Our Team

Our Chairpersons

Glenda Kickett: CO CHAIR

Glenda is a Whadjuk and Ballardong Nyungah woman and is connected to many Nyungah families across Nyungah country. She is the Manager of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Partnerships and Engagement and Therapeutic Services at the Australian Childhood Foundation, and has over 20 years of experience as a social worker managing programs in out-of-home care and support services for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children, young people and families. Glenda has been part of SRWA since founding, and has been Co-Chair since 2015. She is also a Senior Lecturer at UWA completing her PhD, Chair of NAIDOC Perth, a Danjoo Koorliny leader, member of the Noongar Family Safety and Wellbeing Council, and board member for Glass Jars, Shooting Stars Australia, Wungening, Netball WA and Equus Bonding.

Our Staff

Sophie stewart: Principal Manager

Sophie was born and raised in Boorloo/Perth on Noongar Country. Her first experiences of the disparities in our justice system were the lives of people she met at the homeless shelter her parents ran in Vic Park. She has over a decade experience in non-profits, advocacy, policy and law reform, youth development and was the first person employed by the SRWA Chairs in 2016. Since that time she has lead our successful campaign to end imprisonment for unpaid fines, supported the community of Halls Creek in launching Olabud Doogethu - the state’s first justice reinvestment site, coordinated sector responses during COVID, executive produced Stories from the Inside, and grown the coalition to 30 NFP members and 6 staff. Sophie has a BA (Hons) in Political Science and International Relations from UWA, is the founder of Swim for Refugees, Board Member for WA Justice Association, a TedX Youth Presenter, and was the 2021 WA Young Leader, and WA Young Achiever of the Year.

Mason Rothwell: Strategic COmmunications and Policy Lead

Mason grew up on Noongar Boodja in the Rockingham area, and has almost ten years experience in social policy roles tackling system-wide issues and strategic reforms. With a background in mental health and psychology, his experience has spanned suicide prevention, youth policy, community impact, and public sector reform where he contributed to the development of a number of major social policy reforms, including the WA Suicide Prevention Strategy 2020, YACWA’s COVID-19 Youth Recovery Framework, and co-founding the Youth Pride Network of WA. Mason brings experience from both the non-profit and government sectors, having previously worked for the Youth Affairs Council of WA, the Mental Health Commission, Lotterywest, and the Victorian Department of Premier and Cabinet. In this role, Mason leads SRWA’s policy and public communications work, seeking to find collaborative solutions and partnerships between the non-profit and public sectors.