Sharon is Rongomaiwahine ki Kahungunu from Pakipaki, Hawkes Bay, NZ. She has comprehensive operational and strategic experience working in human services in the government sector over a 25 year period in New Zealand, ACT and VIC, including Māori Strategy Development and more recently at the Victorian Aboriginal Child Care Agency (VACCA). Sharon also has 3 years NGO sector experience in Thailand.
Sharon is the Senior Advisor, First Peoples Programs and Strategy at ANZSOG.