At the North Australian Indigenous Land and Sea Management Alliance Ltd we employ people who are dedicated in their work and are innovative in working with Indigenous people.

Joe Morrison

Chief Executive Officer
contact@nailsma.org.au
(08) 8946 7691

Joe Morrison is the Chief Executive Officer of NAILSMA. Both Dagoman and Torres Strait Islander, he has spent the last 20 years working with remote communities throughout northern Australia, firstly establishing local efforts to 'care for country' and more recently focusing on whole-of-north approaches. For the past decade, Mr Morrison has been advising Federal, State and Territory governments about Indigenous natural and cultural resource management, advocating for increased recognition as part of the reform agenda in Indigenous communities. He is the founding convenor of NAILSMA and is currently a member of the Federal Government’s Indigenous Advisory Committee. He has a BA in Natural Resource Management from the University of Sydney.

Angela Shima

Chief Operating Officer
Angela.Shima@nailsma.org.au
(08) 8946 6608

Angela Shima is the Chief Operating Officer of NAILSMA. Angela provides leadership and management to both corporate and project staff and supports them to deliver efficient and effective outcomes for NAILSMA. Angela works with the CEO and Board in achieving the organisation’s strategic goals.

Prior to commencing with NAILSMA, Angela worked for several large not for profit organisations providing financial management services, strategic and operation planning and project management, more recently working directly with several Indigenous organisations across Northern Australia. Angela has an Advanced Diploma in Management and a Masters degree in Business Administration from Southern Cross University.

Samara Erlandson

Administration Manager
samara.erlandson@nailsma.org.au
(08) 8946 6883

Samara Erlandson is the Administration Manager of NAILSMA based in Darwin. Raised in Darwin, Ms Erlandson has completed a BA in Natural Resource Management.

Jessica Lew Fatt

Executive Assistant 
jessica.lewfatt@nailsma.org.au
(08) 8946 7691

Jessica Lew Fatt is responsible for providing high-level assistance to the Chief Executive Officer.

Brianna Shaw

Executive Assistant to the Chief Operating Officer and Office Administrator
Brianna.Shaw@nailsma.org.au
(08) 8946 7673

Brianna is the face of NAILSMA and will welcome you when you visit our offices at the reception area. She is the Executive Assistant to the Chief Operating Officer and provides administrative services for NAILSMA staff. Her qualifications include a Certificate II in Financial Services and Certificate III in Business. She has been the recipient of a number of awards while training including the 2010 NAIDOC Apprentice of the Year, the 2010 GTNT School Based Trainee of the Year and, the 2012 NAIDOC Female Youth of the Year. Brianna has worked in the banking sector and employment placement services before joining NAILSMA in her current position.

Brianna’s mother’s country is Yarralin south west of Katherine. Her father’s country is Borroloola.

Janely Seah

Finance Manager
janely.seah@nailsma.org.au
(08) 8946 6764

Janely Seah is responsible for all the financial requirements of NAILSMA in its Darwin office. Ms Seah provides relevant support and information on financial matters to the Executive of NAILSMA and its Board of Management, Associated Committees, the Chief Operating Officer, and the NAILSMA program teams.

Ting (Jennifer) Shi

Finance Assistant
ting.shi@nailsma.org.au
(08) 8946 7381

Ting (Jennifer) Shi is responsible for providing support and information on financial matters to the Finance Manager, as well as project teams within NAILSMA. Ms Ting has recently completed a Bachelor of Accounting at Charles Darwin University.

Glenn James

Project Coordinator
glenn.james@nailsma.org.au
(08) 8946 6377

Glenn James provides support for local people who are involved in NAILSMA’s growing carbon program. He is also involved in the development of carbon emission abatement projects. This includes assisting local and regional aspirations, appropriate governance arrangements, cost and benefit assessments, and coordinating the development and monitoring of key indicators for social change in the evolving carbon program. 

Mr James studied at the Australian National University in Canberra, gaining an Honours degree in Political Science and Philosophy (1987) and a Masters degree in Applied Anthropology and Participatory Development (2004).  Immediately before joining NAILSMA in March 2009, Glenn worked with CSIRO as a social researcher / anthropologist on Indigenous livelihoods relating to mining and land management.

