Meet our Recover at Work reference group

Camille is a leading expert in workplace mental health. With over ten years experience working in human resources and consulting teams in leading, designing and implementing mental health programs at work across various industries, Camille brings this experience to the reference group to support NSW workplaces in making real and tangible change. 

Camille's passion for mental health programs at work stems from her own lived experience of mental health. A passion that she continues through postgraduate studies at the Brain and Mind Centre (USYD) in the process of becoming a psychologist, and through a research thesis burnout. 

Camille has previously been involved in lived experience advisory and advocacy for BEING, Neuroscience Australia, and By Mind Side. 

Finally, Camille founded Grow Together Now, working with organisations as a speaker and consultant to drive change within workplaces through programs that give a voice to people with lived experience. 

A member of the SIRA Recover at Work Reference Group for the past 3 years, Camille has contributed to a broad range of SIRA and Mentally Healthy Workplaces Strategy projects. 

Camille is the current Chair of the SIRA Recover at Work Reference Group. 

Peter is a First Responder from Fire and Rescue NSW. His inspiring story of mental illness and recovery was used by Dr Sam Harvey of the Black Dog Institute in a workplace mental health study and has been viewed more than 100,000 times through Facebook and YouTube. 

Peter has since used his own lived experience of being involved in a major workplace accident, the impact this has had on his mental health, and the challenges he faced recovering at work to make valuable contributions to key mental health projects. This includes collaborating with Black Dog Institute, the NSW Mental Health Commission and SafeWork NSW. Peter has also worked with the Mindgardens Network as a lived experience representative, making a real difference by evaluating mental health research funding proposals. 

A member of the SIRA Recover at Work Reference Group for the past 3 years, Peter is passionate about raising awareness around how support and empathy from colleagues can make a huge difference in mental health recovery in the workplace and continues to contribute to a broad range of SIRA and Mentally Healthy Workplaces projects.

Peter is the current co-chair of the SIRA Recover at Work Reference Group. 

Jessica has worked in recovery at work and rehabilitation for more than 10 years. She holds tertiary qualifications in psychology, work health and safety and disaster and emergency management, and has co-developed programs to reduce the impact of physical and psychological injuries and illness on individuals. 

As the Manager of Health, Wellbeing and Injury Management at the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO), Jessica is responsible for the development of holistic, person-centred programs to aid in the prevention of injury and illness, as well as injury management in conjunction with return to work strategies, to assist employees to not only return and recover at work successfully, but to also return to the lifestyle they were used to before their injury or illness.

Eddie is an experienced Senior Operations Manager and Director, with an extensive career in Health, Emergency Services, Emergency Management and Education. Eddie has worked in front line operational roles as a Nursing Officer in the Royal Australian Air Force and an Intensive Care Paramedic for NSW Ambulance where he has over 20 years of firsthand experience in managing the impacts of occupational exposure and injury through front line service.  

For the past 15 years, Eddie has had the privilege of leading large teams of front-line workers and operational managers who are recovering at work with physical and psychological injuries. In these roles, Eddie was responsible for supporting employees in collaboration with injury management specialists to achieve effective recover at work outcomes. More recently, as an Associate Director in Social Policy within the Department of Premier and Cabinet, Eddie is working towards progressing capacity and capability of community resilience by influencing, leading and developing policy and education reform.  

Eddie has numerous graduate, postgraduate and professional honours qualifications in Nursing, Paramedicine and Education. 

Kate is a research and policy professional with more than 20 years experience working across personal injury schemes. With an Honours degree in Psychology and a Masters in Management (Personal Injury), Kate has expertise in occupational rehabilitation, injury management, provider management, risk management, service development and research. She has worked across workers compensation and CTP schemes, for scheme agents, insurers and rehabilitation providers .

Kate has a keen interest in improving workplace dynamics from the lens of mental health, by using systems thinking to help employers create psychologically healthy workplaces. With a lived experience of workplace psychological injury, Kate is a strong advocate for post-traumatic growth and supporting the development of pathways from recovery to thriving.

Kate also brings the perspective of neurodiversity and combines her own lived experience and professional expertise to advocate for inclusive workplaces that support all employees.

Kate is committed to contributing to long-term change and brings her passion for scheme design to her new role with the Reference Group.

Michelle is a registered psychologist with 13 years experience in the workplace rehabilitation, corporate health and disability sector. She has experience in supporting recovery at work following psychological injury and illness and collaborating with stakeholders to achieve safe and durable outcomes. 

Michelle has a passion for evidence-based service delivery which is tailored towards positive and inclusive customer experience. Michelle is interested in digital health and using technology to improve access and experience for people seeking support. 

In her current role as Head of Innovation for Arriba Group, Michelle is responsible for developing, implementing and measuring the impact of innovative programs designed to prevent or mitigate mental and physical health impacts in the community.