With over two decades of dedicated experience in mental health and addiction treatment, Lyndsey brings exceptional qualifications as a mental health nurse and independent prescriber. Her extensive background encompasses developing and implementing comprehensive treatment programs across multiple healthcare settings, including community services, primary care practices, custodial facilities, and within inpatient detoxification units.Throughout her career, Lyndsey has demonstrated unwavering commitment to delivering high-quality, evidence-based care while maintaining a compassionate and nurturing approach to patient treatment. Her expertise in addiction medicine, combined with her strong clinical background, enables her to provide individualized care plans that address both the physical and psychological aspects of recovery.Lyndsey's professional fulfillment comes from witnessing her patients' transformative journeys toward wellness and sustained recovery. Her patient-centered approach, coupled with her extensive clinical experience, has consistently yielded positive outcomes in helping individuals overcome substance use disorders and related mental health challenges.

Georgina graduated in 2017 and is currently training to become a GP with a special interest in Drug and Alcohol. Georgie has 2.5 years of experience working in addiction medicine, with a particular focus on opioid, alcohol and stimulant use disorders. She has experience managing both inpatient and ambulatory alcohol detoxes, as well as working in outpatient clinics for substance use disorders. Georgie is deeply passionate about addiction medicine and finds professional fulfilment in supporting patients through their recovery journeys and witnessing the meaningful changes they make in their lives. She takes a compassionate, patient-centred approach, drawing on her clinical experience to provide tailored, evidence-based care. Georgie is committed to helping individuals overcome substance use and believes that even small steps in recovery can lead to lasting, positive change for both patients and their wider communities.

Pia Clinton-Tarestad is a health economist with over 20 years experience in service delivery, design and improvement in healthcare. She has successfully managed and commissioned a range of specialist services, including complex mental health services, as well as providing consulting advice in Australia and the UK. She was formerly the National Lead Partner for Healthcare at a Top Tier Consulting Firm.

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Velvet Rousou-Adams is a Programme Development and Research Leader with over 20 years’ experience delivering strategy, innovation, and behavioural research for global brands, public institutions, and digital pioneers. She is known for translating complex insights into actionable strategy and leading high-impact international programmes. Outside of work, Velvet enjoys cold water swimming, hiking and boxing.

Leana Schepis is a dynamic digital marketer with a passion for helping others. With extensive experience in marketing and healthcare management, she brings a unique blend of expertise to Clean Slate's mission. Specialising in performance advertising, conversion optimisation, and strategic analysis, Leana develops innovative strategies aimed at driving meaningful change and enhancing patient outcomes

Dr Aaron J Brown MBBS MRCS PGCME MRCGP is a father of two and an experienced GP of over 10 years. He’s passionate about delivering excellence in clinical care with an unyielding attention on finding the true person behind the symptoms.His previous roles as a GP Partner, NHS England Clinical Entrepreneur Programme Fellow, TEDxNHS speaker and various leadership roles allow him to combine experience and innovation to deliver the best possible care for people.Aaron understands first hand the difficulties that addiction and illnesses can impact an individual and their family. He’s passionate about reducing barriers to recovery and tackling the stigma that face people struggling with addiction in any form. He’s committed to Clean Slate Clinic’s mission and is driven to create solutions that improve access to help, guarantee dignity and allow people to become their best and true selves.

Dr David McLaughlan (BMSc, MBChB, MRCPsych) is a consultant psychiatrist specialising in addictions. He practices in the independent sector as a (visiting) Consultant at Priory Hospital Roehampton, where he assesses and treats a range of substance-related and co-occurring mental health conditions. Additionally, David serves as Academic Secretary of The Royal College of Psychiatrists' Addiction Faculty. Alongside clinical work, David co-founded Curb Health, a digital health company developing evidence-based tools to help people change their relationship with alcohol; Curb’s Innovate UK-funded research has been presented at national forums and published by Cambridge University Press in BJPsych Open (2024).

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Colin Fearns qualified as a pharmacist in 2000. He worked across community and hospital sectors until 2005 when he joined the prison pharmacy sector. As a pharmacist working within a prison, he developed a special interest in mental health and drug/alcohol dependency. Furthering his knowledge and skill set, Colin Successfully completed his Non-Medical independent Prescriber course in 2009. Since then he has worked across community, inpatient and prison services in addiction. More recently Colin has followed his passion to train and qualify as an accredited transformational life coach where he combines his clinical and non-clinical skills to help people recognise and change the paradigm which they live.

Chris Davis is a GP with a special interest in Drug & Alcohol services. He established the Clean Slate Clinic in Sydney to provide in-person primary care alcohol withdrawal and recovery services, after successfully implementing the model in the UK. Chris is a recognized expert in the field and is currently providing training to other GPs through the RACGP.

David is an experienced CEO, NED, Operating Partner and Board Chair with over 25 years in the healthcare service delivery, management consulting, medical assessment, occupational vocational rehabilitation, Employment Services, disability services (NDIS growth) and injury prevention industries. David has deep experience and a track record of business growth, private equity investment, execution and integration having participated in 50+ acquisitions and grown a business from start up to over 2500 people and 1000+ contractors across hundreds of locations.

With over 20 years in the social impact sector across grantmaking, start-ups and fundraising, Alex combines strategic and systems thinking with operational implementation and attention to detail in order to support organisations that are tackling entrenched problems with proven and innovative approaches. She brings a fresh perspective to giving in order to help achieve positive outcomes for everyone involved.

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Dr Amandeep Hansra is a leader in digital health and innovation in Australia. She is a GP with 18 years’ clinical experience but is also known for her work as a digital health consultant, entrepreneur and investor. Amandeep’s passion for medicine is matched by her enthusiasm for innovation, technology and business, and she loves exploring the ways all these can intersect to spark meaningful change.

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Dr Clark has worked in the field of addiction medicine for over 25 years, including 10 years with the World Health Organisation in the Substance Use Team and as Medical Director of the North Richmond Medically Supervised Injecting Room (MSIR). He is currently also Head of Addiction Medicine at the Royal Melbourne Hospital.

Kristy Chong is the Founder of Modibodi, a leak-proof apparel brand, providing a sustainable and more comfortable alternative to disposable hygiene. She has won numerous awards including the 2018 NSW Business Woman of the Year Award and 2021 Veuve Cliquot Bold Woman award. After 10 years at the helm of Modibodi as CEO, the company was sold in 2022 and Kristy was awarded an Order of Australia Medal in 2023 for her contribution to business, and for championing women’s health.She is now dedicating her time to her 4 kids, investing in and advising female owned, social impact led businesses, and philanthropy within the areas of sustainability and gender equity.

Leigh Angus has over 20 years’ experience leading technology, digital and product teams and running organisational-wide technology transformation and innovation programs for large enterprises. She works directly with the C-suite, Boards, Founders and Investors attempting to anticipate and solve complex technical and commercial challenges and opportunities. Leigh also has 15 years' experience in establishing successful start-ups and helping to build strong entrepreneur and investor communities.Leigh has won six Australian innovation awards for a variety of emerging digital products and services which she has created as product lead or founder.

Chum Darvall is a non-executive director for a range of companies, government and not for profit organisations. He had a successful executive career in financial markets and banking for 30 years from 1981-2011. In 2014, Chum was awarded a Member in the General Division of the Order of Australia (AM) for significant service to the finance and banking sector, and through contributions to not-for-profit organisations and the performing arts.

Chris Raine has a long-established expertise in the successful set-up and running of digital healthcare companies, and was the Founder and CEO of Hello Sunday Morning – an organisation that supports one of the largest online communities in the world focussed on alcohol behaviour change.