Profile Biographies
Liz Forsyth
Chief Executive Officer (CEO)
Liz joined Brain Injury SA in October 2018, coming from a background in leadership roles within the community and disability service sectors.
Commencing her career as an Occupational Therapist, Liz brings extensive experience in both rehabilitation and management through positions held in England, New Zealand and Australia in the not for profit and commercial sectors. Always committed to supporting people achieve their aspirations through pushing boundaries, and challenging the status quo. For thirteen years she ran an innovative employment service for people living with disabilities, and subsequently held CEO roles in community and women’s service sectors, developing services and campaigning on issues that matter, both as a leader and as a volunteer.
Liz joins Brain Injury SA with appreciation of the value of developing specialist and quality services to meet the needs of people living with acquired brain injury, and commitment to strengthening the accessibility and contribution the organisation can make to the rehabilitation and support of its clients and their families. She recognises the importance of collaboration across the service sector at times of considerable change to service access and provision with the roll out of the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) and values highly building new and growing older relationships the organisation has with other service providers.
Liz holds a post graduate diploma of social science in rehabilitation and a master of business administration (MBA).
Ed Weaver
Manager – Rewire Development
Ed is passionate about assisting individuals to overcome adversity and live fulfilling lives.
As Manager Rewire Development, he is responsible for leading Brain Injury SA’s Rewire program. Ed is a registered psychologist and has worked in the acquired brain injury (ABI) field since 2012. In this time he has helped many people work through the significant challenges a brain injury can bring. Ed has a keen interest in neuroplasticity, and a strong understanding of the link between brain functioning and behaviour. He is continually inspired by what can be achieved when therapists, people with ABI, and family members all work together.
Lisa Minervini
Manager – Community & Corporate
As Manager of Community & Corporate, Lisa provides high-level support and leadership to several of our program teams.
Lisa is a qualified social worker with more than 20 years of experience in the disability sector, working with people with cognitive and developmental disabilities and their families.
Lisa is passionate about social justice issues and safeguarding vulnerable members of the community, and is particularly interested in the interface between people with cognitive disabilities and the criminal justice system.
Kathryn Ayles
Manager – Allied Health Operations
Kathryn has been working as an Occupational Therapist for over 25 years.
With experience in both the disability and mental health sectors in Australia and the UK, she is passionate in supporting people to live fulfilling and independent lives.
Kathryn is particularly interested in supporting people with developing/maintaining meaningful roles and in finding pathways that may lead to paid employment. She is a strong believer in involving people in all aspects of their care and finding innovative ways to overcome challenges to enable people to meet their goals.
Cass Davy
Manager – Brand & Marketing
Cass has worked in the field of marketing for the past 8 years, primarily in the not-for-profit and disability space, providing strategic marketing insight and support to embed contemporary marketing practices into business, across both digital and traditional marketing channels.
With a belief in sharing the voices of the community with authenticity, and actively listening to what people want to help drive wider societal change, Cass is driven by creating brand stories and personalities that resonate with the community, and about building brand consistency and service excellence in every touch point an organisation has with a client.
