Kim Whiteley is a respected national leader whose expertise and lived experience are deeply grounded in her culture and identity. A proud descendant of the Warramunga Bogan River people, born and raised in Wellington, NSW, Kim brings more than 40 years of leadership across education, health, justice, and land rights — with a strong focus on First Nations strategy, governance, and partnered community engagement.

Kim has held leadership roles within government, community-controlled, and not-for-profit sectors, including Chief Executive Officer of the Remote Area Health Corps (RAHC), Western Zone Director at the NSW Aboriginal Land Council, and Head of First Nations Strategy & Engagement at Cancer Council Australia. She is widely respected for championing cultural safety, advancing governance, driving transformative reform, and achieving measurable outcomes that advance equity and improve services for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, families, and communities.

Kim has also contributed her expertise and leadership through service on advisory bodies such as at the NSW Agency for Clinical Innovation, the NSW/ACT PHN Aboriginal Primary Health Care Executive, and the Cancer Institute NSW Indigenous Advisory Committee. In addition, she currently holds a ministerial appointment as a Board Member of the Homes NSW Aboriginal Housing Office.

As Chief Executive Officer of NATSIAACC, Kim brings her deep cross-sector expertise and cultural authority to champion the voices of Elders and Older People, strengthen national advocacy, and influence policy reform. She is committed to ensuring ageing and aged care services are culturally safe, trauma-aware, community-led, and grounded in respect, dignity, and self-determination.