Tina is a proud Ballardong/Whadjuk/Yued woman, who grew up in Perth. She worked in Indigenous Affairs with State and Commonwealth Government agencies for over 30 years and was Regional Manager of Aboriginal Hostels from 2010 to 2016. She joined the NMM Board in 2015 and became Managing Director in 2016, bringing extensive experience in accommodation, research and evaluation, training and assessment, governance, operations and business management. Tina is member of the WA Housing First Homelessness Advisory Group, Perth Aboriginal Short Stay Accommodation Working Group and the WA Alliance to End Homelessness. She became a founding Board member of NATSIHA in 2022.