David Sharkey
Community Economic Development Manager | South West NSW
David has over 20 years’ experience working across Northern Australia in Indigenous health, employment and community enterprise development. David has developed and implemented a large number of region wide programs that involved extended community engagement. This includes Apunipima’s Health Action Teams across 11 Cape York Aboriginal Communities and working as Operations Manager at Community Enterprises Australia’s, the not-for-profit enterprise development arm of the My Pathway Group.
David has extensive business experience as an owner operator, contractor and as a Director of an Indigenous not-for-profit. David’s three children are of Torres Strait Island descent and while he has long-held relationships in Cape York and the Torres Strait, he is fully dedicated to building new relationships, experiences and contribution in Western NSW.