Lisa Thorpe is a Gunditjmara/ Gunnai woman from Victoria. Born in Yallourn, Victoria, but spent most of her life in Melbourne.
Lisa is the CEO of Bubup Wilam Aboriginal Child and Family Centre. She has been integral to the inception and development of Bubup Wilam and about ensuring the right to self-determination for Aboriginal children and their families. For most of her working life Lisa has been employed in Aboriginal community based and community-controlled organisations. She has managed and worked on many programs which have directly contributed to the provision of services for Aboriginal people. Lisa has a master’s in public health from Deakin and is currently undertaking a PhD Titled: The Bubup Wilam Approach: Privileging Community Control as a way forward for Aboriginal Early Years, at Victoria University. Lisa is a strong advocate for her people and works tirelessly to ensure Bubup Wilam’s rights to self-determination are met.
