Virginia is an experienced administrator and non-executive director and has significant expertise in community-controlled organisations, governance, strategy, risk management, negotiating Indigenous Land Use Agreements (ILUA), cultural heritage, training and education and community engagement.
Virginia is a Director of Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Corporation for Welfare Services (Mt Isa). She has been an active non-executive director of this organisation since 2013 (9 years).
She has also been a Director of Kalkadoon Native Title Aboriginal Corporation (Mt Isa) which represents Traditional Owners from the Kalkadoon Nation family clans, who are recognised as traditional owners over 38,719 square kilometres of land and waters awarded by the Federal Court of Australia by consent determination in 2011.
Virginia has also been the Manager and Chairperson for Kalkadoon Community Pty Ltd (Mt Isa) which was founded in 2006 to undertake urban and community development.
She brings significant expertise to the Board on community organisation; native title; and population increases (and decreases) in rural and remote Queensland associated with mining booms and the impact mining has on increased demand for accommodation and land use.
In addition to her skills and expertise, Virginia has also worked in the health and child protection sectors in the Northern Territory and has a clear understanding of the importance of housing to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.
Virginia has connections to the Kalkadoon people of North Western Queensland.