Simone McMahon
Community and Services

About Simone McMahon:
Since becoming a transplant recipient in 1993 Simone McMahon has embarked on a mission to raise the awareness in the community about the need for organ and tissue donation. Born with poor kidney function and suffering chronic renal failure at age nine, Simone was on dialysis ten hours a day and received a kidney transplant when she was eleven.

In 2003, Simone graduated with a Bachelor of Laws degree. The same year, she was awarded the Prime Minister’s Centenary Medal for her work in the field.

In June 2007, Simone named The 2007 Brownes Yogurt Woman of the Year in recognition of her contribution to improving the lives of others, and for being an inspirational role model for other young women.

At just twenty six years old Simone is the founder and Director of the Organ Donation & Transplant Foundation of WA (ODAT), a not for profit organisation dedicated to its the mission of having of Western Australia serve as a leader in the advancement of organ and tissue donation and transplantation, through its work in advocacy and support.

Last year Simone was awarded the 3000th Winston Churchill Fellow which allowed her to travel to the US, UK and Spain to identify successful international models of organ and tissue donation and assess promotion strategies that provide support to transplant recipients, donor families, and living donors.

Simone also recently represented Australia at the Australian American Leadership Dialogue in Washington DC. This youth dialogue brought together the best and brightest from the two countries, to address the next phase of nation building, engaging young and senior leaders from the United States in closed sessions.

Simone was WA Young Australian of the Year 2008 and 2006.

Simone's area of speciality is: Community, services, health, donation, inspiration, support, strategy

Simone travels from Perth.