Biography
Ricki Spencer (They/Her) M.Ed. is a qualified teacher. They are a public advocate for people living with a disability, transgender, and adopted. Ricki has written in areas of trans health, education, and the values of recycling waste in urban areas.
She is the current Co -Convenor for Sociology of Teaching and Critical Disabilities, for the Australian Sociological Association, LGBTQ Health Australia First Nations and Safety and Quality Advisory Steering Member, Channel 31 TV Host, Executive Community Advisor for Breast Screen Victoria and Royal Melbourne Hospital and Western Health. Ricki also sits on Diabetes Victoria as a consumer. Ricki has over 25 years’ experience working in welfare provision as a social worker and teacher. Ricki identifies as a transgender nonbinary person with lived experiences of disability They are passionate about local planning issues in relation to access to health and services for marginalized groups in Victoria. They have qualifications in social work, community planning and teaching and sociology.