Lisa was born and raised in Balga, Western Australia, however her family origins are as a proud Koori woman from Armidale and Redfern, NSW. Throughout her life Lisa has actively pursued a career working with young people and families and subsequently completed a degree in Youth Work at Edith Cowan University. Lisa’s passion is to create meaningful opportunities for First Nation Peoples’ voices to be heard and to build the capacity of all people to have a great appreciation and understanding of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander culture.