Justin O'Meara Smith has worked in management positions within disability support organisations for the over 10 years. He is a Fellow of Leadership WA and has been an active volunteer on a wide range of not-for-profit boards and committees ranging from fundraising, disability services, aged care, mental health, and environment and landcare. Prior to his appointment as chief executive of Interchange WA in February 2017, Mr O'Meara Smith was the divisional manager of people with disability at Rise for more than three years. He has also held senior management roles at Mosaic Community Care, Therapy Focus and ViasAbility. Mr O'Meara Smith has a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science, a Postgraduate degree in Business Management, and a Masters of Business Administration.