Madeleine obtained a Bachelor of Arts with a major in Linguistics and minors in Aboriginal Studies and Psychology (UoN), and a Masters of Clinical Audiology (Mac Uni), as well as community Auslan qualifications before starting with Hearing Australia 6 years ago. She's been working in outreach service delivery for the last 6 years, and more recently with the HAPEE program since 2020. 

Davina is a clinical audiologist and the Head of Commercial Excellence at bloom hearing specialists, Australia and New Zealand. With more than 20 years of experience in many different streams of audiology, she has a passion for adult rehabilitation and person-centred care. Recently she has been involved in a global project for WSAudiology which focused on the development of a clinical customer journey that resulted in improved outcomes for the hearing aid user and fostered individual empowerment.  

Dr Wayne Wilson PhD is an Associate Professor in Audiology at The University of Queensland (UQ). His research interests include listening and listening difficulties in children, clinical competence in audiology, and the objective assessment of auditory function. Wayne has won multiple awards for teaching, published or presented >500 scientific works that are regularly cited in white papers and national guidelines around the world, served as the Head of Audiology at UQ, chaired multiple committees and task forces in audiology and audiology education in Australia and South Africa, and twice been awarded a Certificate of Outstanding Service from Audiology Australia.

Kai Nash is a PhD student and research fellow at Macquarie University in Sydney. She holds a Bachelor of Speech Hearing and Language Sciences and a Master of Research. Her research focus is solving systemic issues surrounding otitis media and associated hearing loss among Indigenous people in Australia.

Luke Halvorsen is Master of Research candidate in the Department of Linguistics. He holds a Bachelor of Business (2007) and a Master of Marketing (2012) from University of Newcastle. His research areas of interest include understanding barriers and enablers for providing supports surrounding otitis media (middle ear disease) and associated hearing loss among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in Australia.