How long have you lived in the area?

I was born and raised in the North East, starting life in Corryong, primary school in Beechworth and high school in Albury. I left the region back in the mid 1980s to study business, returning seven years ago to be closer to family and to an area I have always called home.

What do you do?

I am part of the team at Merriwa Industries in Wangaratta, my role is CEO. Merriwa is an organisation that directly employs people with disabilities via what we call an integrated team model. Diversity is one of our core values, not only diversity in our people but in our business and service offer. We operate businesses in timber, packaging, plant nursery and gardening (Park Lane N...