Deanella (Dee) Mack is an Arrernte woman born and raised in Alice Springs, Central Australia. After many years of working within Aboriginal organisations, NGO’s and Government departments. Dee went on and founded her own business, Cultural Connections NT, in 2014, providing local cultural awareness training and cultural tourism at Angkerle Atwatye, Standley Chasm. She moved to Brisbane in November 2018 to take up a national position as Indigenous Cultural Capability Leader with EY. Her role provides support to develop culturally safe workplace practices, increase staff cultural capability, and assist in implementing a culturally intelligent approach to working with and for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. Deanella is passionate about creating systemic change and cultural capability standards that enable the realisation of self-determination for Indigenous peoples.