Christine Michael

Project Officer Carbon Project
christine.michael@nailsma.org.au

Christine Michael is a Project Officer for the Carbon Project.  She holds a combined Bachelor of Arts Bachelor of Laws (Hons) degree from the University of Queensland.  Christine provides project support to NAILSMA’s Carbon Project which is pursuing opportunities for Indigenous fire and land managers in the emerging carbon and related markets.

Tristan Simpson

Project Coordinator, Indigenous Livelihoods
tristan.simpson@nailsma.org.au
(08) 8946 7168

Tristan Simpson is Project Coordinator for Indigenous Livelihoods. This role involves coordinating the Northern Australia Water Futures Assessment projects and the Tropical Rivers and Coastal Knowledge (TRaCK) Synthesis of the NAILSMA coordinated Theme 6 case studies, and producing the Indigenous Community Water Planning Guide. These projects aim to develop sustainable Indigenous livelihoods across north Australia based on cultural and natural resource management

Lorrae McArthur

Coordinator, Indigenous Water Policy 
lorrae.mcarthur@nailsma.org.au
(08) 8946 6973

Dr Lorrae McArthur is Coordinator of the Indigenous Water Policy Group. In general, this role involves passing on the relevant information through the respective project networks, which are made up of local Indigenous groups, Traditional Owners, researchers, regional land councils, government, non-government agencies and other stakeholders. This position helps provide a voice for Indigenous people so that their economic, social, cultural and environmental interests in water resource management are represented and protected. 

Dr McArthur has a Bachelor of Science with honours from Monash University and a PhD in Animal Eco-Physiology from Charles Darwin University. Through her research, Lorrae was able to participate in a collaborative study between researchers and Traditional Owners in north east Arnhem Land that recorded traditional knowledge and values of frogs in Yolngu culture.

Anna Boustead

Project Support Officer
anna.boustead@nailsma.org.au
(08) 8946 7674

Anna is the Project Support Officer for the North Australian Indigenous Experts Forum.  Her role is to assist the Coordinator to support the Indigenous Experts Forum, by coordinating meetings and assisting with its reporting, communications and administration. 

Anna holds a Masters of Tropical Environment Management, obtained in Darwin and a Bachelor of Arts (Eco-communication) obtained in Warrnambool, Victoria.  Prior to moving to the Territory, Anna worked for Environment Victoria, coordinating environmental groups across the state. She has since worked with various environmental agencies in Darwin as a communications consultant and research assistant, studying the potential impacts of climate change upon Kakadu National Park. She has also worked for the tourism industry in both the Top End and Central Australia.

Rod Kennett

Project Manager Saltwater People Network and I-Tracker
rod.kennett@nailsma.org.au
(08) 8946 6271

Dr Rod Kennett holds a PhD and an Honours degree in biology, has written over 40 research reports and articles, and has led numerous research and natural resource management programs in universities, non-government and government organisations. He has worked in marine and terrestrial science and management in tropical north Australia for over 25 years.  Much of this work has focussed on increasing Indigenous participation in research and management. 

Dr Kennett contributes to a wider conservation and development agenda through extra-curricular activities such as membership of the Indigenous Reef Advisory Committee (Great Barrier Reef Marine Park), Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies; the Wunambal Gaambera Healthy Country Scientific Committee; an IUCNSpecies Specialist Group; Steering Committee for the Arafura Timor Sea Experts Forum; and the Expert Working Group on Indigenous Engagement in Science (Australian Government – Department of Innovation, Industry, Science and Research).

Billee McGinley

I-Tracker Development Officer
billee.mcginley@nailsma.org.au
(08) 8946 7678

Billee McGinley is a Project Development Officer for the I-Tracker project. I-Tracker, short for Indigenous Tracker, is a project that helps Indigenous Land and Sea Managers collect and manage information about country across remote north Australia. An environmental geographer, Ms McGinley has a Bachelor of Applied Science in Natural Resource Management, with majors in Human Geography and Plant Biology from Deakin University, Victoria and a Graduate Diploma in Geographic Information Systems (GIS) at Charles Darwin University.

