Christy was appointed as CEO of BBY in October 2016. She has many years of experience in public administration, policy advocacy, native title, alternative dispute resolution and development practice and has worked in senior management and advisory roles in government and not for profit organisations in Western Australia and Victoria. Christy has qualifications in politics, philosophy and sociology, public administration and program evaluation.

She is committed to supporting an Aboriginal-led development agenda in the East Kimberley so that this region’s beaut kids can be strong in culture while also having access to the same opportunities and life choices as her own two small boys.

Natasha joined BBY in June 2019 as the Community Engagement Leader. She is a proud Wambaya/Wakaya women from the Barkly Tablelands with strong connections to Mount Isa, Camooweal, Tennant Creek, Borroloola and Katherine. She has lived in Kununurra for over 6 years now, previously working with the Human Services-Centrelink where she held various roles from Customer Service Officer & Probation Officer to Service Centre Manager.

One of her greatest pleasures is being a proactive community member , holding various volunteer positions with East Kimberley College, Kununurra Netball Association and Waringarri Crows Football Club to help guide educational & sporting outcomes. The other is working with individuals, families and community to obtain greater outcomes to develop shared agendas, by seeking to explore hopes and aspirations for Aboriginal people and determine community's vision and priorities.

Natasha has developed and maintained strong relationships across the East Kimberley member organisations and has been influential in increasing our membership base. She is a valued member of BBY and continues to work towards developing and achieving an agenda for Aboriginal empowerment in their region.

Rob joined BBY in January, 2024 as a Technical Adviser (Evaluation). Born and raised in Sydney on Dharug country, Rob has been living in Katherine, on Jawoyn, Wardaman, and Dagoman country since 2004. With over two decades of hands-on experience in community development across northern Australia, Rob's work is driven by a commitment to supporting Aboriginal communities in defining and realizing their aspirations.

Rob holds a Master of Evaluation from the University of Melbourne's Centre for Program Evaluation (CPE). His work across a diverse range of evaluation settings has equipped him with a robust foundation in data gathering, analysis, research, and evaluation with a community development approach.

Passionate about contributing to positive change, Rob is dedicated to utilizing evaluation as a tool to understand and improve actions and ideas, fostering empowerment within communities to bring about the changes they want to see.

Prue joined the BBY team in April 2023. She has a background in Sociology and previous experience working in disability and youth empowerment, including living and working in the remote Tjurabalan communities of the Kimberley.

Prue is a proud Māori woman, descending from the Ngāti Maru and Tainui tribes in Aotearoa. She draws on this in her commitment to social justice and systemic change.

Carlene is a local Aboriginal woman of Miriwoong and Waanyi decent, born and raised in the East Kimberley and is a mother to her young son.

Carlene joined the BBY team in October 2023. She has spent the past several years primarily working with Aboriginal Corporations in various roles from community engagement, management, administration, project coordination and delivery. One of her proudest professional achievements when she had the opportunity to meet and work closely with Traditional Owners throughout the East Kimberley.

Having grown up in the Kimberley, she has witnessed first-hand the many issues and obstacles Kimberley Aboriginal people are faced with on a daily basis.

Carlene sees working with BBY as a great opportunity to continue her personal and professional journey in striving for better outcomes and opportunities, as well as progressing and achieving change within our community.

Jenni (they/them) joined BBY in February, 2024 as Technical Adviser (Data).
Jenni is a highly skilled ICT professional with over 40 years experience working with people, systems, information and data architecture, software design, development and improvement, business analysis, data analysis, 
process re-engineering within private industry, government and the community sectors. 

Jenni is also involved in the SBLGBTQIA+ communities and is a facilitator, educator and mentor.