Jo Kelly is a proud Dunghutti woman who has worked across a range of government and Aboriginal community controlled organisations over the past 30 years. She has worked in education, training, cultural & heritage, governance, business planning, out of home care, family research, community development and capacity building.

She is a mother of two who are chasing their dreams as well and her son is a qualified primary school teacher who has a Master of Arts in Indigenous Social Policy, a Diploma in Project Management as well as a Diploma in Management.

Jo’s aspiration is to make her community a better one which builds on the legacy of both her parents and her siblings.

Jo loves to travel and explore and is eager to learn from other Indigenous cultures around the world. She has recently returned from trips to Canada and New Zealand with fresh ideas and inspiration from their First Nation’s People and their own challenges.

Sue moved to Kempsey in 1987 and has worked across the employment services sector throughout her career, taking an active role in delivering the Community Development Employment Projects (CDEP) in the region until the government ended the program.  
   
Whilst employed as the General Manager of the Macleay Vocational College, Sue worked on the Dunghutti Stitching program, wrote and facilitated the Naanggu Dhalaykurr Ginda Barri (Ginda Barri Mums & Bubs) and developed and co-delivered the Wutu durriti ngaylan (Mob Grow Strong) training program.
  
Sue now lives on a rural property where she pursues her love of gardening and breeds purebred Anglo-Nubian dairy goats.  

Taylor is a proud Dunghutti woman that has lived in Kempsey all of her life and is passionate about supporting the local community. 
 
With qualifications in Indigenous Health promotion, before commencing as a Community Connector, Taylor worked locally as a Health Promotion Worker in Tackling Indigenous smoking.  
   
Taylor is passionate about sport and plays competitive rugby league and netball and loves spending time with her family.  

Paul comes from a community development background, having worked in local and state government for over 15 years and the not-for-profit sector in England. He has a special interest in developing young people’s life and work skills and providing them with the best opportunity to live up to their potential.  

Paul loves photography, videography and sharing images and stories that showcase the best of a community and the local landscape. As a member of the Community Media Team, Paul is looking forward to developing his own and the team’s storytelling skills to showcase the Learning the Macleay initiative and the stories that make the region unique.  

In his spare time Paul loves hiking (with his camera), gardening and riding his motorbike.

Chonny is a mother of four and grandmother of one and loves people and hearing their stories.
She has a degree in Early Childhood Education and strongly believes that everyone must have equal access to quality education.

Up until recently she been working in the Macleay Valley in the Disaster Recovery Space mainly in an NGO role. During this time she has formed strong community ties with the ''up river '' communities of the Macleay Valley.

Chonny is currently completing her Masters of Social  Work (UNE) and believes a day that you do not laugh is a day wasted.