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
Debby Mauger
Deputy Board Chair
Nancy Jeffrey
Board Director
Therese Puruntatameri
Board Director
Ada Parry
Board Director
Mark Munnich
Board Director
Peter Thomsen
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
Megan Ellis
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
Commencing Soon
Senior Solicitor – Darwin
Eliza Parry-Okeden
Solicitor – Nhulunbuy
Beth Hosking
Solicitor – Darwin
Dylan Trainor
Solicitor – Katherine
Sophie Radford
Solicitor – Katherine
Mark Bartlett
Paralegal – Katherine
Emily Burton
Paralegal – Nhulunbuy
Alannah Bartuto
Paralegal – Darwin
Commencing Soon
Paralegal – Darwin
Case workers - Support services team
Anne Manfong
Support Services Manager
Chontelle Pracy
Senior Case Worker – Katherine
Kristine Mulholland
Senior Case Worker – Darwin
Nykki Gray
Case Worker – Darwin
K Young
Case Worker – Darwin
Christine Whiting
Case Worker – Darwin
Vanessa Allen
Case Worker – Nhulunbuy
Cheryl Govan
Case Worker – Katherine
Program teams
Lee Vanderwarker
Project Manager, Child Protection Reform Projects
Toni Eyles
Project Officer, Child Protection Reform Projects
Iesha ‘Ngaliki’ Poyner-Gambley
Community Legal Education Officer
Iesha ‘Ngaliki’ Poyner-Gambley
Community Legal Education Officer
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
Iesha ‘Ngaliki’ Poyner-Gambley
Community Legal Education Officer
corporate services Team
Elisa Solien
Operations Co-ordinator
Tahnee Brown
Travel & Administration Officer
Coming Soon
Receptionist & Administration Officer – Darwin
Coming Soon
Receptionist & Administration Officer – Katherine
Jacinta Willis
HR Administration Officer
Vienna Richards
Media and Communications Officer