Katie Stride

Committee Member

Katie Stride is a qualified legal practitioner and mediator who has worked in private, public and NGO sectors for the past 25 years in the areas of First Nations land rights, services and related policy. She holds a Masters Of Public Administration and is currently studying towards a Masters of Law (Sustainable Development). Katie is currently the National Judicial Registrar (Native Title) in the Federal Court. She works closely with native title groups, government and others to develop land use agreements that underpin consensual native title determinations.

Katie is also an experienced board director, serving Aboriginal Carbon Foundation, with a focus on First Nations capacity building to benefit traditional owners in this sector. Katie has three daughters and a granddaughter of Tongan heritage and has been involved with the broader Pacific Islander community since attending International House at the University of Queensland in the early 1990’s. She is excited about contributing to Reconciliation Queensland as part of a long and dedicated commitment to First Nations advancement and helping to create a respectful, safe, multicultural Australia.