Travis Morgan - Empowered Communities Regional Coordinator
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Travis is a Yorta Yorta/Wamba Wamba man from the Murray/Goulburn River area of Victoria/NSW. He has been an active member of the Aboriginal community since 2001, having worked in Health, Cultural Heritage Management, Natural Resource Management, Education and Community Engagement at various local & state organisations and government. Travis is also a board member on Boards of Management Inc, Yorta Yorta Nation Aboriginal Corporation, Rumbalara Football Netball Club and Munarra Limited.
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Dr.Tui Crumpen - Post Doctoral Researcher at the University of Melbourne
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Dr Tui Crumpen is a Torres Strait Islander with expertise in program delivery, strategic planning and partnership facilitation. Tui is a Postdoctoral Fellow at the Department of Rural Health, University of Melbourne, she and has completed a PhD, focused on national Indigenous representative bodies, a BA Honours (Sociology) and a Master of Health Social Science.
Expanding on this research Tui is working within the Algabonyah Research and Impact Centre (ARIC) as the Chief Investigator for Developing Yorta Yorta Measures for Shared Prosperity, Repositioning Value and a Thriving Community with Strong Foundations. This Kaiela Institute research project is funded by the Lowitja Institute. In addition, Tui is an Indigenous consultant and founder of Mopas Consultancy drawing on 25 years of a cross-section of experience across various organisations. Tui has served as a board member of the Institute for six years and worked with Institute as its Director and manager of a number of projects previously. Tui with her family has lived and worked on Yorta Yorta country for over 28 years. Doctoral Thesis Publications: Was the abolition of the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Commission an act of dispossession? What makes us different? The role of Rumbalara Football and Netball Club in promoting Indigenous wellbeing Leadership and role models for young Indigenous Australians involved in the Rumbalara Football Netball Club |
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Dr. Sharon Atkinson-Briggs - Post Doctoral Researcher at University of Melbourne
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Sharon Atkinson-Briggs is a Yorta Yorta woman who is also a registered nurse/credentialled diabetes educator. Sharon has also completed a PhD in the Department of Medicine at the University of Melbourne. She has worked for the betterment of our people for over 40 years in diverse roles which included community engagement and leadership. This has provided her with lived knowledge of Aboriginal culture, kinship practices, beliefs and the Aboriginal way of doing. Being proactive and working across many sectors within both Indigenous and non-Indigenous communities in roles ranging from Indigenous health research, project management, community development, health promotion and most recently in her roles as a registered nurse/diabetes educator and PhD candidate has provided her with a unique knowledge base, skill set and opportunity to contribute in many domains. Sharon has a passion for creating a positive healthcare experience that is holistic, culturally inclusive and appropriate to the needs of Indigenous people. She is committed to working towards closing the Indigenous health gap by providing healthcare service delivery that focuses on incorporating health promotion and disease prevention interventions in primary care and specialist diabetes clinics. Her research focuses on diabetes, particularly culturally-appropriate models of diabetes education and eye care.
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Shani Crumpen – Dungala Kaiela Fellow, University of Melbourne
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Shani Crumpen is a Torres Strait Islander woman and a PhD Candidate researching the Impacts of Indigenous Led on Country Archives on Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Communities. Shani graduated from Latrobe University with a Bachelor of Arts Honours (Sociology) and has a research interest in Indigenous Data Governance, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander history and community development.
Shani is an investigator for the Developing Yorta Yorta Measures for Shared Prosperity, Repositioning Value and a Thriving Community with Strong Foundations research project. Shani’s research work in the Algabonyah Research and Impact Centre (ARIC), includes the Rumbalara Wellbeing and Resilience research project and Novel interventions to address methamphetamines in Aboriginal communities (NIMAC) research project. Shani has lived and worked in the Goulburn Murray region for over 13 years and is a board member of the Rumbalara Football Netball Club. Publications: Rumbalara Wellbeing and Resilience Report Realising Indigenous Data Governance: A case study of the Koori Resource and Information Centre Archives How community sport and recreation affect the health and wellbeing of Indigenous people: A qualitative systematic review and meta-aggregation |
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Liz Allen - Algabonyah Economic Development Manager
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Liz is a Wurundjeri, Dja Dja Wurrung woman from Victoria, Liz has an extensive background in employment and training, working with national and state employment services, including Victorian Indigenous manager for a job active and manager of Korin Gamadji Institute’s (Richmond Football Club) Aboriginal employment program. Since 2017, Liz has worked as the Aboriginal employment skills advisor with Level Crossing Removal Project, worked as the lead Aboriginal economic broker with the implementation of Tharamba Bugheen, supported the development of the Victorian Aboriginal Affairs Framework, Victorian Government Social Procurement Framework, and the Aboriginal business and employment lead with the GROW Gippsland program. Liz has an in-depth knowledge and approach to Aboriginal economic inclusion, supporting organisations with Aboriginal engagement, Reconciliation Action Plans, Aboriginal employment, Aboriginal procurement and Aboriginal business supplier development opportunities. Liz is enjoying working with Aboriginal businesses to support the growth of the Aboriginal business sector across Victoria.
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