Katie Kelly OAM is an Australian Paralympic Gold Medallist and had the honour of winning Australia’s first medal at the Rio 2016 Paralympics in Paratriathlon in the vision impaired class. She has also won two World Championships and was the first female para-triathlete to win Triathlon Australia's female athlete of the year award. Living with a degenerative condition known as Usher Syndrome, Katie provides insightful experiences of the challenges of disability through her 15 years working in corporate marketing roles in the sporting industry, as well as being an elite athlete Katie has always been a strong advocate of sport for the benefits it provides in developing our sense of self and belonging, as well as sport's capacity to help us achieve a cohesive, healthier and happier community. Katie has held pro bono roles with the Australian Blind Cricket team and Australian Deaflympic Team, and is on the Board of Deaf Sports Australia. She is also an Ambassador for the Royal Deaf Blind Institute for Children and Usher Kids Australia. Her proudest work was establishing Sport Access Foundation in 2017, a registered listed charity. Sport Access Foundation aims to improve access for Australian children with a disability to play sport. SAF also provided grants for indigenous children in its second year in 2018.