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The association dedicated exclusively to the education, development and growth of young adolescents
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Daniel is a passionate youth advocate and educator. He champions boys across Australia to challenge culture and aspire to live courageous, respectful and empathetic lives. Daniel is a board member of the DART Institute, an ambassador for the Women’s Resilience Centre and an ambassador for the national campaign Consent Can’t Wait. He was recently a nominee for the 2025 NSW Australian of the Year. Daniel is a regular guest on TV, radio and podcasts to discuss healthy masculinity, consent, respectful relationships and the cultural challenges young people are facing. None of these evolving challenges sway Daniel’s confidence that all young people can flourish if we create spaces for them to be their best selves.
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Juanita Wheeler’s journey to becoming a global thought leader and advocate for social justice is nothing short of inspiring. She has harnessed her passion for change to empower more than 100 TEDx speakers, CEOs, entrepreneurs, authors, researchers, and change-makers to deliver presentations worthy of their groundbreaking ideas. Juanita is not just a public speaking coach and speechwriter; she is the CEO and Head of Curation at TEDxBrisbane and the Founder of Full & Frank. With over two decades of public speaking experience, Juanita has dedicated her life to helping others find and amplify their voices. As an Adjunct Lecturer at the University of Queensland and a Global Fellow with the Atlantic Fellows at Oxford University, Juanita brings a wealth of knowledge and expertise. Her commitment to social change is evident in her three Master’s degrees (two in business and one in social change leadership).
James Anderson, author of five books including the Amazon bestseller "Learnership" (now translated into Romanian), is transforming education by creating cultures of learning and growth. A Certified Speaking Professional (CSP), James has pioneered the first complete description of Learnership as the skill of learning and expanded Carol Dweck's work with his groundbreaking Mindset Continuum. Professor John Hattie says of James's work: "I have looked long and hard for a great book on how to include the teaching of learning strategies in the classroom – and finally found it.” Working with schools around the world, James ensures students aren't just doing the learnING butare becoming skilful learnERS—creating "creatures of discomfort" who embrace challenge and accelerate growth. School leaders describe his impact as "transforming classrooms into dynamic learning environments where students actively participate and flourish." His revolutionary Learnership Matrix provides a pathway for students to become the masters of their circumstances, not victims.
Professor Donna Pendergast is Director of Engagement in the Arts, Education and Law Group at Griffith University. She is an expert in the field of adolescent learners, including engagement, learning and wellbeing and middle years practices; and, school and sector policy reform and transformation. She brings extensive experience about the needs of adolescent learners and ways of implementing programs of change in education systems. She has served in leadership roles including 14 years as Dean and Head of the School of Education and Professional Studies at Griffith University. She is currently Professor of Education and Director of Engagement in the Arts, Education and Law Group, where she leads engagement across 7 elements
Liv holds a MA in Psychology, Postgrad in Career Development and 15 years in advertising, digital product and experience design. She brings together the worlds of academia and innovation to close the gap between evidence and practice in contemporary careers education.
In a world where managing your career and life will be more complex and dynamic than ever, we need to teach young people the adaptive skills to design and navigate their future based on a deep understanding of themselves and the world of work.
Driven to give more kids a shot at their happiest possible future and use aspiration and agency to break the circuit of postcode as destiny.
