Tony Dreise (pronounced *drice*) is an independent Indigenous Learning Consultant based on the North Coast of New South Wales. He is also a PhD Scholar at the Australian National University's Centre for Aboriginal Economic Policy Research and has had extensive experience in Education and Indigenous policy. He is currently studying ways in which philanthropic bodies can more successfully engage with Indigenous people and invest their resources and add value to Indigenous education outcomes.
Tony is from the Kamilaroi (*Gum-ill-roy*) Aboriginal Nation of north-west New South Wales and south-west Queensland.
Tony is active in his local region in northern New South Wales and currently serves as the President of the Northern Rivers Social Development Council as well as Deputy Chair of the Northern Rivers Board of Regional Development Australia.
Tony’s passion is to devise and drive innovative strategies to unlock the power of lifelong and life-wide learning for Indigenous Australians and other socially marginalised Australians.