Kaely Woods

Kaely Woods is an experienced senior executive, company director and researcher with an extensive history of working with Aboriginal people and Torres Strait Islanders in public policy and commercial contexts.

Kaely’s doctoral thesis ‘Culture Counts: A choice modelling approach to quantifying cultural values for First Nations people’ sought to identify feasible, reliable and appropriate methods for quantifying cultural values for First Nations people. Kaely undertook this research with Nyikina and Mangala people along the Martuwarra (Fitzroy River), in the west Kimberley.

Kaely’s extensive executive public sector and commercial experience mostly related to Indigenous peoples and economic development. Working in wide ranging areas including native title, land rights, heritage protection, health, housing, home ownership, governance and economic development has provided Kaely with deep and broad insights into Indigenous policy development.