James Maskey is a community mental health leader and CEO of the Mental Illness Fellowship of Australia (MIFA), focused on national policy reform built with the people it serves, not delivered to them from a distance. Across senior roles at Australia’s leading mental health organisations, he has shaped government relations, advocacy, and program delivery that make support accessible, community-led, and genuinely responsive to need. His lived experience as a former police officer with PTSD informs how he leads, giving him a grounded understanding of what timely, well-matched support actually requires.