Denis has over 30 years experience in senior executive leadership roles in Australia, the UK and Switzerland across international software businesses and as advisor and mentor to innovative new entrants. The past fifteen years have been heavily focused on the healthcare sector and its adoption of patient focused technologies that have included advisory roles with national bodies engaged in the development of ehealth records to support improved patient care.

As an active national board member of the Health Informatics Society of Australia (HISA) he chaired the 2014 Telehealth Conference during his three-year term.

He is a Director of the Pearcey Institute and MD of Dudley Mann International dedicated to promoting the development of Australian innovation.

Denis is currently Chair of Dragon Claw and committed to growing self awareness and management of hidden disabilities.

Susan is a writer, career coach, entrepreneur, and campaigner who brings endless passion to whatever she focuses on.  She has extensive experience business development, relationship management and consulting in private organisations and government agencies. Susan joined the Dragon Claw team in 2014 as a volunteer and and was treasurer until 2021.

She was  also a founding Board Member for Employers Making a Difference (now the Australian Network on Disability). She is passionate about the health, safety and welfare of children having recently launched a unique trademarked hi-viz product for school-aged kids.

Susan was diagnosed with severe Rheumatoid Arthritis in 2005 and was disappointed at the lack of professional healthcare support and information provided to her at the time. Since then, she has wanted to improve the journey for present and future sufferers, and has been working with Mike Gill and Dragon Claw since meeting Mike at a workshop on self-care organised by a general arthritis organisation.

Terry has been an international advertising executive and will take charge of Dragon Claw marketing.  He has decades of experience across mass market and social media and also provides key commentary on the design of our website.

With a background in video productions, he leads Dragon Claw with its development of videos to improve the health of Indigenous Australians.

Educated as a doctor in the UK, Mukesh emigrated to Melbourne in 1990.

He is a former national president of the AMA and former Chairperson of the World Medical Association Council.  In July 2014 he was appointed as the Chairperson of the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW).  In 2017 he was appointed as board member  (alongside Chair / former Prime Minister Julia Gillard) of Beyondblue, Australia’s organisation supporting sufferers of depression and anxiety.

In 2011, Mukesh was made an Officer of the Orderof Australia  and  in 2018 he was upgraded to a Companion of the Order of Australia, Australia's highest civilian honour.

Andrew commenced his career in health with Novartis Pharmaceuticals before moving to Pfizer in 2009 where he has focussed on Government and External Relations. He is currently the Director of Corporate Affairs,and is passionate about politics and influencing policy to improve the health outcomes of patients.

Andrew holds a BSc in Pharmacology & Microbiology, a post-graduate in Epidemiology, Health Economics and Statistics. He is a fundraiser for Carers Australia and the McGrath Foundation, and he has lupus.

Alison has over 10 years’ experience in leadership roles in Australia and the UK. She advises global and Australian based businesses on indirect tax including risk and governance. In her role as a tax professional Alison spent 7 years working with the National Health Service and charities in the UK. Alison previously worked as a volunteer for Cana Communities running a space for the most marginalised in society to connect and sleep overnight. Until recently she also volunteered as a committee member for a local netball club. Alison is keen to make a difference in the lives of those affected by Autoimmune  Inflammatory Diseases through her role with Dragon Claw.

Dr. Charmaine Jones MD (AOA), Retired Palliative Medicine. Director of Dragon Claw, Co-Facilitator of Dragon Talks. Patient with inflammatory autoimmune arthritis enthesitis exploring functional medicine. A proud elected member of the American AOA Honour Medical Society - the motto is “be worthy to serve the suffering”. Ontario, Canada.

Mike established Dragon Claw in 2014 as a website-based community providing support for Rheumatoid Disease, Lupus and Juvenile Arthritis sufferers and their carers. Prior to this, Mike worked at Cisco Systems Inc. in senior executive level roles gaining wide and diverse experience across three spheres: connected online health care, online retail and large enterprise intranet strategies.

Mike has also managed his own consulting business working in the area of organisational performance, chairing committees, performance coaching and providing business and marketing strategy on healthcare and the internet.

Mike has severe rheumatoid disease and fully understands the on-going, up and down journey of a person with a chronic disease seeking support and information about their disease.

He enjoys unearthing and sharing good research on his disease and is a Patient Research Partner for the British Medical Journal. He works consistently on his own self-care and care coordination, which he is passionate about sharing with all patients and carers. He is still an active member of Dragon Claw.