Our Team
Amitayus is shaped by people who bring their time, experience and compassion to supporting individuals and families through end-of-life care at home.
Together, our management committee and trained volunteer carers help guide, sustain and deliver the work of Amitayus across the community.
Gina Trengrove
PresidentEmma Williams
Vice PresidentEmma serves as Vice President of Amitayus, bringing warmth, steadiness and a deeply caring presence to everything she does. She has a rare ability to make people feel seen, supported and completely at ease, which makes her an invaluable part of the Amitayus community. Thoughtful, compassionate and quietly capable, Emma leads with both heart and integrity. She is also the kind of person who will make sure everyone else is okay, remember the small details, and somehow keep things moving without making a fuss. In short, Quite simply, Emma brings a warmth and generosity that makes Amitayus better for having her in it.
Kim Elliott
TreasurerGaynor Morgan
SecretaryJanice Best
Ordinary MemberMichele Gurton
Ordinary MemberCharmaine Blanch
Ordinary MemberZenith Virago
Ordinary MemberFounding member of AHHS. Natural Death Care Centre Charity Founder & EO.
Co-author-The Intimacy of Death & Dying, Indie doco subject-Zen & the Art of Dying. TEDX Speaker.
A cultural change activist, wise Elder, maverick & respected pioneer of contemporary holistic Death-Care for over 30 years. With a legal, feminist background, assisting people to reclaim their legal rights, & social rites of passage, working at bedsides, kitchen tables, and Public Speaking and educating nationally & internationally to empower people to reclaim death & dying into their own hands..
Would you like to be part of Amitayus?
Amitayus is shaped by people who bring compassion, presence and a willingness to care. Whether you are interested in volunteering, supporting our work or simply learning more, we would be glad to hear from you.