We acknowledge all First Peoples of this land and celebrate their enduring connections to Country, knowledge and stories. We pay our respects to Elders and Ancestors who watch over us and guide Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander community.
We acknowledge all First Peoples of this land and celebrate their enduring connections to Country, knowledge and stories. We pay our respects to Elders and Ancestors who watch over us and guide Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander community.
Jayden Gerrand is a proud Whadjuk Noongar man and is highly regarded for bringing the voices of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people to the forefront of all conversations.
Jayden has worked across some of Australia and New Zealand’s leading and most notable corporate organisations and has led, developed, and managed strategic Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander engagement initiatives successfully through his extensive knowledge across communications, operations, procurement, cultural connection and employment.
Jayden has a keen interest in supporting, empowering and representing Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, their communities and their culture and sees Djinda Sports as a way to continue this positive impact and awareness through sport – both for his culture, and the cultures of his athletes.
When founding Djinda Sports, Jayden’s vision was for it to be known as a supportive business for athletes where they can thrive to achieve their goals - a place of support, guidance and trust. Where together with athletes, Djinda Sports can build successful and impactful careers – whether they’re just starting out, or ready for post-playing opportunities.
Rona is a proud Kaytetye woman from Central Australia who works with high impact organisations to create systems that centre First Nations people, knowledge and solutions.
Rona is the founder of Common Ground and brings 7 years
of professional experience working across First Nations organisations and not for profits. Rona was previously the Director of First Nations at YLab, a social enterprise that puts young people with diverse lived experiences at the centre of designing and developing innovative and impactful solutions
to complex social issues. Over her career, Rona has worked in policy at the Central Land Council, the Research Unit for Indigenous Languages at the University of Melbourne, Reconciliation Victoria, and the Foundation for Young Australians.In 2020, Rona was a finalist for the Victorian Young Achiever awards, was awarded a Westpac Social Change Fellowship. In 2019 Rona won a Diana Award and was named a 'Woman of the Future' by Women's Weekly.Through her work with First Nations communities across Australia, Rona aims to create future systems that centre First Nations people, knowledge and cultures.Rona currently resides in Mpartnwe on Arrernte Country.
We are a First Nations not-for-profit that exists to centre First Nations people, Country and truth-telling. We acknowledge all First Peoples of this land and celebrate their enduring connections to Country, knowledge and stories. We pay our respects to Elders and Ancestors who watch over us and guide Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander community.
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