Francine is a Warumungu woman born in Tennant Creek; grew up in Alice Springs and on the Nauiyu Nambiyu (Daly River) Community. Francine has been employed with the Central Land Council since 1994; holding positions in both Alice Springs and Tennant Creek. Francine is currently the Senior Project Office in the Tennant Creek Office. In addition to her working life, Francine also coordinates the activities of the local Native Title Corporation in Tennant Creek and is a member of the Aboriginal Advisory, established under the Environment Protection and Biological Diversity Act 1999 (Comth). Francine strongly supports Aboriginal peoples’ interests in access to and management of land, education, youth issues, housing, community advocacy and enterprise development.