Tanya is acting Branch Manager of the DES Grants Branch, located within the Community Grants Hub at the Department of Social Services. This year is Tanya’s 20th in the Australian Public Service and over this period she has held many different positions in across Government in Canberra as well as in the States. From 2016 to 2021, Tanya was State Manager Western Australia and in 2021 became State Manager Queensland for the Department of Social Services. Prior to this, Tanya worked in Indigenous Affairs at the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet and in employment for the Department of Employment and Workplace Relations.