Dallas is a Kalkadoon and Waanyi man that has worked in the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander field for over 20 years. Dallas has held a number of roles across Government and non-Government sectors, including working as an Aboriginal Health Worker, a senior health manager and working on various state-based and national projects.

Dallas previously held the role of CEO Gidgee Healing, the Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Service in Mount Isa, where he was instrumental in leading the reform of primary health care services for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people across North West Queensland and the Lower Gulf. He is currently the Director of Commercial Operations at the Institute of Urban Indigenous Health (IUIH).

In addition to his employed roles, Dallas has held a number of directorships and been an active member of relevant national committees.

Elizabeth (Liz) was previously the Queensland Commissioner for Children and Young People. She advocates for the rights, safety and wellbeing of all people. Liz has held various roles in the delivery of human and educational services providing her with a wealth of experience. This includes shaping and assessing the benefits of government programs and leading organisational change.

Liz is a current Board Member of the Central West Hospital and Health Service and Chairs the Board's Safety and Quality Committee.

Sabina is the Director of the James Cook University Central Queensland Centre for Rural and Remote Health. She is an experienced remote area nurse with lifetime roots in outback rural and remote areas.

A veteran of remote health in NSW, Central Australia and the Northern Territory, Sabina has developed expertise in clinical practice, primary health care, public health, research and education.

She has been a key figure in the development of rural and remote health workforce policy and health reform and has served on a wide range of Ministerial advisory bodies and was a Commissioner on the National Health and Hospital Reform Commission.

In 2021, Sabina was awarded a Member of the Order of Australia for for her work in regional and remote healthcare, education and nursing.

Sheryl has been the CEO of Charleville and Western Areas Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders Community Health Limited (CWAATSICH) for the past 20 years.

Prior to her becoming CEO, she was employed in many positions of influence within Aboriginal affairs and Aboriginal Community Controlled Services, spanning legal services, social housing, land council and childcare.

Sheryl has been an avid representative of Aboriginal Affairs at regional, state and national levels and through her ongoing dedication, commitment and hard work, has seen CWAATSICH expand service delivery and become the lead service provider of comprehensive primary health care within the Far South West region.

Vicki originally qualified as an occupational therapist with postgraduate qualifications in health economics.

With over 35 years experience in the health, rehabilitation, aged care and disability service sectors within the private, state and federal levels, she was most recently an Assistant Secretary in Commonwealth Department of Health before retiring.

Karen is a self employed advocacy, facilitation, leadership and governance expert. A long time resident of Charleville in South West Queensland and has lived experience in understanding the wonderful liveability and unique lifestyle which rural communities offer.

She currently serves as Board Chair of the South West Hospital and Health Service and is Chair of the Rural Financial Counselling Service Southern Queensland.

She is also a Director with Southern Queensland landscapes as well as serving as an Ambassador for the Queensland Plan Ambassador Council. Karen is also a member of Breast Cancer Association of Queensland and the Queensland Rural, Remote and Regional Women's Network.

Clare is a medical practitioner practicing in Longreach providing a combination of private General Practice and Senior Medical Officer work at the local hospital. Having lived, raised a family and practiced in the Central West Region for over ten years, Clare has developed an in depth understanding of the community needs of rural and remote Queenslanders.

Clare has a dual Fellowship in General Practice with both the Australian College of Rural and remote Medicine (FACCRM 2009) and the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners (FRACGP 2009) plus an Advanced Diploma of Obstetrics and qualifications in Anaesthesia through the Joint Consultative Committee.

She is also a committee member of the Rural Doctors Association of Queensland.

For more than 30 years, Jason worked in his private podiatry practice in Townsville which included regular visits to rural townships. He was the first podiatrist to deliver services to the Gulf of Carpentaria communities and for 20 years attended a monthly clinic on Palm Island.

During 2003-2005 he developed the Indigenous Diabetic Foot Program, with resources from the Program still utilised to this day.

Jason was the inaugural chair of the Podiatry Board of Australia from 2009-2012 and was awarded a Churchill fellowship in 2008 to investigate diabetic foot care services in the Indigenous communities of USA and Canada.

In 2015, he moved to Brisbane to take on the role of Director of Podiatry at Metro North Hospital and Health Service. He is currently the Allied Health Team Leader of Metro North's Residential Transition Care Program.

Rachel is a graduate and Fellow of the Governance Institute of Australia, Fellow of Institute of Chartered Secretaries and Administrators (United Kingdom) and a Graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors.

For over 10 years she has specialised in providing corporate governance advice to not for profit entities.