Sharon Wood-Kenney is a highly experienced Executive Cultural Navigation Consultant and a widely respected Community Leader, she has strong ties in both the Indigenous and other communities and is determined to make positive change and create opportunities for disadvantaged children, families and individuals. This includes establishment of self- determination platforms and initiatives. She is a proud Noongar Yamatji Yorga (woman) with cultural ties across Western Australia, and a multi-cultural ties to English, Irish, Scottish & Italian to name a few.

Sharon is the designer and facilitator of the elite systems change toolbox, Perception Is OUR Truth, (PIOT card) as part of the journey for living our best life, creating safe spaces to belong, heal grow, innovate together respectfully.

Sharon has studied and is trained in Mind Body Medicine, Holistic Counselling and cultural ways of Knowing Doing Being, Conflict Resolution, Mediation, Cultural Supervision, Creating framworks including Kultural Employment Empowerment Program (KEEP), Social Sciences, Aboriginal Affairs, Leadership, Human Services, Addiction, Health Promotion and Research Methodologies including GIS (Geographic information systems and mapping data), and Facilitation. She shares techniques in self-healing, cultural and spiritual connections. Sharon’s award winning business, South West Kinships Cultural Immersions, is an Australian Tourism Accreditation Standard certified and is highly sought after for a range of unique quality experiences for living our best lives.

Sharon has designed and delivered cultural immersion training and practices to organisations such as WA Police & WA Prosecutors, Justice system visitors’ scheme, DLGSC, Education Department, WA Leadership Institute, WA Women’s Law Centre and WA Museum.

She is the producer/ host of award winning, 100.9fm Noongar Radio show “Issues in Community”, developed during COVID to provide community with information from service providers, government, food suppliers and health professionals.

Sharon's leadership is widely recognised. She was inducted into the WA Women’s Hall of Fame in 2020 for her work with youth and families aimed at reconciliation, community inclusion, mental health and wellbeing and self- determination platforms for Aboriginal families working alongside all people, cultures, religions and preferences for inclusion, equity, equality & justice for all peoples.

In 2023 she was inducted in City of Joondalup Walk of Fame for Cultural Leadership for work over 20 years supporting reconciliation, community, local Government, sports and people. Sharon is a graduate of the WA Aboriginal Leadership Institute and Leadership WA.

Sharon has a focus on communicating positive culture and practices to the community and demonstrating recognition of the unique position of marginalised people, promoting respect and understanding and building relationships and partnerships.

Her vision is walking respectfully in our Elder’s footprints, implementing actions and reconciliation initiatives for all, being respectful and mindful of different communities and people, and doing her job with integrity respect, and knowledge of strong leadership with intrinsic understandings of cultural protocols and practices.