Destiny Dewis

Destiny is a proud Aboriginal, Torres Strait and South Sea Islander woman with a successful career spanning several decades. She began her journey working in tourism before transitioning into early childhood education and then onto community services and more specifically community finance. A passionate advocate for empowering the next generation of Indigenous people, she believes in the importance of early education as a way of developing career pathways. Her experience in financial and community development has allowed her to assist the First Nations Foundation with their goal of providing instrumental financial education. As First Nations Foundation’s Community Engagement Officer, Destiny travels around Australia delivering FNF’s financial literacy training. Working with CEO Phil Usher, she is a key figure in the FNF team - executing strategies within the community to bolster the vision of long-term financial prosperity for all Indigenous Australians, and intergenerational wealth transformations across Indigenous families and communities. She builds connections and develops beneficial relationships for the foundation. Destiny is inspired to help young Indigenous women create a better life for themselves and takes her position as a role model for the women she meets seriously. An advocate for female empowerment through education, Destiny has been able to build on FNF’s legacy of work while being a champion for change. Outside of work, Destiny’s greatest love and achievement is her family - she proudly embraces her cultural identity and has devoted her life to carrying on the traditional cultural expressions with those closest to her. Destiny is available for commentary and interview opportunities - to speak about financial literacy, financial education and wellness for Indigenous Australians, cultivating empowered communities to achieve financial wellness and economic independence, and intergenerational wealth transformation.