Rhonda Abotomey is a Research Assistant for the Black Saturday Post-traumatic Growth Project housed in the Department of Social Work at the University of Melbourne. A former corporate accountant, Bushfires Royal Commission witness and VBRRA Bushfire Bereaved Advisory Group Member, she is a passionate advocate for improved trauma management systems. Rhonda lost multiple family members in the 2009 Victorian Black Saturday Bushfires.

To contact Rhonda, please email: rabotomey@aapt.net.au