Meet the Advisory Team
Leadership grounded in expertise and inclusion
A-Prof Tegwyn McManamany
Associate Professor Tegwyn McManamny is an experienced Mobile Intensive Care Ambulance (MICA) paramedic, clinical leader, educator and researcher with expertise in patient safety, clinical quality, rural health and prehospital care. She is the Executive Director of Quality and Clinical Innovation at Ambulance Victoria and an Adjunct Clinical Associate Professor with the Department of Paramedicine at Monash University.
Tegwyn has built a career spanning frontline paramedicine, education, research, clinical governance and senior health-service leadership. Her work is grounded in improving the safety, quality and experience of care, while helping health services translate evidence into meaningful and sustainable practice.
Her research has explored the role of paramedics in health education and care for older people, particularly across rural and regional communities. This work reflects her broader commitment to strengthening health systems and expanding the contribution paramedics can make beyond traditional emergency-response models.
Tegwyn brings to the WICC Advisory Team a strong commitment to creating cultures in which women are visible, valued and supported to lead. She is passionate about mentorship, sponsorship and building genuine pathways into critical care, research, clinical governance and senior decision-making roles.
Bree Van Ryswyk
Bree van Ryswyk is a psychologist with experience supporting wellbeing, performance and professional development in high-pressure environments, including elite women’s sport.
Bree brings valuable expertise in psychological safety, confidence, resilience, communication and the human factors that influence how people learn, lead and perform. Her experience working with high-performance athletes offers a powerful parallel to women working in critical care; both operate in demanding environments where preparation, teamwork, adaptability and the ability to perform under pressure are essential.
Just as elite athletes need strong support systems to sustain performance over time, women in critical care also benefit from environments that protect wellbeing, build confidence and allow people to recover, grow and continue performing at their best. Bree understands that high performance is not simply about coping with pressure; it is also about creating the conditions in which people can thrive.
As a member of the WICC Advisory Team, Bree is passionate about supporting women to succeed clinically, professionally and personally. Her contribution helps ensure WICC’s work recognises the whole person and promotes cultures where women feel safe to speak up, take opportunities, sustain their wellbeing and reach their potential.
Daria West
Daria West is an experienced MICA paramedic with Ambulance Victoria, bringing extensive expertise in prehospital emergency care, critical care and complex clinical decision-making to the WICC Advisory Team.
Throughout her career, Daria has combined frontline clinical practice with a strong interest in education, patient safety and improving the quality of care delivered across the prehospital environment. Her experience reflects the breadth of contemporary intensive care paramedicine; from managing critically unwell patients in the field to contributing to clinical review and service improvement.
Daria is particularly committed to supporting women returning to specialist practice following extended periods of leave, as well as those navigating reduced workforce participation during the child-rearing years. Daria understands that career progression is not always linear and advocates for flexible, supportive pathways that recognise women’s existing expertise and enable them to reconnect with specialist practice, rebuild confidence and continue progressing professionally.
She is passionate about supporting women to develop confidence, capability and clinical authority within critical care. She brings to WICC a practical understanding of the challenges women can face when pursuing specialist roles, as well as a commitment to mentorship, connection and creating environments where women are encouraged to step forward and thrive.
Dr Clare Richmond
Dr Clare Richmond is an emergency physician specialising in prehospital and retrieval medicine. She is a Retrieval Specialist and Director of Emergency Medicine Training with Sydney HEMS, a State Retrieval Consultant with NSW Ambulance, and an emergency physician at Royal Prince Alfred and Canterbury hospitals.
Clare joined NSW Ambulance Aeromedical Operations as a registrar in 2010 and later gained international experience with London’s Air Ambulance before returning to NSW as a staff specialist. Her career spans frontline retrieval medicine, trauma care, clinical education, simulation and medical training within some of the most complex and time-critical areas of healthcare.
Clare is passionate about developing clinicians who can lead calmly, think critically and work effectively within multidisciplinary teams. She brings to the WICC Advisory Team extensive expertise in aeromedical and retrieval medicine, along with a strong commitment to education, mentorship and creating meaningful opportunities for women to progress within critical care.
