We would like to introduce our two newest board trainees, Brea and Imogen, commencing in July. Meet them below!
Brea Dorsett
Brea pronounced ‘Bree’, pronouns are she/her/hers, is an intersectional feminist using her lived experience to mentor and advocate for social justice issues, in particular Youth Homelessness.
Brea was born and raised on the lands of the Yorta Yorta people and is now living and working on the lands of the Wurundjeri People of the Kulin Nation.
After couch surfing in her year 12 VCE studies and being exposed to a range of diverse people with intersectional challenges, Brea found her passion for social justice and became a fierce human rights advocate.
Brea is a former Youth Parliamentarian, works in Social Impact within the Youth Homelessness sector for an organisation known as HoMie, is an ambassador for The Foyer Foundation, and has her own business where she runs workshops and keynote speaks on her lived experience – ValYou Health & Wellness. She has been recognised as a nominee for the 7NEWS Australia Young Achiever Awards, A finalist for the YacVIC’s Young Person Leading Change Awards and the winner of the YacVIC’s People’s Choice Awards.
Imogen Senior
Imogen is a researcher, speaker, and activist, passionate about transformative sexuality education, queer autonomy and safety, and sexual violence prevention. She has regularly spoken about these passions for gendered justice at conferences, on panels and on Q&A.
As an Honours student at the University of Melbourne, Imogen is researching how Victorian relationships and sexuality education constructs consent as a boundary between harm and pleasure, seeking alternative methods to teach ethical sex and relationships to students. This passion for gendered justice has been facilitated in her role as a Youth Activist with Plan International since 2020. Here she has conducted global research into girls’ dreams for a society transformed by COVID-19, facilitated national workshops on bystander intervention, and written reports into girls’ safety online.
Imogen was a member of the University of Melbourne’s inaugural Wattle Fellowship in 2021-2022, receiving support to start her workshop program ‘Anxiety to Action’ which equipped a group of young people with tools to manage climate anxiety. She has also been active in the Student Union’s council, women’s committee, and managing volunteers. She is currently the Head of Operations at RADIANT, a youth organisation delivering transformative careers education to rural and regional students, and training students state-wide in social impact. In her spare time, she loves to sew and drink ample cups of tea.
