Carly Stanley is the CEO and co-founder of Deadly Connections, an award-winning Aboriginal survivor-led, community controlled, not-for-profit organisation. Carly is a proud Wiradjuri woman and survivor, born and raised on Gadigal–Bidjigal land. Carly co-founded Deadly Connections in 2018. In 2020, Carly was awarded AbSec's Aboriginal Community Controlled Organisation of the Year. Carly also received a Churchill Fellowship in 2020 and was named an AMP Tomorrow Maker (2020).
Carly is the backbone of Deadly Connections, leading the organisation with strength, tenacity, professionalism and empathy, and fostering a culture of inclusivity. Carly draws on her lived experience to ensure the voices and experiences of mob and survivors are amplified and embedded in the development and delivery of services and programs. Carly holds a Master of Criminology, a Bachelor of Social Science (Criminology) and other academic qualifications that complement her practical acumen.
Carly has dedicated her entire career to supporting mob, particularly justice-impacted/involved people, families and communities, working in both government and non-government agencies in a range of areas.