Lee is a highly qualified and respected Human Resources professional with 20 years’ experience in corporate, professional services and NFP industries, an NMAS Mediator, MAICD and CHARI. Lee is passionate about Indigenous matters, life-long learning and supporting people to achieve their goals through coaching and mentoring. She is a skilled leader, has managed remote teams and influences the HR strategies of organisations by providing trusted advice to Leaders, Executives and Boards. Lee is a proud Aboriginal woman, and her mob is Bundjalung from Grafton NSW. She grew up on Gadigal land in Sydney, and currently lives on Yuin Country. She regularly commutes to nearby Ngunnawal Country (Canberra) and Sydney for work.She is the CEO and owner of Optimal HR, an Aboriginal owned and led Human Resources consultancy whose purpose is for equitable advancement of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in the workplace. Optimal HR offers culturally respectful services in HR consulting, Coaching, Mentoring and Mediation/Conflict Resolution.