Her dad Robert Stow didn't talk about his Aboriginal origins, but when Vanessa and her sister investigated their family history they discovered clear lines to the Worrimi people of Dungog.
Vanessa's Aboriginality is now central to her identity.
When her son Jack started at Windale Public School in 2006 Vanessa volunteered in the preschool and soon began casual work.
Today she's the Aboriginal Education Officer, a long road from the seamstress traineeship she did in 1989 after leaving Belmont High.
Hosted by Jill Emberson, Mornings presenter on 1233 ABC Newcastle, Meet the Mob is a weekly profile of Aboriginal people in the Hunter region of New South Wales.
You can listen to each Meet the Mob interview by clicking on the audio player or you can download each interview as an mp3 by right clicking on the blue heading under the audio.
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