Jo-Anne Kelly is a proud Dunghutti woman who has worked across a range of government and Aboriginal community controlled organisations over the past 30 years. She has worked in education, training, cultural & heritage, governance, business planning, out of home care, family research, community development and capacity building.

She is a mother of two who are chasing their dreams as well and her son is a qualified primary school teacher who has a Master of Arts in Indigenous Social Policy, a Diploma in Project Management as well as a Diploma in Management.

Jo’s aspiration is to make her community a better one which builds on the legacy of both her parents and her siblings.

Jo loves to travel and explore and is eager to learn from other Indigenous cultures around the world.