Frances Crimmins is the Chief Executive Officer of YWCA Canberra, a leading feminist not-for-profit organisation that provides integrated and specialist support in housing and homelessness services, and supports women and their children escaping domestic violence, as well as providing a range of other community services.

Frances is passionate about supporting people experiencing homelessness, with a particular interest in addressing the needs of older women and women with children at risk of homelessness.