Our Staff

Chris Hammond

Chief Executive Officer

Chris Hammond is a collaborative leader who is passionate about bringing people together to create new opportunities and develop innovative solutions to resolve complex issues.
Chris has extensive experience in leading multi-stakeholder initiatives that improve the lives of Territorians, and has spent the past few years using this knowledge to benefit not-for-profit organisations.
Embracing the core values of inclusivity, diversity, equitable participation, innovation, and respect, Chris actively engages a broad spectrum of stakeholders to deliver implementable strategies and plans aligned to the desired outcomes of all participants.
Chris holds a Graduate Diploma in Applied Finance (Corporate Finance and Advisory) and is a Fellow of the Institute of Managers and Leaders.

Program Management Team

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Louise Mayclair

Operations Manager Services Delivery

Louise has 12 years’ experience in the social services sector, including 5 years spent delivering services and working closely with Indigenous agencies across homelands in Kakadu. She brings leadership and management knowledge to the Operations role, supporting our staff and clients by overseeing all programs and services and ensuring strong clinical and cultural governance in the work that we do at CAAPS.

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Elisabete Pinto

Coordinator and Counsellor, Healthy Families

Elisabete joins our Healthy Families team with several years experience working in the fields of AOD rehabilitation and domestic and family violence. Elisabete, a registered counsellor with strong leadership experience has specialised in the provision of services related to comorbid AOD addiction and mental health disorders and family violence support and holds a Bachelor of Counselling.

Katryna Kennedy

Family and Community Services Manager

Originally from WA, Kat has spent the last 8 years making Darwin home; working in and around the Northern Suburbs with children, youth, and families to support positive wellbeing outcomes and assist them to reach their full potential. Kat brings experience and knowledge in local systems networks and strengthening families and communities through strengths-based, trauma-informed, and collective impact frameworks.

Jana Harmer

Coordinator, Darrandirra Child and Family Centre

Jana is a local Aboriginal woman and has 17 years’ experience in the Aboriginal Health, Social and Community services sector.

She brings leadership, management, local and cultural knowledge to the Darrandirra Child and Family Coordinator role.  Jana has a background in Primary Health care, Community/ Stakeholder engagement and program development.

Jana oversees the daily operations of the Darrandirra Child and Family centre and staff, and is passionate about improving the health and well-being of our local community, by providing a safe and inclusive community space for all children, young people and families in the Northern Suburbs of Darwin.

 

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Joan Washington

Clinical Coordinator Youth Service

Specialist Trainer/Educator with over 23 years’ experience working with individuals, families and communities affected by migration and other trauma experiences. Experienced case manager of complex clients including torture and trauma survivors and asylum seekers, this has included children, adolescents and adults individually and as family or otherwise connected groups. Extensive experience in delivering workshops about the effects of trauma, long term advocacy & coordination with other relevant stakeholders. Program coordination and management experience, Research and writing experience for reporting, articles in various publications, and workshop development. Extensive community development with local communities. Project management, event coordination in creative as well as education space. Past experience working with Bachelor College and recent experience working with research and training provided in youth justice space in terms of understanding impact of trauma and adolescence and working with building resilience.

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Angela Clark

AOD Coordinator and Counsellor, Strong Steps

Angela supports and leads a small team of counsellors at Strong Steps based in the Coolalinga office, whilst practicing as an AOD counsellor. She is a qualified counsellor with a Diploma of Counselling, Bachelor of Arts specialising in psychology and education and a master’s in education studies. Angela has lived and worked in several remote communities in the Northern Territory including Wadeye (Port Keats), Nhulunbuy, Tennant Creek and Kakadu. She has 20 years’ experience working with clients in the justice system.

Administration Management Team

Theo Tun

Corporate Services Manager

Theo graduated from the Australian National University with a Bachelor of Economics in 1995. He has then been working as a project manager in a range of international organisations until 2002 when he returned to Australia. He has since then completed his graduate diploma in Information Technology, Master of Business Administration – Finance and has completed his CPA accreditation. Theo’s passion and interest has always been in the area of Indigenous advancement, and he has over 16 years of experience in the sector. Theo has been working with the Wunjuada Aboriginal Corporation Rehab facility in Southeast Queensland since 2007 and has been in Darwin since 2010 working first for the Balunu Foundation as a Finance Manager/Acting CEO from 2010 to 2021 and with Yilli Rreung Aboriginal Housing Corporation for the last 2 years in the Revenue section.

Michael Taylor

Facilities Manager

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Jennifer Woods

Senior Finance Officer

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Malinda Pollok

Human Resources Coordinator

Malinda has over 13 years’ experience in human resources, including several years with East and West Arnhem Land communities providing human resources and employee relations expertise. Malinda supports our staff with effective management of HR and office operations, recruitment, staff development and training.