Our Team
NBAC is a proudly Aboriginal Community Controlled Organisation (ACCO) that has been initiated by, and is controlled and operated by, Aboriginal people, thereby acknowledging the right of Aboriginal peoples to self-determination. All NBAC staff, including our CEO and management team, are Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.

Heidi Bradshaw
Chief Executive Officer
Wiradjuri and Yorta Yorta

Penny Hood
Deputy Chief Executive Officer
Aboriginal Ally

Melissa Shaw
Operations Manager, Carer Recruitment & Specialist Services
Wiradjuri and Yorta Yorta

Joshua Cullen
Operations Manager, Early Intervention Services
Anaiwan and Kamilaroi

Jessica Smith
Operations Manager, Out of Home Care
Wiradjuri

Tahneka-Kai Muru Paenga
Program Manager, Carer Recruitment
Muruwari

Sharon McKee
Program Manager, Family Preservation
Bundjalung

Amanda Klinar
Program Manager, Family Preservation
Kamilaroi

Skye Pettit-Young
Program Manager, Family Preservation
Wiradjuri and Wongaibon

Raeleen Hamilton
Program Manager, Out of Home Care
Bundjalung

Merinda Habibeh
Program Manager, Out of Home Care
Wiradjuri

Shirley Ronayne
Program Manager, Out of Home Care
Kamilaroi and Kooma

Rebecca Hinton
Program Manager, Specialist and Support Services
Yuin and Wonnarua

Michelle Griffiths
Business Manager
Bundjalung

Tarni Weston
Human Resources Manager
Aboriginal Ally

Vanessa Ocansey
Marketing and Communications Manager
Aboriginal Ally

Catherine Cleary
Psychologist
Aboriginal Ally

Jessica Mcllvenie
Carer Recruitment Officer
Aboriginal Ally

Sharnee Dingwall
Carer Recruitment Assistant
Wiradjuri

Stephanie Scott
Caseworker, Family Preservation
Wiradjuri

Wendy Palu
Caseworker, Family Preservation
Murramarang

Tara Chan
Caseworker, Family Preservation
Wiradjuri

Aneita Brown
Caseworker, Family Preservation
Wailwan

Zoe McKenzie
Caseworker, Family Preservation
Gunggari and Mandandanji

Chantelle Kitchener
Caseworker, Family Preservation
Yorta Yorta & Bundjalung

Juanita Marie-Knight
Caseworker, Out of Home Care
Kamillaroi and Baakanji

Chloe Marks
Caseworker, Out of Home Care
Gamilaraay

Lisa Jago
Caseworker, Out of Home Care
Yorta Yorta

Leilani Fakatava
Caseworker, Out of Home Care
Kamilaroi

Louise Knight
Caseworker, Out of Home Care
Gadigal

Jaye Ralph
Caseworker, Out of Home Care
Wiradjuri

Paige Favre
Caseworker, Out of Home Care
Wiradjuri

Leilani Bell
Casework Assistant, Out of Home Care
Wiradjuri

Charlie MacNaughton
Casework Assistant, Out of Home Care
Biripi

Kayla Sutherland
Casework Assistant, Out of Home Care
Wiradjuri

Kiri Hermes
Casework Assistant, Out of Home Care
Muruwari

Chloe Curtis
Caseworker, Restoration
Wiradjuri

Elizabeth King
Family Time Worker, Restoration
Bundjalung

Malika Moylan
Leaving and After Care Caseworker
Dunghutti

Noelle King
Cultural Connections Worker
Bundjalung

Allison Roseworne
Family Time Worker
Dunghutti and Anaiwan

Sarah Tarrant
Compliance Officer
Yuin and Wonnarua

Aiesha Pettit-Young
Marketing and Communications Assistant
Wiradjuri and Wongaibon

Amy Griffiths
Personal Assistant to Executive Team
Bundjalung

Miah Kendall
Administration Officer
Yuin and Wonnarua

Tanika Hayes
Administration Officer
Yuin
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