Monique Proud, Director & Principal Consultant at Cultural Grounding
Monique is a proud Koa and Kuku-Yalanji woman with strong family ties to Cherbourg (Wakka Wakka country). She comes from a long line of Aboriginal artists, innovators and creative thinkers and loves to incorporate First Nations ways of knowing, being and doing into her work with corporations, not-for-profits and government. Monique has always been an out-of-the-box thinker with a vivid imagination. She enjoys tackling problems across a variety of industries utilising design thinking, combined with First Nations methodologies to come up with innovative solutions. After completing her honours degree in Sociology, Monique has worked in a variety of roles across the not-for-profit, government, tertiary education and private sectors. As the Owner and Managing Director of Cultural Grounding, Monique is driven to create opportunities that embed Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander perspectives and enable strong creative collaboration. Monique considers it a privilege to work within the consultancy space. She believes she is where she is today because of the remarkable people including her Elders, who paved the way before her - creating opportunities, sharing knowledge and empowering others.
