Ann lives in Coen on Cape York Peninsula and works for the Coen Regional Aboriginal Corporation. She is the Coordinator for the Land & Sea Management Centre.

Ann was instrumental in establishing this centre and worked closely with the traditional owners in the Coen sub-region to resolve their land and sea management issues. She has written a National and Cultural Resource Management Plan for the established homelands that lie within the Coen sub-region. Ann believes that traditional owners can use their plan to enhance the natural and cultural resources on homelands in practical and appropriate land management practices. Thus not only benefiting the clan groups within the Coen sub-region in economic development but to give the wider community an insight into what indigenous people see as essential, to the future survival of their identity, as indigenous people in Australia.

Ann also represents her clan on numerous Land Trust Committees.
The boards she sits on are:

• Cape York Partnerships
• Chair – Coen Parent Education Group, addressing political views and issues on indigenous education
• Director – Coen Regional Aboriginal Corporation, addressing Employment, Welfare Reform, Education, Justice Issues, Cultural Transmission, Housing, Training, Homeland Development, Sports & Recreation, Health, Economic Development and representing the C.R.A.C on the Negotiation Table.
• Cape York Institute for Policy and Leadership, which promotes indigenous participation in public policy and debates.
• Apunipima Cape York Health Council, addressing indigenous health issues across Cape York.
• Cape York Land Council, which assists Aboriginal people of Cape York with Native Title, matters affecting their traditional lands and sea.
• N.A.I.L.S.M.A – Northern Australian Indigenous Land & Sea Management Alliance.
• C.Y.T.R.I.W.G – Cape York Tenure Resolution Implementation Working Group, representing Balkanu Development Corporation. CYTRIWG works on long – term framework for establishing true partnerships between the State Government and Traditional owners in progressing tenure resolution and future management regimes on Cape York Peninsula.

Ann is passionate about Indigenous Education Reform for Cape York children. She believes that for aboriginal people to survive in today’s society, our children need to be educated and to have the best education possible. This can only be achieved if parents demand quality education and take reasonability by supporting their children’s education.

When Ann is not in traveling the country to attend meetings, or working within her community, you will find her at a book store indulging her love of reading.