Cissy Gore-Birch, Co-Chair, ICIN, Owner/Director of Kimberley Cultural Connections Pty Ltd. Cissy Gore-Birch is a Jaru/Kija woman with connections to Balanggarra, Bunuba and Nyikina. Cissy has over 29 years of experience in community development, governance & decision making, leadership, negotiation and conflict resolution, native title, economic development, tourism and conservation and land management. Cissy is the inaugural Director and Co-Chair of ICIN Ltd, Previous Chair of Balanggarra Aboriginal Corporation for nearly 10 years, on the Advisory Committee of the International Savanna Fire Management Initiative (ISFMI) and the inaugural Co-Chair of the Wildfire-Resilient Landscapes Network. Cissy was awarded the Order of Australia medal in 2024 in honour of three-decades of work in WA's Indigenous communities.