our directors
Donisha Duff
Donisha is an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander woman born on Thursday Island. She has links with Moa and Badu Islands (Torres Strait) and is a Wuthathi Aboriginal traditional owner (Cape York).
She possesses over 20 years of experience in health policy, planning and management in health and Indigenous affairs. She has worked across the Federal government, Queensland government, national non-government organisations and as Political Advisor (Indigenous Health) in Federal Parliament.
She is currently the Chief Operations Officer at the Institute for Urban Indigenous Health (IUIH). Donisha was awarded the Griffith University Outstanding First Nations Alumnus – Arts, Education & Law Group (2018); the Bob & June Prickett Churchill Fellow (2015) and was the 2013 National NAIDOC Scholar of the Year.
She has a range of experience conducting a number of consulting projects for State/Territory health agencies, non-government organisations and advising Federal government.
Will Ainger
Will was born in country Victoria and resides in Melbourne. His creative work is inspired by the diverse environments from his travels including art galleries, festivals, food and bar scenes, nature, crafts and Indigenous culture. Art and design are his passion.
Will has over 20 years of professional experience in the fields of specialist print, digital, publishing, photography, and illustration. He has been a member of the Australian Graphic Design Association (AGDA) since 2008, and attended the annual AG Ideas Design Conference and Semi Permanent Design Conference since 2009.
Will has been employed by a newspaper, retail printer, publishing firm, design studio, advertising agency and an NGO performing arts company. This has led him to establish Ainger Creative in 2015.
Located in Melbourne’s west they are a boutique graphic design studio who produce innovative marketing material for clients, from branding to business cards. Clients vary from the arts sector, health organisations, musicians, retail, to government and local council.
Tracey Lee Taraia
Tracey Lee has an extensive administration, public relations and event management background, with an in-depth understanding of all facets of public relations, event coordination, marketing and stakeholder management.
Having predominately worked in Aboriginal Affairs across the health and education sectors for almost 20 years, her work in these areas has provided her with unique opportunities to celebrate, positively influence and educate others on Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, culture, protocols and activities.
Tracey Lee is currently the Manager of Kurongkurl Katitjin, Edith Cowan University’s Centre for Indigenous Australia Education and Research.
She holds TAFE qualifications in Public Relations, Business and Management, and most recently completed a Graduate Certificate of Business from Edith Cowan University.
Dan McAullay
Dan is a member of the Noongar community of the South West of Western Australian. He has considerable experience in Aboriginal health research, policy and practice. He has worked in a number of senior positions in these areas as well as in the tertiary sector.
He has a strong health research track record, with his primary research areas of interest including maternal, infant and child health, primary health care and other health services research.
He has worked and provided advice to a number of Government departments and non – Government organisations, including large research institutes and has sat on a number of groups providing advice to State and Commonwealth Government in the area of health.
He currently works as Director of the Centre for Improving Health Services for Aboriginal Children and Families at Edith Cowan University.
He has experience conducting a number of consulting projects for State and Territory health agencies, Universities and non-Government organisations.
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