Jennifer Lavalley is a Two-Spirit/ queer (2QS) nêhiyaw-Saulteaux Métis scholar from Piapot First Nation, located in what is now colonially known as Saskatchewan, Canada. She currently resides on the unceded and occupied territories of the Lək̓ʷəŋən (Songhees and Xʷsepsəm/Esquimalt) and W̱SÁNEĆ peoples in what is colonially known as Victoria, British Columbia. She is a postdoctoral fellow at the University of Victoria's Canadian Institute for Substance Use Research. Jennifer’s postdoctoral research focuses on co-creating Indigenous-centred and culturally safe drug-checking technologies and services in partnership with Indigenous Peoples who use drugs (IPWUID).

Jennifer Lavalley is a Two-Spirit/ queer (2QS) nêhiyaw-Saulteaux Métis scholar from Piapot First Nation, located in what is now colonially known as Saskatchewan, Canada. She currently resides on the unceded and occupied territories of the Lək̓ʷəŋən (Songhees and Xʷsepsəm/Esquimalt) and W̱SÁNEĆ peoples in what is colonially known as Victoria, British Columbia. She is a postdoctoral fellow at the University of Victoria's Canadian Institute for Substance Use Research. Jennifer’s postdoctoral research focuses on co-creating Indigenous-centred and culturally safe drug-checking technologies and services in partnership with Indigenous Peoples who use drugs (IPWUID).

Dr Donna Ah Chee is the Chief Executive Officer of Central Australian Aboriginal Congress, an Aboriginal community controlled primary health care service employing over 500 staff to deliver integrated services to Mparntwe (Alice Springs) and nine remote communities across the region.

Donna is a proud Bundjalung woman from the far north coast of New South Wales who has lived in Mparntwe for over 36 years. She is married to a local Yankunytjatjara/Arrernte man and together they have three children and three grandchildren.

Donna has devoted herself to the movement for health and justice for Aboriginal people at a local, Territory and national level. Her advocacy to improve health and wellbeing outcomes through collaborative action, and her firm commitment to holding governments accountable for closing the gap in health outcomes has earned her a national profile. She has made a significant contribution to the health of Aboriginal people through her leadership in primary health care, research, education and public health. She has also made important contributions to reducing the harms caused by alcohol, and to improving early childhood outcomes for Aboriginal children.

Donna has been appointed to numerous high-level positions including serving as CEO of the National Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisation (NACCHO), as Chairperson of the Aboriginal Medical Services Alliance Northern Territory (AMSANT), as Chairperson of the Northern Territory Aboriginal Health Forum, and as inaugural independent chair of the Northern Territory Children and Families Tripartite Forum (2018-2023).

In 2022, Donna was awarded with the title of Honorary Doctor of Arts from Charles Darwin University, in recognition of her significant contribution to the health of First Nations peoples. In 2024, Donna was the recipient of the Sidney Sax Public Health Medal, the Menzies Medallion and the National Rural and Remote Award for Excellence in Rural/Remote Health Administration.