Our Team
We have three offices located in Darwin, Katherine and Nhulunbuy in the Northern Territory.
Meet the Board and Staff
Together we are NAAFLS and together we defend the rights of Aboriginal people to access justice.
Board of Directors
Peter Thomsen
Board Chair
Debby Mauger
Board Director
Therese Puruntatameri
Member Director
Jayesh Mehta
Professional Director
Fiona Hussin
Professional Director
Executive Team
Cindy Torrens
Chief Executive Officer
Clara Mills
Principal Legal OfficerÂ
Rachael Hill
Executive Director – Practice and Culture
Michaela Ishwar
Executive Director, Human Resources
Chontelle Pracy
Acting Practice and Culture Lead
Specialist Team
Karl Spence
Senior Policy Officer
Tess Wohling
Data Manager
Leadership Team
May Brazil
Administration Manager
Jonathan Mogridge
Operations Manager
Krissy Mulholland
Senior Case Worker (Darwin)
Anne Manfong
Remote Services
Coordinator (Big Rivers)
Jack Frantz
Managing Solicitor
Mollie Middleton
Community Legal Education Manager
Toni Eyles
Child Protection Reform Project Officer & Team Leader - Leaving Violence Program
Jeanette Callaghan
Miyalk Shelter Coordinator
Legal Team
Deb Placidi
Acting Managing Solicitor (Katherine)
Danielle Parra
Senior Solicitor
Veronica Bar
Senior Solicitor - Darwin
Sophie Radford
Solicitor - Katherine
Emily Burton
Paralegal -Â Nhulunbuy
Mark Bartlett
Paralegal - Katherine
Lincoln Dale
Solicitor - Family Violence Prevention Legal Service (FVPLS)
Support Service Team
Jennifer Singh
Senior Case Worker - Leaving Violence Program
Nicole Craig
Senior Case Worker - Leaving Violence Program
Christopher Atkinson
Case Worker - Darwin
Nykki Gray
Case Worker - Darwin
Christine Whiting
Case Worker - Darwin
Tia Harris
Case Worker - Darwin
Cheryl Govan
Case Worker – Katherine
Akeelah Cowen
Case Worker – Katherine
Ali Crawshaw-Tomlins
Case Worker - Leaving Violence Program
Michael Smith
Case Worker - Leaving Violence Program
Erica Bouwer
Intake and Assessment Case Worker
Program Teams
Harley Dannatt
NTIFLSS Solicitor
Bernadette Thomas
NTIFLSS Aboriginal Family-Led Decision-Making Co-Convenor
Iesha ‘Ngaliki’ Poyner-Gambley
Community Education and Engagement Officer
Mona Roberts
Indigenous Evaluation Officer
Jessie Moniodis
Evaluation Project Officer
Corporate Service Team
Ranju Paudel Kapali
Senior Finance Officer & HR Administrator
Sarah Thomas
Reception & Administration Assistant – Katherine
Averyl Foster
Reception & Administration Assistant – Darwin
Donna Barlow
Human Resources Officer
Chantal May
Travel and Logistics Coordinator
Joe Horner
Communications Officer