Meet the Team

Vikesh Anand

Vikesh Anand is the Founder and President of STUTTA, the Australian Stuttering Association and a TEDx speaker. Vikesh believes in empowering people who stutter to embrace their individual journeys. Building confidence in himself has allowed Vikesh to say what he wants to say, regardless of how the words come out. Vikesh’s passion is evident the moment he walks onto the stage, whether it's to advocate for the stuttering community or make people laugh with his stand up comedy.




Sarah Horton

Sarah Horton is a PhD candidate with the University of Melbourne and the Murdoch Children’s Research Institute. Her research is focused on phenotyping stuttering across the lifespan. She has presented at national and international conferences. Sarah is also a volunteer Teaching Artist with the Stuttering Association for the Young Australia (SAY: AU) and vice president of the University of Melbourne Speech Pathology Alumni (UMSPA). She works clinically as a speech pathologist, and she is a person who stutters. Sarah has a personal and professional interest in raising awareness about stuttering by educating the general public and empowering people who stutter to speak up and have their voices heard.



Cameron Raynes

Dr Cameron Raynes is a Lecturer at the University of South Australia, historian, writer, and person who stutters. He holds a PhD in Anthropology from Charles Darwin University, and his work was crucial to the successful outcome of the first stolen generations case in Australia.

Cameron gives an annual talk to undergraduate and postgraduate speech pathology students at Flinders University on what it’s like to grow up with a stutter. He helped develop and run the inaugural SAY Australia: Storytellers program and volunteered at Camp SAY 2023 as videographer and photographer. He has a passion for helping people who stutter find what they need to live life to the fullest.