Ara Cresswell

Ara Cresswell has been the CEO of Carers Australia since September 2011. She has extensive experience in the not-for-profit sector as an executive, working on both community and national levels. Her background prior to Carers Australia includes senior positions at Reconciliation Australia, the ACT Council of Social Service and the Australian Federation of Homelessness Organisations (now Homelessness Australia). She is committed to helping carers and improving their lives given that most everyone will either be a carer or need a carer at some point in one's lifetime.