Meet the Executive Management Team

Combining nearly 50 years’ experience working with the Association, our Executive Management Team in 2011 is:

Bruce Milligan
Chief Executive Officer

Bruce joined the Association in 2011 after 20 years of involvement in the human services sector in positions across health, aged care, disability and community services, both within the Queensland Government and not-for-profit sector.

Frances Porter
Client Services

After beginning her nursing career in a Brisbane hospital’s spinal unit, Frances decided to move into a community-based job, which is how she began work with the Spinal Injuries Association in 1988. She oversees four services within the Association: Spinal Advisory Service, Employment Options, Peer Support and the Information Service. Frances describes the client relationships and the positive and supportive culture of the organisation as the best things about her job.

John Mayo
Community Relations

An experienced marketing and media practitioner for 30 years, John joined the Spinal Injuries Association in 1994, advocating for services for people with a spinal cord injury and their families by seeking to work cooperatively with government, business and the community. He leads the Association’s Inclusive Communities program aimed at maximising the social and economic performance of venues and regions. John is also involved in project consultancy and training about equity and access issues, and is a Queensland Government nominee and recipient of the UN International Year of the Built Environment Award 2004.