Through WICC, Clare supports greater visibility and representation of women across retrieval medicine, emergency care and clinical leadership. She recognises the importance of women being supported not only to enter these fields, but also to build sustainable careers, develop professional authority and influence the systems in which they work.
Dr Els Freshwater
Dr Els Freshwater is a registered paramedic, clinical leader, educator and researcher with extensive experience across advanced practice, emergency medicine and prehospital critical care. She is the Clinical Lead for Advanced Practice in Critical Care with the Scottish Ambulance Service and a Visiting Professor in Prehospital and Emergency Care at Buckinghamshire New University.
Els has held senior roles as an Emergency Medicine Advanced Clinical Practitioner and Consultant Paramedic, bringing a broad understanding of how advanced paramedic roles can be developed, embedded and supported across complex healthcare systems. Her work is strongly focused on clinical leadership, education and creating sustainable pathways for paramedics to progress into advanced and consultant-level practice.
As a member of the WICC Advisory Team, Els brings an important international perspective and a deep commitment to strengthening the visibility, capability and influence of women in critical care. She is passionate about helping women recognise their expertise, pursue ambitious careers and access the mentorship, sponsorship and professional opportunities needed to progress into advanced clinical, academic and leadership roles.
Hannah Every-Hall
Hannah Every-Hall is an Australian Olympian, World Champion rower, accredited sports dietitian, high-performance coach and senior sports leader. She is currently General Manager High Performance at the Victorian Institute of Sport, where she helps shape athlete-centred environments and supports athletes and coaches to succeed at the highest level.
After stepping away from rowing and starting a family, Hannah returned to international competition; an experience that gives her a powerful understanding of resilience, identity, career transitions and the challenges women face when combining high performance with family life.
Beyond her achievements as an athlete, Hannah has become an influential coach, advocate and high-performance leader. She has played an important role in driving change and strengthening pathways for women pursuing coaching careers in Australia. Through initiatives including the AIS–VIS ASPIRE Coach Program, Hannah has helped create opportunities for early-career women coaches to build their skills, professional networks, confidence and capacity to progress within Australia’s high-performance sporting system.
Hannah brings to the WICC Advisory Team a valuable perspective on what it takes to perform, lead and remain well in demanding environments. She understands the strong parallels between elite sport and critical care, where preparation, teamwork, adaptability, recovery and calm decision-making under pressure are essential. Hannah is particularly passionate about creating visible and sustainable pathways for women, ensuring they have access to the coaching, sponsorship, flexibility and professional networks needed to pursue ambitious careers without being required to choose between excellence and life beyond work.
Imogen Mosher
Imogen Mosher is an Intensive Care Paramedic and Registered Nurse practicing in NSW Australia, with extensive experience across prehospital critical care, emergency care and complex clinical decision-making.
Her dual clinical background gives her a valuable perspective across both paramedicine and nursing, with a strong understanding of how multidisciplinary teams work together to support critically unwell patients. Imogen brings to the WICC Advisory Team practical expertise in advanced clinical care, patient assessment and the realities of working in demanding, high-pressure environments.
Imogen is passionate about strengthening pathways for women into intensive and critical care practice. She is particularly committed to understanding the barriers and enablers that shape women’s participation, progression and sense of belonging within specialist roles, and to translating those insights into meaningful change.
Through WICC, Imogen supports greater connection, visibility and opportunity for women across critical care. She values mentorship, collaboration and creating professional environments where women feel confident to step forward, develop their clinical authority and pursue ambitious careers.
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Julia Massingham
Julia Massingham is a Critical Care Paramedic and clinical educator based in regional Queensland, Australia, who works to support clinicians in the delivery of advanced prehospital care. She also brings experience from the aeromedical environment, giving her a broad understanding of critical care across road and retrieval settings.
Julia brings to the WICC Advisory Team a strong clinical and educational perspective, grounded in advanced assessment, complex decision-making and the care of critically unwell and injured patients. Through her work as an educator, she helps clinicians translate knowledge into practice and build the confidence, judgement and capability required for advanced roles.
