Speakers

Ms Bridget Anyon is the Director within the Disability Employment Policy Branch with responsibility for Supported Employment Policy in the Department of Social Services.

Ms Anyon has worked on social policy in Australia and abroad since 1998, including roles in government and in the non-government sector.

Ms Anyon is passionate about improving the lives of Australian’s through improving policies and programs that impact children, families and Australian’s impacted by disability.

Ms Anyon has more than 20 years experience working on policies and programs in the Australian Government. Ms Anyon has Bachelor of Arts (Policy Studies) from the Australian National University. Ms Anyon has worked in wide variety roles throughout her career, including Director roles leading teams through policy and program reform activities across a range of sectors including family policy and programs, the National Disability Insurance Scheme mainstream interface (health, mental health and child protection), children’s policy, welfare reform policy and payments, income management, housing policy (including indigenous housing), homelessness accreditation and legislation, child care and most recently in disability employment.