Graham Perrett (Chair)
Graham is a former federal parliamentarian who represented the Queensland seat of Moreton in the House of Representatives from 2007 for the Australian Labor Party. He was a member of the Albanese Government prior to retiring at the 2025 election.
During his 18 years in the Commonwealth Parliament, Graham served on a range of key standing committees, including those focused on Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Affairs, Foreign Affairs, Education and Employment, and Human Rights.
He also served as Co-Chair of the Parliamentary Friendship Group dedicated to fighting diabetes and was the immediate past President of the Parliamentarians for Diabetes Global Network, advancing advocacy and leadership in health policy both nationally and internationally.
Before entering parliament, Graham worked as a schoolteacher, solicitor, and political staffer, including as Senior Policy Advisor to the Queensland Health Minister.
Jane Schuller (Deputy Chair)
A/Prof Kristopher Rallah-Baker
Dr Rallah-Baker is Australia’s first and currently only Indigenous ophthalmologist. A proud Yuggera and Biri-Gubba man, Kris is a highly respected ophthalmologist and is one of the founding members of the Australian Indigenous Doctors Association, a Director on the Board of the Nova Peris Foundation, and founding member and Director of the Board of the First Nations Eye Health Alliance.
Brandon Ah Tong
Brandon has 20 years’ experience working in the eye health sector as an advocacy expert and is currently the Director of Policy & Advocacy with The Fred Hollows Foundation.
His areas of work have spanned the human rights of people living with blindness or low vision, Aboriginal and Torres Strait islander eye health and global eye health and has had the privilege of being a commissioner with the 2021 Lancet Global health Commission on Global Eye Health.
Living with blindness, Brandon brings a perspective that bridges the global with the local and between the imperative to address avoidable blindness with the dignity of living with vision-related disability.
Prof Nitin Verma
Nitin is Past President of the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Ophthalmologists (RANZCO) and longtime Board Director. He is also a Director of the Macular Disease Foundation of Australia.
He has been active both locally and internationally through my involvement in establishing the eye health program in Timor L’este.
During his tenure as RANZCO President he oversaw the implementation of the Vision 2030 and beyond plan, which aims to enhance equitable service provision across Australia and develop and maintain a sustainable ophthalmology workforce, with the goal of working towards eliminating avoidable blindness in Australia.
Dr Kate Reid
Dr Reid has provided 15 years of service to public Ophthalmology at Canberra Hospital, where she was instrumental in funding Eye Clinic infrastructure projects in excess of $4 million, and initiating patient co-management with both public and private Optometry.
She is an experienced educator, inaugurating then leading the ANU Medical Student Ophthalmology Program for a decade. She is a regular presenter of her research at scientific conferences.
Now in private practice, Dr Reid continues her research interests in neuro-ophthalmology, and her advocacy for utilising limited public Ophthalmology resources as efficiently as possible.
Dr Emily White
Emily is a Lecturer in Learning Intervention within the Faculty of Education at the University of Melbourne.
Her qualifications and experience centre on contributions to improved education for children who are blind, have low vision, or deafblind, who may have additional disabilities, through teaching, research, and service, both in leadership and as a practitioner.
Emily has served in global and regional leadership positions, including as the President of the Pacific Region of the International Council for Education of People with Visual Impairment (ICEVI), a Director of South Pacific Educators in Vision Impairment, Inc. (SPEVI), a member of Leaders in Vision Impairment Education Services (LIVES), and Youth Consultant to the Board of Blind Sports and Recreation Victoria.
Dale Cleaver
Dale is the CEO of Guide Dogs NSW/ACT. He was first appointed to the Vision 2020 Australia Board in 2019 and co-opted in March, 2023.
Dale’s history of working in the health, not for profit and charity sectors includes positions as CEO of Campbell Page (National Provider of Employment Services), CEO of the Royal District Nursing Service South Australia (SA) and prior to this, 17 years with The Australian Red Cross including roles as Acting CEO and National Chief Operating Officer.
He has a professional passion for making a difference and empowering people with disabilities, and has experience in strategic, operational and transformational change to further increasing the quality of service-based organisations.
Damian Papps
Damian is the Executive Director of See Differently and has a strong commitment to social impact and mission driven initiatives. He has three decades of global financial services experience with skills in strategy development, governance and corporate advice.
Damian is a Fellow of Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand and is an experienced Director having served on several Boards.
Since 2011 he has specialised in Healthcare, with a focus on Aged Care and Retirement Living, hospitals, pharmacy, medical specialists, general practice and disability services.