Deaf Connect
Isabelle Swanston has a diverse work experience across various industries. Isabelle is currently serving as the Chief People & Culture Officer at Deaf Connect, a merger of Deaf Services Limited and The Deaf Society, and has been with the company since 2021. Prior to this role, Isabelle worked at The Benevolent Society as a Human Resources Director from 2019 to 2021 and as an Employment Relations Business Partner from 2018 to 2019. Isabelle also has experience as an Industry Employee Relations Manager at Maritime Industry Australia Limited from 2016 to 2017 and as a Senior Workplace Relations Consultant at Transport Sydney Trains from 2013 to 2016. Isabelle started their career at RailCorp, where they held various employee relations roles from 2012 to 2013.
Isabelle Swanston graduated from the University of Technology Sydney in 2011 with a Bachelor of Arts in Communications (Writing and Cultural Studies) and a Bachelor of Laws (LLB) (Honours). Their studies at the university focused on the fields of Jurisprudence, International Law, IP Law, Novel Writing, and Poetics. Additionally, they have also studied American Government and Politics (United States) at the University of Sydney.
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Deaf Connect is Australia’s largest whole-of-life Deaf organisation and the largest employer of Auslan users in the world. We are an NDIS registered service provider, a nationally recognised provider of in-home care for seniors, and a registered training organisation for accredited training in Auslan. In 2020 the Boards of Deaf Services Limited and the Deaf Society announced their intention to merge and form a new entity support Deaf, hard of hearing and deafblind Australians. Prior to this merger announcement Deaf Services Limited and the Deaf Society were the leading providers of support for the Deaf community in Queensland and New South Wales / ACT respectively. Deaf Connect recognises the vision, and heritage of our founding organisations and over 200 years of combined history and experience supporting the Deaf community. With offices in Queensland, New South Wales, ACT and the Northern Territory, as well as staff in all States and Territories we are an organisation for all Deaf, Deafblind and hard of hearing Australians, as well as the family members and allies who support them.