Karen Mundine

I have more than 25 years’ experience in community engagement, public advocacy, communications and social marketing campaigns. I've worked in the public, corporate and community sectors across a range of portfolio areas including health, the arts, ICT, and Indigenous and foreign affairs. Holding a Bachelor of Arts in Communications from UTS, I am passionate about the work I do advocating for change and am excited by the broad range of people I get to engage with on a regular basis including governments, the business sector, First Nations communities and civil society. I regularly present in public and the media including to international forums. Career highlights include working with the Stolen Generations on the Australian Government's Apology, the Sydney Harbour Bridge Walk for Reconciliation and Centenary of Federation commemorations. As well as my day-job I also sit on the Boards of Gondwana Choirs, the Sydney Festival and Australians for Constitutional Recognition (AICR). In 2021 I was awarded the Indigenous Australian UTS Alumni Award and am the 2023 National Winner of the Australian Awards, Excellence in Women’s Leadership.