Richard Weston is a descendant of the Meriam people of the Torres Strait. He lived and worked for 27 years in urban, regional and remote settings where he gained a unique insight into grass roots Indigenous issues. He has spent eight of the last nine years leading the successful Maari Ma Health Aboriginal Corporation in Far West New South Wales, Australia. He more recently spent 12 months with the Indigenous Health Service in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. His current role is as CEO of the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Healing Foundation based in Canberra. Source: per. comm. Kerry Reed-Gilbert, 2016