Dr Trudy Lin

Young South Australian of the Year 2022

Dr Trudy Lin, awarded Young Australian of the Year for South Australia in 2022, and one of ten everyday Australians selected to represent Australia at Queen Eliabeth the II’s funeral, is one of only 3 specialists in Special Needs Dentistry in South Australia, one of only 26 in Australia, providing care to people with disability, complex medical conditions (such as cancer) and with complex psychosocial circumstances (e.g. domestic violence victims).

She delivers oral health care at a clinic in Mile End and provides mobile dentistry in people’s homes and residential care facilities. Outside of her clinical work, Trudy is a leadership coach and a workshop facilitator for the SA Health Leading Clinicians program, with her first involvement in 2017, and involved in various national and international advocacy roles, including the Australasian representative for the International Advisory Committee for the International Association for Disability and Oral Health (IADH).

Meet our Ambassadors

Ranielson Santana

Inclusion Advocate & Community Leader

Ranielson Santana’s journey from Recife, Brazil to Australia exemplifies resilience and dedication. Arriving in 2018 as an international student with English as his third language, Ranielson faced significant challenges.

Gill Golding

South Australian Citizen of the Year 2024

Gill is an inspirational leader who feels the pulse of her community in Hackham West and the hardship it faces as a low socio-economic area ranking in the top 3 percentile of disadvantaged suburbs nationally, with significant levels of disadvantage across a myriad of social indicators.

Glyn Scott

Founder, Love Hope & Gratitude Foundation, 2024 SA Senior Australian Of The Year Nominee

Glyn Scott survived years of violence and sexual abuse – first as a child and later in her first marriage. In 2006, Glyn gave evidence to the Children in State Care Commission of Inquiry about her childhood experience of sexual abuse.

Alexandra Seal

Young Citizen of the Year 2024

Alexandra is a dedicated and passionate advocate for social justice, community service and environmental sustainability, demonstrating active citizenship and enhancement of community life through various platforms, both within and without her school.

Kylan Beech

Young Citizen of the Year 2024

Just before Kylan Beech’s 14th birthday, he lost his mother, Tammy, to cancer. Rather than focusing on his grief, Kylan became determined to help ensure others would not have to experience the same tragedy.

Stella Braund

Mental Health and Social Justice Advocate and nominee for South Australian of the Year 2024

Stella Braund uses her lived experience of childhood domestic violence and sexual assault -at home and in institutional settings – to improve people’s lives.
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