Meet
The Team

Pete is the Founder of Cerebral Palsy Alliance’s Tech Accelerator - Remarkable, whose mission is to harness tech and innovation for inclusion. Pete aims to create a positive global impact on disability inclusion and is a catalytic leader who creates sustainable social change. So far he has managed to create Australia’s first disability technology accelerator for startups developing technology that enable people with disability to overcome barriers they face each and every day. He has more 15 years experience in the disability sector across a range of roles. Peter started his career as a landscape architect and sees the potential for design and innovation to create positive systemic change.

George thrives from finding technical solutions to problems and is always looking for ways to give back time to others by creating sophisticated automations, systems and tools with human centred UX design at the heart. Outside of work you will find George swimming, cycling and running in a quest to keep up his status as a semi professional Triathlete

Viv is the self-identified ‘Remarkable enthusiast’. She has been involved in the Disability sector for over a decade and loves to combine this experience with her passion for storytelling. Throughout her career, she has worked in marketing roles, the not-for-profit space and on a variety of films and TV Shows.

Viv is also the host of Remarkable Insights, where she shares stories of pioneers who are pushing the boundaries on tech, business and social norms and creating the way for a more inclusive future.

Molly is a marketing executive, teacher, and disability advocate based in Boston. Her first foray into tech was serving as the Founder and CEO of BrightLoop, an EdTech platform that helped teachers individualize learning. She took the organization through a number of accelerators including Y Combinator and Mass Challenge. More recently she has served in senior-level marketing roles with one of the largest media organizations in education and for a health and wellness startup. Before she jumped into tech, she was an educator with a focus on supporting students with learning disabilities. In her free time, she has volunteered for 22 years at Camp Jabberwocky, an overnight camp for children and adults with disabilities on Martha’s Vineyard. She holds a Masters in Education from Harvard and a BA from Boston College.

Liza Maclean is an occupational therapist with over 25 years’ experience working in the health, disability, and injury management sectors. She has a background specialising in assistive technology and her role with Remarkable and Cerebral Palsy Alliance is focused on facilitating the engagement of startups and technology developers with CPA clients and clinicians to support the evaluation, acceleration and embedding of emerging technologies that have the potential to positively impact life for people with disability. Liza is also the Vice President of the Australian Rehabilitation and Assistive Technology Association, the national peak body representing rehabilitation and assistive technology stakeholders and users in Australia.

Cinthya is a jack of all trades with experience in marketing, operations, start-ups and graphic-design. She loves tackling any challenge and thrives on continuous learning and professional development. Cinthya wants to use her experience in the disability sector and the varied skillset she has developed to make a difference in the lives of others. When she’s not solving problems, you can find Cinthya pursuing her love of photography or spending time with her two dogs, Benji and Leo, who love hiking and swimming (they don’t love the bath after, though!). 

Zara has more than 15 years' experience in innovative technology development, from design through to scale-up and commercialisation. She has worked as a postdoctoral research scientist, principal analyst, strategy consultant and portfolio manager across industries close to her heart. Zara loves engaging in the visual arts and aspires to create paintings and drawings that resonate with others.

Kirilly has a background in marketing having worked in both agencies and corporates, locally and in the UK. She has a real passion for data and loves using it to drive our marketing efforts. Kirilly is also deeply committed to improving accessibility, always seeking new ways to foster a world that’s inclusive and welcoming.

Emma is passionate about startups as a mechanism for creating impact, cultivating a diverse and inclusive tech ecosystem, and helping people achieve their potential. She has experience spanning program management, operations, community-building, startup mentoring and marketing, and a penchant for crafting impactful and memorable experiences.

Kate has been one of the loudest cheerleaders for Remarkable since the first year of the Accelerator Program. Over the years Kate has been a mentor and coach to many of the startups and delivered branding masterclasses. She has a background working in brand marketing and communications for some of the world's most iconic brands including British Airways and the Sydney Opera House. Kate is passionate about helping purpose-driven brands tell their story and make a bigger impact.

Matt Pierri is the founder and CEO of Sociability, a disability-tech company building the global data platform for personalised accessibility information. Before Sociability, Matt worked as an Entrepreneur-in-Residence at Schmidt Futures – the philanthropic venture of Eric and Wendy Schmidt – and was a Visiting Scholar at the Blavatnik School of Government, University of Oxford – where he studied as a Rhodes Scholar.