Alison (Ali) Murphy-Oates is a Ngiyampaa Wailwan woman (Central-West New South Wales) who was born and raised on Darkinjung land (Central Coast New South Wales). Ali pays rent on Bidgigal land (Sydney) and is Managing Director at Moogahlin Performing Arts, working alongside a team of creatives to develop, produce, and present distinctive, culturally immersive, and interdisciplinary performance works with First Peoples artists and communities. She has recently served on the boards of BlakDance Australia, Theatre Network NSW, and Moogahlin Performing Arts, and is currently sits on the Aboriginal Arts & Culture Board for Create NSW.