Emma Collin is the Chief Executive Officer of Fight Parkinson’s, which she joined in 2013. Through her leadership, the organisation has become a lifeline of support for thousands of people living with Parkinson’s and their families, delivering tailored professional advice and education to more than 12,000 people each year. Its trusted information resources now reach over 180,000 unique visitors annually, extending Fight Parkinson’s impact well beyond Victoria to communities across Australia.

Emma established Australia’s first multidisciplinary health team within a Parkinson’s organisation and has led its growth to ensure that people living with Parkinson’s and their families have free access to best-practice, evidence-based care. Guided by her commitment to person-centred approaches, Emma ensures services are designed around the lived experiences and voices of people with Parkinson’s. Recognising that many people already receiving Parkinson’s support are later re-diagnosed with Progressive Supranuclear Palsy (PSP) or other atypical parkinsonian conditions, Emma ensured that these communities were formally brought into the Parkinson’s community in alignment with Fight Parkinson’s expertise. By doing so, she has guaranteed that people living with PSP, Multiple System Atrophy (MSA), Corticobasal Syndrome (CBS), and other atypical parkinsonism remain supported, included, and connected to services designed around their complex needs. She has further overseen the growth of a strong professional Community of Practice to build health professional capability in Parkinson’s care.

Nationally, Emma is a Director of the National Parkinson’s Alliance (established in 2024) and a founding member of the preceding National Parkinson’s Action Plan Taskforce. In these roles, she has been instrumental in driving both state and national reform, strengthening services, policy, and systemic change for people living with Parkinson’s and parkinsonism. Internationally, Emma served on the World Parkinson’s Congress (WPC) Leadership Forum Executive Committee from 2016 to 2023 and was appointed Co-Chair from 2019 to 2023. In these roles, she helped shape global collaboration and knowledge exchange, including leadership through the WPC Virtual Congress in 2021 and the WPC Barcelona Congress in 2023.

She is widely recognised for her ability to bring together community, clinicians, researchers, and policymakers to ensure that the voices of people living with Parkinson’s and parkinsonism remain at the centre of reform, care, and research agendas.

With more than 20 years’ experience working with not-for-profit organisations, Charlotte specialises in building community engagement strategists, project management, fostering partnerships and communications. She has worked in tourism, the arts, professional associations and community welfare. She has been responsible for leading the marketing and fundraising for Wesley Mission Victoria, Life’s Little Treasures, Heide Museum of Modern Art, and the Royal Academy of Dance in London. She is a driven professional with a Masters in Marketing who is motivated by building the capacity of the community.

Victor has been a nurse for 25 years and has worked in the area of neurology for the past 18 years. He has worked in clinical management and service development positions in both Australia and the UK, including establishing the Parkinson’s Nurse Specialist position in Leeds, UK. In his role at Fight Parkinson’s, Victor leads the health team, providing direction to the development and roll out of our information, peer support education programs. Victor is currently involved in a range of projects including developing the role and profile of the Parkinson’s Nurse Specialist in Australia and participating in the working party reviewing clinical and consumer information generated by Fight Parkinson’s. He has written journal articles, presented at international conferences and received a number of awards and fellowship related to his work with the Parkinson’s community.

Sharon is an accomplished fundraising and donor relations leader with a career spanning the corporate and not-for-profit sectors. She has led all forms of fundraising, from major gifts and bequests to appeals and fundraising events and CRM implementation for bespoke fundraising initiatives. Sharon has a track record of achieving ambitious donor revenue growth and engagement through leadership, innovation, and authenticity in relationship management.

Sharon is currently the Director of Fight Parkinson’s, leading all the fundraising programs that allow the rest of the team to serve the Parkinson’s community. Previously, she was the Head of Donor Relations at Monash University, and has experience in non-profits, higher education fundraising and schools-based fundraising and development and has presented at international conferences. Sharon has been part of multi award-winning fundraising campaigns including Monash’s Change it for Future Generations, which raised $1 billion in 13 years, and the University of Auckland’s campaign For All Our Futures, raising $400 million in seven years. Alongside credentials in fundraising, she is an accredited public relations professional.

Rachel is a physiotherapist who joined the Fight Parkinson’s team in December 2021 before accepting the Health Services Team Leader position in 2025. Prior to this she had gained over a decade of clinical experience in Victorian public health with a focus on neurological and rehabilitation populations.

Rachel has always held an interest in Movement Disorders and has focused on developing her knowledge and experience in this space both through her professional roles and through further study, holding a Graduate Certificate in Clinical Rehabilitation from the University of Melbourne.  In her role with Fight Parkinson’s, Rachel supports the delivery of the health information service, Fight Parkinson’s peer support network and education programs and is dedicated to improving outcomes for the Parkinson’s and Atypical Parkinson’s community.

Katie joined the Fight Parkinson’s team in 2024, bringing a strong background in strategic marketing within the human services and not-for-profit sector. She holds a Bachelor of Honours in Marketing and has six years of experience delivering impactful, community-focused marketing campaigns.

With a passion for strategic thinking and creative problem-solving, Katie has led national initiatives that build brand awareness, drive engagement, and deliver meaningful outcomes for communities. As Marketing Manager, she is dedicated to using insight-driven strategies to enhance connection, increase visibility, and ensure people living with Parkinson’s and Atypical Parkinson’s across Australia are aware of and able to benefit from the vital services and support Fight Parkinson’s provides.