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
Mark Munnich
Board Director
Peter Thomsen
Board Director
Katrina McKie
Sue Wainwright
Director
Sue Wainwright
Director
Executive team
Chief Executive Officer
Cindy Torrens
Principal Legal Officer
Matt Fawkner
Chief Operating Officer
Wendy Jennings
Executive Policy Officer
Megan Ellis
Cultural and Engagement Lead
Rachael Hill
Deputy Principal Legal Officer
Shelley Landmark
Programs and Innovation Lead
Lee Vanderwarker
Company Secretary & Executive Assistant
Melissa Mott
Specialist Team
Theraputic Practice Lead
Melody Dale
Safe House Coordinator
Katie Bye
Data & Evaluation Officer
Francesca Lai
LEADERSHIP team
Administration Manager
May Brazil
Operations Manager
Jonathan Mogridge
HR Manager
Michaela Ishwar
Case Worker Team
Leader (Darwin)
Krissy Mulholland
Case Worker Team
Leader (Katherine)
Chontelle Pracy
Remote Services
Coordinator (Big Rivers)
Anne Manfong
Managing Solicitor
Jack Frantz
Community Legal Education Manager
Mollie Middleton
Leaving Violence Program Team Leader
Toni Eyles
Remote Services
Coordinator (Big Rivers)
Anne Manfong
Managing Solicitor
Jack Frantz
Community Legal Education Manager
Mollie Middleton
Legal TEam
Eliza Parry-Okeden
Solicitor – Nhulunbuy
Deb Placidi
Solicitor – Katherine
Dylan Trainor
Solicitor – Katherine
Danielle Parra
Solicitor – Darwin
Veronica Bar
Solicitor – Darwin
Sophie Radford
Solicitor – Katherine
Emily Burton
Paralegal – Nhulunbuy
Alannah Barbuto
Paralegal – Darwin
Mark Bartlett
Paralegal – Katherine
Sophie Radford
Solicitor – Katherine
Emily Burton
Paralegal – Nhulunbuy
Alannah Barbuto
Paralegal – Darwin
Case workers
Danielle Simpson
LVP Senior Case Worker – Darwin
Cassandra Dodd
LVP Senior Case Worker – Darwin
Nara Macmillan
LVP Senior Case Worker – Katherine
Christopher Atkinson
Case Worker – Darwin
Nykki Gray
Case Worker – Darwin
Christine Whiting
Case Worker – Darwin
Cheryl Govan
Case Worker – Katherine
K Young
Case Worker – Darwin
Lorraine May
LVP Case Worker
Marian Tyson
LVP Case Worker
Ali Crawshawtomalins
LVP Case Worker
Jenny Hale
LVP Case Worker
Nicole Craig
LVP Case Worker
Marian Tyson
LVP Case Worker
Ali Crawshawtomalins
LVP Case Worker
Jenny Hale
LVP Case Worker
Program teams
Harley Dannatt
NTIFLSS Solicitor
Bernadette Thomas
NTIFLSS Aboriginal Family-Led Decision-Making Co-Convenor
Iesha ‘Ngaliki’ Poyner-Gambley
Community Legal Education Officer
Shakira Reid
Intake Officer
Erica Bouwer
LVP Intake Officer
Iesha ‘Ngaliki’ Poyner-Gambley
Community Legal Education Officer
Sekari Butler
LVP Community Legal Education Officer – Katherine
corporate services Team
Jacinta Willis
HR Administration Officer
Rhiannon Baylis
Administration Officer
Sarah Thomas
Reception & Administration Assistant – Katherine
Averyl Foster
Reception & Administration Assistant – Darwin
Supun Kavindra
LVP Data & Evaluation Assistant
Mona Roberts
Indigenous Evaluation Officer
Joe Horner
Communications Officer