Veronica Jones

Veronica Jones is a proud Noongar mother of two children who has lived in Geraldton for over 20 years. She started her professional career at 16, working alongside Geraldton's most vulnerable families as a receptionist at Geraldton Regional Aboriginal Medical Service (GRAMS). She left GRAMS six years later to have her first child and then went on to complete her Bachelor of Social Science (Indigenous Services) in 2003. For the next 14 years, Ms Jones worked in various federal agencies, working with community organisations and families. During this time, she developed a strong desire to build up the strengths of communities especially those of the women, children and young leaders. She is a firm believer that to assist with this, people must take a holistic approach but that connection to culture, through visual arts, is one of the more important aspects and this is why she enjoys the prospect of being an AACHWA board member as well as the manager of an Aboriginal art centre, Yamaji Art.