Chief Executive Officer
My background is nursing, with particular expertise in communicable diseases and infection control, and teaching nursing and myotherapy in higher education.

I moved to Alice Springs in 1999 to take up a position at Alice Springs Hospital. After 3 years as the nursing director in infection control I moved into the Health Education and Training area at Central Australian Aboriginal Congress Ltd (CAAC). For the last 4 years I have managed the Registered Training Organisation branch of CAAC and assisted in the development of some very motivated Aboriginal Health Workers.

I am excited at the opportunity to be more proactive in the areas of Aboriginal health, and Aboriginal health workforce development.

Training & Assessment Coordinator

Quality Systems Officer
Prior to commencing at CARHDS in April 2006 I worked at the Institute for Aboriginal Development (IAD) in Alice Springs. I was at IAD for 14yrs and during this time gained invaluable experience working within a community controlled registered training organisation.

The health sector is a new area for me and I am thankful that I have been given the opportunity to work again in an organisation that is ultimately working towards improving the quality of life for Aboriginal people.

The main purpose of my position is to record and report on training activities against key performance indicators set by the funding bodies and ensure the organisations compliance against the Australian Quality Training Framework (AQTF).

Senior Administration Officer
Before joining CARHDS in June 2006 as the Senior Administration Officer,
I worked at the Institute for Aboriginal Development (IAD) in Alice Springs,
for 6 years. I originally started as an Administration Assistant in the Language and Culture Centre, as part of the Arrernte Language in Schools. I then became the Personal Assistant to the Manager of the Language Centre. I was also involved in helping coordinate the Aboriginal Interpreter and Translating Service.

Due to a restructure at IAD I then became the Personal Assistant for the Manager of the Education and Training Unit and gained invaluable experience working within a community controlled registered training organisation.

Administration Assistant

Health Work Educator

Health Work Educator

Health Literacy Educator
Born and raised in Brisbane, I grew up in Inala, a close-nit, highly populated Indigenous urban community. My family’s heritage includes Bidjara (central Queensland), Yemen (south-west Queensland) and Wakaman Nations (Atherton Tablelands, far-north Queensland) as well as Afghan and Polynesian ancestry. In 2007, I graduated from the University of Technology, Sydney (UTS), with a BA in Adult Education & Community Management (Major Business).
I feel very honoured and empowered to be working amongst our people in remote and rural communities in Central Australia, particularly in the area of literacy/numeracy development. Fundamentally I am most passionate about social and emotional wellbeing, poetry, and exploring cultural diversity within women of colour, and Indigenous feminist contexts. I have an academic background with researching and lecturing including; Indigenous Australian literature at AustLit: The Resource for Australian Literature, and lecturing on Aboriginal Women’s Studies as well as Indigenous Women’s Perspectives Studies at the University of Queensland. I also facilitate community workshops on a national level for the Fred Hollows Foundation ‘See My World Project’, on Indigenous Australian literary development including storytelling and oral history.

Health Work Educator - non clinical

Health Work Educator - non clinical

Health Work Educator

Health Work Educator

Health Literacy Educator
Hello. I have been with CARHDS since May 2004.

I’m a teacher but I have also done office work and travel consulting. I have lived in Alice Springs for over 15 years. I am very glad that my daughter and grandson live here too.

I grew up in Melbourne but I love living in the desert. Before moving to Alice, I spent many years living in Tucson, Arizona in the heart of the Sonoran Desert.

My interests include personal development and life-long learning. I love to read and relax.

I have taught literacy and numeracy at Yipirinya School, IAD (Institute for Aboriginal Development) and Centralian College before coming to CARHDS.

I love my job and really enjoy having the chance to travel around this marvellous country and meet the wonderful people who live here

Health Work Educator