Denise is a proud Ballardong woman, who grew up in the Wheatbelt of WA on the Beverly Native Reserve before moving to Perth. She has worked with Aboriginal people state-wide in the government, business, education and housing sectors for over 40 years. She is currently employed as the Manager of the Aboriginal Home Ownership Scheme at Keystart, promoting the scheme state-wide and supporting home loans for Aboriginal customers. Denise brings experience in lending and financial services, not-for-profit organisations, career development, coaching, government and program evaluation.