Dan Bourchier - CHAIR

Dan Bourchier is a multi-award winning journalist with the ABC. He is a broadcaster and hosts a daily breakfast radio program on ABC Radio Canberra, and anchors ABC Canberra’s 7pm news. He has reported across the country and around the world for more than 15 years.

Dan grew up in the remote Northern Territory town of Tennant Creek, where he was mentored by elder from around the region, while coming to understand his own Indigenous heritage from his mum’s side of the family in coastal and inland parts of Victoria.

The keen runner and reader of biographies was formerly deputy chairman of BlakDance and helped with structural reform, he has much experience in governance as a result of a former position as an advisor to a bipartisan committee of the NT Legislative Assembly, on statehood and political autonomy.

Dan is driven by giving voice to the voiceless, holding to account those in positions of power, and telling really great stories. While not an expert in dance, Dan relishes the opportunity to learn more about this important form of communication, while bringing his considerable skills in media, and governance.

KARINA HOGAN - deputy chair

Karina comes from a big Aboriginal and South Sea Island family and values this part of her heritage very much. She is a former board member of Sisters Inside and board chair of Brisbane ATSICHS, who is passionate about social justice and building the capacity of blackfellas.

Karina has worked with the ABC for 10 years, mainly in radio and more specifically, local radio Melbourne, Brisbane and Cairns. This taught her the fundamentals of producing content along all platforms and with a range of presenters and producers. In 2021 she took up the opportunity to broadcast for the Brisbane Indigenous Media Association or 98.9fm’s Lets Talk program/podcast.

Outside of media Karina has a deep interest in understanding and improving health outcomes for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.

Carla McGrath

Carla McGrath is a proud Indigenous Australian woman whose family comes from Thursday Island in the Torres Strait. Raised on the Australian mainland, Carla retains strong family and community ties to the Torres Strait.

Carla is a consultant specialising in community engagement and consultation, facilitation, for-purpose organisational sustainability, and program design, development and facilitation.

Carla was previously Head of Sustainability at the National Centre of Indigenous Excellence (NCIE) in Redfern, Sydney. Prior to that she worked as Relationship Manager at AIME (Australian Indigenous Mentoring Experience).

In addition, Carla is a Board Director of GetUp!, Board Director of Shared Path Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Corporation and a Delegate to the National Congress of Australia’s First Peoples.

Carla's previous board and governance roles include Co-Chair of the Management Committee of the NSW Reconciliation Council, Vice Chair of AYAC (Australian Youth Affairs Coalition), Board Director of Flashpoint Labs and the George Hicks Foundation, Member of the AIME Corporation and Member of The Smith Family Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Advisory Panel.

Nareen Young

Nareen Young is Professor, Indigenous Policy Workforce Diversity at Jumbunna Institute of Indigenous Education and Research at University of Technology, Sydney.

Prior to this appointment she has spent over twenty years developing her standing as one of Australia’s leading and most respected employment diversity practitioners, leading two peak organisations to enormous impact and success and consulting for PwC’s Indigenous Consulting. She has received many awards and accolades for this work, has commentated widely and published and presented nationally and internationally.

Nareen has significant governance experience. She spent one three year term as a Director of Indigenous Business Australia and currently serves as Director of Souths Cares and Refugee Talent.

Nareen is a descendant of Aboriginal people of NSW.

Peter Tuckey

Peter Tuckey is a commercial development consultant for major infrastructure projects and international airports and works in an advisory role with major airports such Sydney Airport.

Over the years Peter has held various board positions with arts and community organisations such as The Australian Centre for Photography, the International Foundation for the Protection of Drinking Water and the Australia South African Training Trust.

Peter has extensive philanthropy and fund raising experience and know how, having assisted many community and arts organisations in their fund raising initiatives. Peter has also assisted these groups on a pro bono basis on the commercial challenges that are faced by arts organisations. Peter is a dance aficionado and brings to BlakDance a thirst, respect and appreciation of Dance in all its forms and languages from a learned audience perspective.