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

Updated Board Chair_Debby Mauger

Board Chair

Debby Mauger

North Australian Aboriginal family Legal Service

Deputy Board Chair

Nancy Jeffrey

Board Director Therese Puruntatameri

Board Director

Therese Puruntatameri

Updated Board Dir_Ada Parry

Board Director

Ada Parry

Board Director Mark Munnich.

Board Director

Mark Munnich

Board Dir_Peter Thomsen Updated

Board Director

Peter Thomsen

North Australian Aboriginal family Legal Service

Board Director

Katrina McKie

Sue Wainwright

Sue Wainwright

Director

Executive team

head shot of Cindy Torrens, CEO of NAAFLS. Smiling wearing deep ochre dress.

Chief Executive Officer

Cindy Torrens

North Australian Aboriginal family Legal Service

Principal Legal Officer 

Coming Soon

Dep Principal Legal Officer Matt Fawkner

Acting Principal Legal Officer/Deputy PLO

Matt Fawkner

HR Wendy Jennings

Chief Operating Officer

Wendy Jennings

Sue Wainwright

Sue Wainwright

Director

North Australian Aboriginal family Legal Service

Executive Policy Officer

Megan Ellis

Rachael Hill

Senior Partnership & Advocacy Officer

Rachael Hill

Legal TEam

North Australian Aboriginal family Legal Service

Coming Soon

Principal Legal Officer (PLO)

Acting PLO Matt Hawkner

Matt Fawkner

Acting Principal Legal Officer/Deputy Principal Legal Officer – Katherine

Jack Frantz

Jack Frantz

Senior Solicitor  – Nhulunbuy

Solicitor Deborah Placidi, blurred background, head shot, smiling

Deb Placidi

Solicitor  – Katherine

Lawyer Eliza Parry-Okeden

Eliza Parry-Okeden

Solicitor  – Nhulunbuy

Lawyer Beth Hosking

Beth Hosking

Solicitor  – Darwin

Lawyer Dylan Trainor

Dylan Trainor

Solicitor  – Katherine

Lawyer Sophie Radford

Sophie Radford

Solicitor  – Katherine

North Australian Aboriginal family Legal Service

Mark Bartlett

Paralegal – Katherine

North Australian Aboriginal family Legal Service

Emily Burton

Paralegal –  Nhulunbuy

North Australian Aboriginal family Legal Service

Alannah Bartuto

Paralegal –  Darwin

North Australian Aboriginal family Legal Service
North Australian Aboriginal family Legal Service

TBA

Solicitor Nhulunbuy

North Australian Aboriginal family Legal Service

TBA

Solicitor Nhulunbuy

North Australian Aboriginal family Legal Service

TBA

Solicitor Nhulunbuy

North Australian Aboriginal family Legal Service

TBA

Solicitor Nhulunbuy

Case workers - Support services team

Support Services Manager Anne Manfong

Anne Manfong

Support Services Manager

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Chontelle Pracy

Senior Case Worker  – Katherine 

Kristine Mulholland

Kristine Mulholland

Senior Case Worker –  Darwin 

North Australian Aboriginal family Legal Service

Coming Soon

Case Worker  – Darwin 

North Australian Aboriginal family Legal Service

K Young

Case Worker –  Darwin 

Caseworker Nikaiya Payne

Nikaiya Payne

Case Worker  – Katherine

Caseworker Vanessa Allen

Vanessa Allen

Case Worker  – Nhulunbuy

Caseworker Nykki Gray

Nykki Gray

Case Worker  – Darwin

North Australian Aboriginal family Legal Service

Coming Soon

Program teams

Project Manager Lee Vanderwarker

Lee Vanderwarker

Project Manager, Child Protection Notification and Referral Program

Project Officer Toni Eyles Bio Pic

Toni Eyles

Project Officer, Child Protection Notification and Referral Program

CLE Iesha ‘Ngaliki’ Poyner-Gambley

Iesha ‘Ngaliki’ Poyner-Gambley

Community Legal Education Officer

North Australian Aboriginal family Legal Service

Iesha ‘Ngaliki’ Poyner-Gambley

Community Legal Education Officer

North Australian Aboriginal family Legal Service

Lee Vanderwarker

Project Manager, Child Protection Notification and Referral Program

North Australian Aboriginal family Legal Service

Toni Eyles

Project Officer, Child Protection Notification and Referral Program

North Australian Aboriginal family Legal Service

Iesha ‘Ngaliki’ Poyner-Gambley

Community Legal Education Officer

North Australian Aboriginal family Legal Service

Iesha ‘Ngaliki’ Poyner-Gambley

Community Legal Education Officer

corporate services Team

Operations Coordinator Elisa Solien

Elisa Solien

Operations Co-ordinator

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Tahnee Brown 

Travel & Administration Officer

Receptionist Christine Whiting

Christine Whiting

Receptionist & Administration Officer – Darwin

North Australian Aboriginal family Legal Service

Vacant 

Receptionist & Administration Officer – Katherine

North Australian Aboriginal family Legal Service

Jacinta Willis

HR Administration Officer

North Australian Aboriginal family Legal Service

Vienna Richards

Media and Communications Officer

North Australian Aboriginal family Legal Service

 

 

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