Karen Beetson is a Manadandanji woman from Roma QLD and has lived and worked in the Dharawal community for the most of her life. Karen has worked for over 35 years in Aboriginal Community Development and capacity building beginning her career in Aboriginal Employment and Education and has worked for, NSW Juvenile Justice; Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisations and has served on several Boards of Aboriginal Corporations and is a current Board member of Bonnies Women’s Support Service . Karen is an artist utilising her artistic skills to develop cultural representations of core CBT concepts for Dthina Yuwalli Aboriginal Drug and Alcohol program and Getting on Track in Time (a school-based mental health early intervention program). Karen brings her wealth of knowledge and skills to the role of Deputy Director Aboriginal Health for South Western Sydney Local Health District.