Devett Kennedy Lead Organiser email: [email protected] phone: 0467 563 796

Devett Kennedy (nee O'Brien) is the Lead Organiser of the Queensland Community Alliance. He has served in this role since 2018, after joining the Alliance in 2015 as an organiser.  He is the former Secretary-General of the International Young Catholic Students movement, a global movement of 3.5 million members.

From Paris to Whyalla to Woodridge, Devett has 20 years experience in developing ordinary citizens as transformative leaders in their own lives, their communities and the broader society through values-based social action.

Devett has been the organiser behind much of the Alliance’s most successful organising including funding better public transport in Logan, Establishment of community maternity hubs, and Concession fares for people seeking asylum.

He passionately believes that building habits of relational power, deep listening, public action, and strong organisation are our best hope of creating lasting democratic change.

Devett is active in the St Maximilian Kolbe Catholic Parish in Marsden. 

Elise Ganley Senior Community Organiser  email: [email protected] phone: 0447 189 314

Elise has a decade of experience working across civil society organisations and moved to Gladstone, Queensland in 2022 to work with locals to build a community voice in the energy transistion with Queensland Community Alliance. She mentors the Real Deal for Geelong project, and is on the steering committee for Renew Australia for All, representing the Australian community alliances.

Elise has organised with diverse constituencies to win action on social isolation and loneliness for a whole of person, whole of community, whole of government approach with the Queensland state government, and worked across a range of campaigns with international students, community centres, people seeking asylum and refugees.

Emily Kain Community Organiser email: [email protected] phone: 0476 249 366

Emily Kain is an organiser with the Queensland Community Alliance.

Joining the organising team in April 2020, Emily brought a suite of digital organising skills that allowed the Alliance to shift online during covid lockdowns.

Since then, she's been organising in Townsville, successfully growing our power and membership in North Queensland.

Emily also leads our training program. Working with senior Alliance leaders, we teach the skills of relational broad based organising to leaders across the state. Investing in people by developing the skills necessary for effective public action ensures that we are always learning, always growing and that our organising is sustainable in the long term.

Originally from Campbelltown in South West Sydney, Emily is deeply driven to organise the working class to engage in public life. She has more than a decade of experience as an organiser and trainer through the climate movement and with the Alliance.

Seble Tadesse Community Organiser email: [email protected]

Seble Tadesse is a distinguished community leader, and community  organiser with over 20 years of experience in social justice. Previously, she was one of the founding board members of QCA and ESAT and various community initiatives. Currently, she serves as the Director of the South Community Hub (SCHI) and the Multicultural Lead Organiser for the Queensland Community Alliance. She recently worked as the Program Manager at Village Support (QACC).

Seble is dedicated to assisting new migrant communities and is committed to facilitating positive change through strategic collaboration.

Kathleen (Katie) Rayner-Murdoch Administration Coordinator  email: [email protected]

Katie is the Administration Coordinator with the Queensland Community Alliance. She brings a background spanning science, community organising, and operations support to help ensure the smooth running of QCA's work.

In her role, Katie supports financial and membership systems, event coordination, stakeholder engagement, and digital communications, enabling the organisers to focus on building power and achieving meaningful outcomes.

Previously, Katie worked in conservation and community advocacy with the Queensland Conservation Council and has a scientific background as a laboratory supervisor in analytical chemistry. Across these roles, she has built a strong foundation in managing day-to-day operations, supporting volunteers and teams, and improving systems and processes.

Katie is passionate about creating inclusive, efficient workplaces and supporting people and organisations working toward a fairer, more sustainable future.