br />
novel devourer and loving dog owner. Laura, alongside her partner<br />
view the world as there to explore, and much down time is spent<br />
dreaming about the next adventure. Holiday dreaming is intercepted<br />
by doting on our beloved schnoodle Archie, who came into our lives<br />
less than a year ago but seems to now rule the roost!<br />
president@asid.asn.au<br />
<strong>Vol</strong> <strong>39</strong>, <strong>Iss</strong>ue 1 <strong>Mar</strong>ch <strong>2018</strong><br />
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