Cissy Gore-Birch

Cissy is a Jaru/Kija woman with connections to Balanggarra, Nyikina and Bunuba Country in the Kimberley. She holds a Graduate Diploma in Natural Resource Management and has worked in the Aboriginal land management and community development sectors for the past 20 years. Cissy is the Director/Owner of Kimberley Cultural Connections Pty Ltd and Co- Chair of the Indigenous Carbon Industry Network.

Cissy was formerly Chairperson/Director of North Australian Indigenous Land and Sea Management Alliance (NAILSMA), Board Director of Kimberley Land Council and Chairperson of the Balanggarra Aboriginal Corporation, Councillor at Shire of Wyndham East Kimberley, Committee Member of the Threatened Species Scientific Committee and Chair of Indigenous Reference Committee (NESP), among others. Cissy previously worked with Bush Heritage as Aboriginal Partnerships Manager.