Chair, Blak Dance
Karina Hogan is a proud Aboriginal and South Sea Islander woman, born in Mugandgin (Brisbane) with bloodlines to Bundjulung country . Born and raised in the multicultural community of Logan, Karina places family and community at the heart of everything she does.
A journalist, storyteller, and producer, Karina is committed to elevating silenced voices and confronting issues that affect First Nations peoples particularly violence against Aboriginal women, incarceration, and health equity. She was the Impact Producer for the Logie Award–winning SBS documentary Incarceration Nation, and Coproducer of award winning podcast Bloodlines to Country. She continues to advocate fiercely across media, the arts, policy, and health platforms.
Karina holds a degree in both Journalism and International Politics. She is a mother of two and carer to many others, bringing lived experience into every facet of her leadership.
She is an experienced non-executive director, currently serving on three boards, including the Children’s Hospital Queensland, Australia’s leading paediatric health service, the Children’s Hospital Foundation and is also Chair of the national Indigenous contemporary dance peak BlakDance. Her work in governance, storytelling, and community engagement centres around justice, culture, strategy and amplifying the strength of marginalised communities while adding value to shaping and implementing systems change.
