Cecilia Anthony is a multidisciplinary policy, strategy, research and engagement expert with specialist knowledge working with and for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander and CALD communities across a range of policy areas, including across the creative sectors.
She is an Industry Professor of Indigenous Policy at Jumbunna Institute for Indigenous Education and Research at UTS. Cecilia has been involved in First Nations policy, advocacy and affairs for more than 20 years to support equity and advancement for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples in NSW and nationally, including as a senior advisor to the NSW Minister for Aboriginal Affairs, at the NSW Department of Aboriginal Affairs, and with National Congress of Australia’s First Peoples, and with Aboriginal owned and run consultancies.
She was the inaugural Manager of Government Relations at Creative Australia (formerly Australia Council for the Arts) and developed their initial government relations strategy. Cecilia was co-chair of Reconciliation NSW for five years.
At the core of her work ethic is the belief that all communities have a right to self-determination and to have their voices heard.