Mena has she is known was born in the Pound right near Balgo Community and she grew up in Balgo and attended the government school in Balgo.
When she was 18 she went to boarding school in Broome for 3 years.
When Mena finished high school she started working at the Adult Education Centre in Balgo.
In 2004 she started as a Teachers Assistant at the Luurnpa Catholic School in Balgo.
In the late 1980’s she moved to Kiwirrkurra with her husband Brandy Tjungurrayi a senior lawman and painter in Balgo.
When Kiwirkurra flooded in March 2001 she and her family moved back to Balgo and lived here since.
Mena has had long association with Warlayirti Artists being the first Chairperson for 4 years and since a committed committee members.
She is an important community translator and interpreter invaluable to the Balgo community.
In 2005 she was awarded a prize in the East Kimberley Aboriginal Achievement Awards..
Mena has she is known was born in the Pound right near Balgo Community and she grew up in Balgo and attended the government school in Balgo.
When she was 18 she went to boarding school in Broome for 3 years.
When Mena finished high school she started working at the Adult Education Centre in Balgo.
In 2004 she started as a Teachers Assistant at the Luurnpa Catholic School in Balgo.
In the late 1980’s she moved to Kiwirrkurra with her husband Brandy Tjungurrayi a senior lawman and painter in Balgo.
When Kiwirkurra flooded in March 2001 she and her family moved back to Balgo and lived here since.
Mena has had long association with Warlayirti Artists being the first Chairperson for 4 years and since a committed committee members.
She is an important community translator and interpreter invaluable to the Balgo community.
In 2005 she was awarded a prize in the East Kimberley Aboriginal Achievement Awards..