ACPA Staff

Tracy Hart, Chief Executive Officer at the Aboriginal Center for the Performing Arts (ACPA) and is a proud descendant of the Wakaya people from the Rankin River in the Northern Territory. Since appointment of her role in November 2022, Tracy has “Re-Imagined” ACPA by building a training and employment framework which incorporates access to accredited and non-accredited training for participants from the age of 8 years old. Her time at ACPA has been spent re-connecting ACPA with Community, re-forcing ACPA’s Values of Culture, Care and Quality as well as re-positioning ACPA within the Performing Arts Industry by building strong connections throughout the Performing Arts industry stakeholders inclusive of Opera Queensland, Queensland Ballet, Queensland Theatre, Brisbane Festival and Kurul Projects. With over 25 years’ experience in training and employment, Tracy is “Re-Connecting” ACPA with the Arts Industry through meaningful collaboration with community, Industry, and Performing Artists.

Jazleen is a Kaanju, Iama Island and Pitta Pitta Actor, Writer and Director from Far North Queensland. She is an enthusiastic, fearless and driven Storyteller who has a deep passion for First Nations Storytelling and Performance Art. She has a deep desire to empower others through the gifts of the Performance as well as to educate and create works which represented the diversity of the human experience.  

Jazleen assists the CEO to achieve outcomes aligned with ACPA’s strategic plan for 2023-2025 and beyond – Re-imagine, Re-Connect, Re-Position in a culturally safe manner. 

With over a decade of marketing and digital content experience, Dru is also a proud Ngiyampaa man. With a track record that includes working on projects for HBO, The History Channel and the BBC, Dru has also successfully lead local award-winning high quality digital marketing and content, ranging from major campaigns, commercials and feature films.

Dru is also an international award-winning feature filmmaker, with his films winning awards at festivals in L.A, Austin, and being named #5 in The Guardian’s: 10 Best Aussie Films of 2015.

Odette brings over a decade of experience in Vocational Education and Training. With a deep commitment to educational equity and community development, she is passionate about the transformative power of education—not only for students, but for the broader networks that support them. Her work is grounded in creating inclusive, empowering learning environments that drive meaningful change and open pathways to opportunity.