Cathy Malla is a co-convener of the ACFID Locally Led Action Community of Practice. She has had 20 years' experience working in international development and Australian Aboriginal Community Controlled health settings. Currently she is a Senior Program Delivery Advisor with The Fred Hollows Foundation, where she has worked for a number of years in various roles, mostly with a focus on supporting programming in South Asia and the Middle East. She holds a Doctorate of Public Health which looks at knowledge translation in INGOs.