Billee has worked in natural resource management and GIS in the Northern Territory, across Australia, and overseas for the past seven years. Billee was previously employed Northern Land Council as a GIS Officer, which included cultural mapping.

Erica McCreedy

I-Tracker Project Officer
erica.mccreedy@nailsma.org.au
(08) 8946 6813

Erica McCreedy is a Project Development Officer for I-Tracker. She completed a Postgraduate Diploma in Indigenous Knowledge Systems at Charles Darwin University and holds a Bachelor of Arts in Indigenous Studies and Media Communications from Southern Cross University. She is currently enrolled in a Master’s degree in Tropical Environmental Management at Charles Darwin University. For the last two years, she has worked as an Environmental and GIS Officer for a private Land Management Company, specialising in Fire and Weed Management.

  Christy Davies

I-Tracker Project Officer
christy.davies@nailsma.org.au
(08) 8946 6684

Christy Davies is a Project Development Officer for I-Tracker. Ms Davies has completed a Bachelor of Applied Science at the University of Canberra, majoring in Natural Resource Management. She has worked with the Office of the Renewable Energy Regulator, the Australian Greenhouse Office and the CRC for Freshwater Ecology at the University of Canberra. As a monitoring officer, her work focused on programs monitoring the aquatic health of freshwater systems throughout the ACT and the NSW alpine region. More recently she was a monitoring support officer for the Supervising Scientist Division, based in Kakadu National Park.

 Micha Jackson 

I-Tracker Project Development Officer
micha.jackson@nailsma.org.au
(08) 8946 6539

Micha Jackson grew up near Toronto, Canada. She completed a Bachelor of Arts in Environmental Science and Government at Lawrence University, Wisconsin, USA. She then received a prestigious Watson Fellowship to live and work in Oman, Australia and Palau exploring Indigenous and community-based management in coastal regions. Micha joined NAILSMA in March 2009 as the Project Officer for the I-Tracker project. She provides on-ground and workshop training and technical support to Indigenous rangers and ranger coordinators throughout northern Australia with a particular focus on sea country issues.

Claudia Luetjens 

Communication Officer
claudia.luetjens@nailsma.org.au
(08) 8946 6564

Claudia joined NAILSMA in July 2009 to provide administrative support to the project teams, coordinate meetings and workshops and assist with accounting. In 2011 she took over the role of Communications Officer focussing on the Carbon Project. She is involved in developing communication materials and strategies to support Indigenous people to participate in the carbon economy.

Claudia studied business administration and languages, completed a Diploma of Indigenous Studies at Charles Darwin University and is currently studying for a degree in New Media Design.

Robin MacGillivray

Communication Officer 
robin.macgillivray@nailsma.org.au
(08) 8946 6015

Robin MacGillivray is a Communications Officer with NAILSMA, developing targeted material to support the organisation’s programs. Her work is a vital part of NAILSMA’s partnerships with Indigenous people, helping to share experiences and knowledge, build collaborative relationships, promote wider understanding of Indigenous land and sea management issues, and take the voice of Traditional Owners into the public domain. 

In the past, Ms MacGillivray has worked in a variety of different environmental roles, including that of Interpretation Officer in Kakadu National Park, which blended her teaching and environmental backgrounds while broadening her understanding of north Australia and Indigenous cultures.

Leonie Molloy

Communication Officer
leonie.molloy@nailsma.org.au
(08) 8946 7662

Leonie Molloy is the Communication and Project Support Officer for the Saltwater People Network. Ms Molloy holds a Masters Degree in Cultural Studies from Wollongong University and a Bachelor Degree in Fine Arts from Sydney College of the Arts. Leonie was a Lecturer in Creative Arts at Wollongong University before taking up a position in 1992 at Yirrkala School in North East Arnhem Land working with the teaching staff to produce educational resources. She then went on to set up her own consultancy providing digital media and design services in Nhulunbuy. She worked with Dhimurru Aboriginal Corporation for a number of years recording cultural workshops and producing multimedia and print resources with the Senior Rangers. In 1999 she moved to Darwin and worked as a lecturer in Graphic Design and continued to do contract work focusing on the development of educational and training resources.