Patricia Sparrow

Patricia is the CEO of COTA, a peak body for older Australians. Her goal is to eliminate ageism, which should be as socially unacceptable as sexism and racism. Studying ageism as part of her BA in Social Sciences, she was inspired to volunteer in home care, and do meals runs. Patricia centres her work on the value of older people and has worked consistently to improve the choice and control older people have in their lives.