Our staff

Bernie Barrett

Bernie Barrett

Bernie is Better Renting's Deputy Director. She has a background in consumer and lived experience advocacy and leadership. She most recently worked with peak bodies across health, mental health lived experience, and LGBTQIA+ advocacy in South Australia. Bernie has a strong focus on social justice and brings her passion for community-driven change and systemic advocacy together into her work at Better Renting. She is a 2022 Australian Progress Fellow.


Selden Koolman

Selden Koolman

Selden is Better Renting’s Digital Organiser. She has a background in campus and anti-austerity organising, coalition-building, electoral campaigning, and workplace labour organising. She also has experience in producing a variety of media, including video and audio production, photography, and print and digital design.