Melissa Hinson is the Chief Executive Officer of Urapuntja Health Service Aboriginal Corporation, an Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Service delivering comprehensive primary health care across the Utopia Homelands in the NT. She has extensive executive leadership experience in remote health, governance, strategic planning and service delivery, with a strong commitment to community-led approaches that improve health and wellbeing. Melissa has worked alongside Aboriginal communities to develop innovative programs that support healthy ageing, social connection and culturally safe care, ensuring services are designed by and for the communities they serve.