Jody Broun is a Yindjibarndi woman who was born in Perth in 1963. Her family is from the Pilbara region in North West Australia. Jody has a Diploma of Teaching, 1984, from the Western Australian College of Advanced Education, a Bachelor of Education, 1986, from Edith Cowan University (WA) and a Masters of Philosophy, 1992, from the University of Western Australia.

Jody taught at the Clontarf Aboriginal College from 1986 until 1993. She was a Policy Officer, with the Aboriginal Affairs Planning Authority, WA, Executive Director for the Aboriginal Housing and Infrastructure, WA Department of Housing and Works, and Director of Equal Opportunity in Public Employment (WA). She is currently Director General of the NSW Department of Aboriginal Affairs.

Collections

Aboriginal Affairs Department, Perth, Western Australia
Art Gallery of Western Australia
AIATSIS Collection
Berndt Museum of Anthropology, University of Western Australia
Edith Cowan University, Western Australia
Italo Australian Club, Canberra
Macquarie University, New South Wales
Ministry of Culture and the Arts, Western Australia
Museum and Art Gallery of the Northern Territory
Museum of Western Australia
Myer Collection