Alison (Ali) Murphy-Oates is a Ngiyampaa Wailwan person (Central West New South Wales) who was born and raised on Darkinjung & Awabakal lands (Central Coast New South Wales) and is based on Gadigal & Bidjigal (Sydney). Ali is currently Producer, First Nations at Sydney Festival, after serving as Managing Director at Moogahlin Performing Arts for eight years. Ali is also a freelance producer, arts administrator, and consultant, focusing specifically on supporting First Peoples artists and sector. Ali has recently served on the boards of BlakDance Australia, Theatre Network NSW, and Moogahlin Performing Arts and the Executive Council of Live Performance Australia, and currently serves on the Create NSW Aboriginal Arts & Culture Advisory Board and as Chair of PACT Centre for Emerging Artists. Ali is a recipient of a Sydney Myer Creative Fellowship.