Cindy has led the AASW since 2016 to deliver the Strategic Plan with a clear focus on promoting and advocating for the profession and members; providing a strong voice for social justice; building the professional capacity of members; upholding responsibilities for regulation of the profession; advancing Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander social work; collaborating with international colleagues; and providing responsible governance and management. As a qualified social worker with more than 16 years’ experience, she has worked in range of positions from leadership in community health and out-of-home care, managing a counselling team, senior management of a Child, Youth and Family Directorate in community health, and Executive Director of a not-for-profit organisation. Cindy is a graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors, a Fellow of the Australasian College of Health Services Management, holds a Bachelor of Social Work, a Masters in Health Administration and a Graduate Certificate in Health Service Management. Cindy served as a Board Director of the AASW from November 2011 to June 2016.