Associate Professor Sandra Creamer has been appointed the new Chief Executive Officer of the Australian Women’s Health Alliance, the national voice for women’s health.
An academic, lawyer and advocate, she is a leader nationally and internationally across several areas of women’s issues.
Chosen as CEO of the Australian Women’s Health Alliance following a rigorous merit selection process, she will step into the role on 24 February 2025.
Creamer will lead the organisation in its mission to achieve gender equity in health for all women.
“We need to collectively improve women’s health by supporting their spiritual, physical and mental well-being,” Creamer tells Women’s Agenda.
Holding extensive experience in women’s health and domestic violence sectors, she is currently an Adjunct Professor in Public Health at the University of Queensland.
She was awarded the Member of the Order of Australia, being recognised for leadership for First Nations women on issues of health, rights and self-determination.
She is also a member of the National Plan Advisory Group informing the National Plan to End Violence against Women and Children 2022-2032 and Chair of the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Advisory Council to the Action Plan 2023 to 2025 under the National Plan to End Violence against Women and Children 2022-2032.
A Wannyi/Kalkadoon woman, Creamer is the former CEO of the National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Women’s Alliance (NATSIWA). She has also worked closely with the former UN Special Rapporteur for Indigenous Peoples, is the Chair of the Indigenous Peoples Rights International (IPRI), is an advisor to the Seventh Generation Fund and a Board member of the International Indigenous Women’s Forum (FIMI).