Dr Liza Beinart is the Chief Executive Officer of the Association for Services to Torture and Trauma Survivors, a role she has held since September 2025. She brings more than 16 years’ experience in leadership and management roles across international non‑profit organisations.
Liza spent ten years at Save the Children, where she designed and managed programs supporting refugee women and children, young people, First Nations communities, incarcerated parents, and families experiencing complex parenting challenges. From 2019 to 2025, she worked at Australian Red Cross as a Senior Manager, leading large, culturally diverse teams and overseeing migration and settlement programs, including the Humanitarian Settlement Program. She later led Emergency Services programs focused on disaster preparedness and recovery, supporting Western Australian communities responding to increasing climate‑related emergencies.
Liza has dedicated her career to advancing social inclusion and amplifying the voices of marginalised communities. She began working with culturally and linguistically diverse communities in 2006, following a career in journalism and the completion of her PhD in International Relations. Early work in state policy, alongside field experience in Tanzania in 2007–08, shaped her enduring commitment to multiculturalism, refugee settlement, and substantive equality. She is a strong advocate on sector collaboration and refugee and social inclusion issues at both state and federal levels.