As a student of the Ageless Wisdom, Christine is an experienced social worker, restorative practitioner, public speaker, educator and leader who has worked with vulnerable and marginalised children, young people, families, victims and first nations communities for over 25 years.

As a proud Australian Aboriginal woman and descendant of the Wakka Wakka people Christine is dedicated to working in and across all levels of community in the pursuit of social justice and the building of strong inclusive and empowered communities.

Christine is currently co-chair of the Sunshine Coast First Nations Network (SC1NG), a position elected by the community. As a First Nations woman Christine is committed to healing in community and has worked on local, national and international levels in the areas of racism, cross cultural practice, trauma informed practice, restorative justice, restorative practice, human rights and peace initiatives. Christine holds extensive program development experience and an outstanding record of building networks and partnerships to foster innovation and increase impact on the community.

Christine has worked in both frontline and managerial service delivery positions across non- government, government and private sectors areas. Christine is a recognised teacher at community, TAFE and University levels.

For 25 years Christine has been a dedicated social change agent, working with a broad range of stakeholders to implement restorative, trauma informed and culturally sensitive practices in different settings, including cross agency projects to achieve this aim.

Christine is currently founding Director and CEO for Cygnet Centre for Peacebuilding & Transformation.