She is particularly passionate about supporting the next generation of women into critical care. Julia understands the difference that visible role models, practical encouragement and accessible learning opportunities can make, and is committed to helping women see specialist practice as both achievable and sustainable.
Through WICC, Julia supports stronger pathways into critical care and aeromedical practice, helping women develop clinical authority and the confidence to progress, lead and thrive.
Hayley Dassoulas
Hayley is a Critical Care and Flight Paramedic working with the Maryland State Police Aviation Command in the United States. Dual-qualified as both a state trooper and paramedic, she works within a complex air ambulance and rescue environment, providing advanced care to critically ill and injured patients.
Alongside her prehospital role, Hayley is an ECMO Specialist at the University of Maryland Medical Center. This combination gives her a unique perspective across aeromedical retrieval, critical care transport and highly specialised hospital-based care.
Hayley is recognised for her leadership, clinical excellence and commitment to advancing critical care transport. In 2024, she received the FlightBridgeED Mike Verkest Professional Excellence Award, recognising her contribution to patient care, innovation, mentorship and leadership within the profession.
She brings an important North American and international perspective to the WICC Advisory Team. Hayley is passionate about supporting women to enter, progress and lead within critical care, aeromedical and specialist paramedic practice, while strengthening professional connection across international borders.
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Alisha McFarlane
Alisha McFarlane is a Senior Lecturer in Paramedicine at Monash University, an experienced intensive care paramedic, educator, researcher and passionate advocate for gender equality across paramedicine and critical care.
With more than 20 years of experience in paramedicine, Alisha has worked across clinical practice, education and leadership. Her work is driven by a strong commitment to creating more equitable pathways for women to enter, progress and lead within critical care, aeromedical and specialist paramedic practice.
Alisha is the co-founder and Chair of the Women in Critical Care Network and a PhD candidate researching gender equality in paramedicine. Her research focuses on understanding where inequality exists, how it is experienced and, most importantly, how evidence can be translated into meaningful change across workplaces, education and the profession more broadly.
Alisha is particularly passionate about removing barriers, expanding opportunity and helping women see that there is no single or “correct” pathway into leadership, research or advanced practice. She believes strong networks, visible role models and genuine investment in women can change not only careers, but the future of critical care.
Tim Andrews
Tim Andrews is the Course Director of the Masters of Critical Care and a Senior Lecturer in Paramedicine at Monash University. He is an experienced Mobile Intensive Care Ambulance (MICA) paramedic and a PhD candidate researching trauma systems in healthcare.
Tim brings extensive clinical and educational experience to the WICC Advisory Team, with a strong understanding of advanced paramedic practice, critical care education and the realities of working in complex clinical environments. His work at Monash focuses on supporting postgraduate paramedics to develop the knowledge, judgement and confidence required for advanced and specialist practice.
As an ally, Tim recognises that gender equality requires more than encouragement from the sidelines. He is committed to active allyship and sponsorship, using his voice, influence and professional networks to advocate for women, open doors to opportunity and support their progression into critical care, leadership, research and decision-making roles.
Prue Snedden
Prue Snedden is a Critical Care Flight Paramedic with experience across frontline ambulance practice, retrieval and aeromedical care. Having worked across both Queensland and Victoria, she brings a broad perspective on critical care delivery across different ambulance systems, operational environments and communities.
Prue’s work spans road-based paramedicine, rural and remote practice, and the care and transport of critically unwell and injured patients in retrieval settings. She is particularly drawn to the complexity of critical care, where strong clinical judgement, adaptability and effective teamwork must come together in unpredictable and resource-limited environments.
Alongside her clinical practice, Prue is committed to supporting colleagues and learners. She openly values curiosity, resilience and learning through challenge, recognising that careers in critical care are rarely perfectly linear. Her willingness to share the setbacks as well as the successes offers an honest and encouraging example for clinicians developing their own pathways into specialist practice.
Through WICC, Prue brings extensive operational experience and a strong commitment to helping women build confidence, broaden their experience and pursue meaningful careers across road, retrieval and aeromedical paramedicine. She is passionate about creating a professional culture in which women feel supported to learn, take opportunities and define success on their own terms.