MEET THE board and staff
Together we are NAAFLS and together we defend the rights of Aboriginal people to access justice.
We have three offices located in Darwin, Katherine and Nhulunbuy in the Northern Territory.
board of directors
Board Chair
Mark Munnich
Deputy Board Chair
Peter Thomsen
Board Director
Therese Puruntatameri
Board Director
Ada Parry
Board Director
Debbie Mauger
Board Director
Nancy Jeffrey
Board Director
Katrina McKie
Sue Wainwright
Director
Executive team
Chief Executive Officer
Cindy Torrens
Principal Legal Officer
Coming Soon
Acting Principal Legal Officer/Deputy PLO
Matt Fawkner
Chief Operating Officer
Wendy Jennings
Sue Wainwright
Director
Executive Policy Officer
Vacant
Senior Partnership & Advocacy Officer
Rachael Hill
Legal TEam
Coming Soon
Principal Legal Officer (PLO)
Matt Fawkner
Acting Principal Legal Officer/Deputy Principal Legal Officer – Katherine
Jack Frantz
Senior Solicitor – Nhulunbuy
Deb Placidi
Solicitor – Katherine
Eliza Parry-Okeden
Solicitor – Darwin
Beth Hosking
Solicitor – Darwin
Dylan Trainor
Solicitor – Katherine
Claire Hilton
Solicitor – Darwin
Sophie Radford
Solicitor – Katherine
Simon Wood
Paralegal – Katherine
Emily Burton
Paralegal – Nhulunbuy
Mark Bartlett
Paralegal – Katherine
TBA
Solicitor Nhulunbuy
TBA
Solicitor Nhulunbuy
Case workers - Support services team
Anne Manfong
Support Services Manager
Chontelle Pracy
Senior Case Worker – Katherine
Kristine Mulholland
Senior Case Worker – Darwin
Coming Soon
Case Worker – Darwin
K Young
Case Worker – Darwin
Nikaiya Payne
Case Worker – Katherine
Vanessa Allen
Case Worker – Nhulunbuy
Nykki Gray
Case Worker – Darwin
Judy Carne
Case Worker – Darwin
Program teams
Lee Vanderwarker
Project Manager, Child Protection Notification and Referral Program
Toni Eyles
Project Officer, Child Protection Notification and Referral Program
Iesha ‘Ngaliki’ Poyner-Gambley
Community Legal Education Officer
corporate services Team
Elisa Solien
Operations Co-ordinator
Tahnee Brown
Travel & Administration Officer
Christine Whiting
Receptionist & Administration Officer – Darwin
Vacant
Receptionist & Administration Officer – Katherine
Jacinta Willis
HR Administration Officer
Vienna Richards
Media and Communications