Cheryl Koch
Secretary
She/Her
Cheryl is the ASAN AUNZ Secretary and joined ASAN after receiving her diagnosis in her 40s, following the diagnosis of her son. Cheryl was seeking community, and in 2022 nominated and was elected to the ASAN AUNZ board. She has had diverse lived experiences and works to use these to help drive self advocacy for Autistic people in Australia and New Zealand.
Professionally, she has a Bachelor of Commerce (Management) and MBA, reported to corporate boards, risk subcommittees and has been a company secretary, among just a few of her working experiences. Cheryl now runs her own social enterprise providing co-creation solutions to build an inclusive reality.