Meet Our Board of Directors
Frank Curtis
A local Arrernte man & CfAT Chair since July 2020, Frank Curtis served the people of central Australia for a period of twenty years in his role as an Aboriginal Community Police Officer, Frank helped to develop a Youth rehabilitation camp at Umbussa Amurra outstation. Frank enjoys working with young people to build up their self-esteem and confidence. He strives to instill in these youth a vision that someday they will end up being leaders of their country. As a member of the CfAT Board, Frank is passionate about finding ways for Aboriginal people to return to country and live on their homelands.
Noel Hayes
Noel Hayes is a Kaytetye man from Ali Curung, central Australia. For ten years, he served as an ATSIC commissioner. He currently serves on the Barkly Shire Council in the NT. Noel has been involved in a leadership capacity for a range of social programs and community justice initiatives. He brings strong expertise in working with government.
Peter Renehan
Peter Renehan was born and raised in Alice Springs. He was CfAT Chair from October 2010 until February 2020 when he became CfAT’s CEO . He brings to CfAT strong community engagement skills and practical hands-on abilities. Peter’s leadership underpins the strength of the CfAT Board and their focus on achieving positive outcomes for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.
Jennifer Kroker
Jenny is an Eastern Arrernte woman. Jenny has a practical background in cross-cultural education and uses this to nurture the organisational culture at CfAT. She has integrated Indigenous knowledge into science curriculum in schools. She is a strong advocate for women in technology.
Brian Singleton
Brian Singleton is a Yirraganydji Rainforest Bama (People) whose people Ancestral Traditional Lands are from the Cairns region to Port Douglas. Brian worked for the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park as an Indigenous Community Compliance Liaison Officer. He brings more than 15 years’ experience in engaging Traditional Owners and Indigenous Communities in Land and Sea Management. Brian is passionate about providing training and knowledge exchange to communities and Traditional Owners to manage their own sea and country.
Jonathan McLeod
Born in Darwin, Jonathan is of both Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander descent and is currently engaged by the Northern Land Council as Manager, Regional Development. Based in Darwin he looks after a regional office network in the Top End of the Northern Territory. Jonathan has worked within Indigenous Affairs for 25 plus years with both the Australian Government and the Land Council as a Commonwealth Statutory Authority. Travelling extensively throughout the Northern Territory he is passionate about supporting remote Aboriginal communities establish opportunities through education, employment, business development, land management, housing, health and sport.
Adrian Mitchell
Adrian Mitchell commenced his career as an auditor and accountant before entering into the training sector as a director of corporate services at Midland College of Tafe in 1997, spent the next 20 years in senior management positions in the training sector including 13 years as a Chief Executive Officer before retiring in 2017. He recently came out of retirement to undertake a project position with Parkrun Australia to increase the participation of older Australians in Parkrun
Deanella Mack
Deanella (Dee) Mack is an Arrernte woman born and raised in Alice Springs, Central Australia. After many years of working within Aboriginal organisations, NGO’s and Government departments. Dee went on and founded her own business, Cultural Connections NT, in 2014, providing local cultural awareness training and cultural tourism at Angkerle Atwatye, Standley Chasm. She moved to Brisbane in November 2018 to take up a national position as Indigenous Cultural Capability Leader with EY. Her role provides support to develop culturally safe workplace practices, increase staff cultural capability, and assist in implementing a culturally intelligent approach to working with and for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. Deanella is passionate about creating systemic change and cultural capability standards that enable the realisation of self-determination for Indigenous peoples.