Sonali: Email & Phone Number

Work Experience 4 years

Data Analyst at Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW)

Feb 2026 - Current

Graduate Data Analyst at Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW)

Feb 2025 - Jan 2026

Research Assistant at The Matilda Centre for Research in Mental Health and Substance Use

Feb 2025 - Current

Expert Advisory Group for Young People at The Matilda Centre for Research in Mental Health and Substance Use

Jun 2024 - Jan 2026

Board Director at Australian Association for Adolescent Health Ltd

Dec 2024 - Current

Co-Design Governance Group at Youth Coalition of the ACT

Jul 2025 - Current

Board Director at Youth Coalition of the ACT

Nov 2024 - Current

Youth Co-Design Committee at Youth Coalition of the ACT

Nov 2024 - Oct 2025

Young Person’s Research Panel at Youth Coalition of the ACT

Aug 2022 - Nov 2024

Lifeline Lived Experience Advisory Group at Lifeline Australia

Jan 2026 - Current

Lived Experience Advisory Group at United for Global Mental Health

Feb 2026 - Current

Infant, Child and Families Mental Health Reference Group at ACT Government Health and Community Services

Mar 2026 - Current

Child and Youth Mental Health Sector Alliance Youth Reference Group at ACT Government Health and Community Services

Apr 2023 - Mar 2026

Student Researcher at ACT Government Health and Community Services

Nov 2023 - Feb 2024

THRIVE-25 Youth Advisory Group at Melbourne School of Population and Global Health

Sep 2024 - Current

Lived Experience Advisor at Black Dog Institute

Feb 2026 - Current

AIFS External Advisory Group at Australian Institute of Family Studies (AIFS)

Oct 2025 - Current

Peer Educator & Engagement Officer at The Australian National University

Dec 2023 - Feb 2025

Student Ambassador at The Australian National University

Aug 2023 - Feb 2025

Sessional Academic at The Australian National University

Feb 2024 - Dec 2024

Laboratory Technician at The Australian National University

Oct 2022 - Sep 2023

Their professional focus is Academic Writing, Analytical Skills, and Bookkeeping across 3 core areas.

Sonali holds ECOMIND Certificate, Governance Foundations for Not-for-Profit Directors, and Foundations in Public Health Research & Advocacy for Young People certifications and has been awarded Finalist: Diversity and Inclusion in Data, Australia-at-Large Rhodes Scholarship, and Commendation: Youth Mental Health Leadership Award