Professor Faye McMillan AM is a Wiradjuri yinaa (woman) originally from Trangie, NSW. Faye is a community pharmacist and is recognised as the first Indigenous Australian to hold a western degree in pharmacy in this country. Faye is a strong advocate for improving Indigenous health care across professions, notably being a founding member and past chair of Indigenous Allied Health Australia. Faye is currently one of two Deputy National Rural Health Commissioners and works at The University of Technology Sydney (UTS) as a Professor in Indigenous Health in the School of Public Health, as well as a board member of The Australian Pharmacy Council (APC) and is also the chair of the APC Indigenous health strategy group. Faye has received numerous accolades for her leadership and contribution to population health, education, equity, and the community. In 2021 Faye was appointed as a Member (AM) of the Order of Australia in the Queen’s Birthday 2021 Honours List. Faye’s appointment recognises her significant service to Indigenous mental health, and to tertiary education. In 2023 Faye was made a Fellow of the Pharmaceutical Society of Australia (PSA) and in 2022 she was named the PSA Pharmacist of the year; in 2019 she was named as the NSW Aboriginal Woman of the year; in 2022 & 2017 she was recognised in the Who's Who of Australian Women; and in 2014 included in the Australian Financial Review and 100 Women of Influence. Faye is also the 2023 Harkness Fellow for Australia, as well as being a Lifelong Fellow of the Atlantic Institute as an Atlantic Fellow for Social Equity and a Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy. Faye holds a Doctor of Health Science, Master of Indigenous Health, Master of Social Change Leadership, B. Pharm, Grad Cert Wiradjuri Language, Culture and Heritage, Grad Cert Indigenous Governance, Grad Cert Education, Dip Counselling, Cert IV Training and Assessment and is a Senior Fellow Higher Education Academy and Lifelong Atlantic Fellow for Social Equity.