Wynetta Dewis is the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Queensland Indigenous Family Violence Legal Service (QIFVLS).
Wynetta commenced with QIFVLS in 2011 in the role of Project Officer and, throughout the years, has moved through various positions within the organisation from Community Development Manager to General Manager, progressing to the role of Chief Executive Officer, which she has occupied since 2018.
A proud Torres Strait Islander woman, Wynetta has family connections from Boigu Island and Horn Island in the Torres Straits. Wynetta has over twenty five years’ experience in management and project management roles.
Wynetta is the Chair of the First Nations Advocates Against Family Violence, the national peak
body for family violence prevention legal services, which QIFVLS is a member organisation, Chairs Queensland’s Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Prevention Group is a board member on the Pacific Women Lead Governance Board and a member of the Queensland Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Coalition (QATSIC), on Closing the Gap.