Dr Leisa McCarthy is a Warumungu woman and is the CEO of the Anyinginyi Health Aboriginal Corporation, based in Tennant Creek. She has worked in Aboriginal Health for close to 30 years and has held positions in policy management, coordination and service delivery at the national, state/territory and local levels with government, non-government, the Aboriginal Community Controlled Health sector and with a Research Institute. Her passion is in continuing to grow the future of Aboriginal leadership in health and in building on communities strengths for positive and sustainable change.