NCIE Board of Directors
The NCIE's governing Board of Directors consists of five members who are appointed by the Indigenous Land and Sea Corporation. The Board meets quarterly and oversees the strategic direction of the NCIE.
Dr Donna Odegaard AM, Larrakia Elder from Darwin, is a businesswoman with over 40 years’ experience. She is owner and founder of Australia’s largest privately owned media network, Aboriginal Broadcasting Australia, which has four television channels, four radio stations and production company reaching 2,400 Indigenous communities across Australia in over 30 Indigenous languages. Dr Odegaard has a Masters on Aboriginal Land Rights and PhD on Treaty and holds numerous awards and appointments.
Show LessJoe Morrison has a BA in Land Management from the University of Sydney and an Honorary Doctorate from the University of New South Wales for his contribution to Indigenous land and sea management, policy development, advocacy and related topics nationally. He is currently the Group Chief Executive Officer of the Indigenous Land and Sea Corporation (ILSC), a corporate Commonwealth entity established to assist Indigenous Australians to realise economic, social, cultural and environmental benefits that the ownership of land, water and water related rights can provide.
Show LessKate Cam has more than 20 years’ experience in the global investment and capital markets industries in Sydney, London and Hong Kong and is currently an independent governance and investment consultant based in Sydney.
Kate has worked with a range of Indigenous, wealth management, insurance and superannuation organisations to provide governance solutions and strategic investment advice. She is graduate member of the Australian Institute of Company Directors, holds the right to use the Chartered Financial Analyst designation, and is a member of the Sydney Society of Financial Analysts.
Dillon Kombumerri grew up on Minjerriba, North Stradbroke Island and has family connections to the island as well as to the Yugembir nation (Gold Coast) but lives and works in Sydney.
With more than 25 years of experience in architectural practice, he brings a unique indigenous perspective to re-imagining the built environment and speaks nationally and internationally on the positive effects of Indigenous knowledges on building better places for living.
Mr Roy Ah-See is a Wiradjuri man who was born and raised on Nanima Reserve near Wellington, NSW. He was elected to the NSW Aboriginal Land Council in 2007 and has been Chairperson of the Council since 2015. He is a member of the Prime Minister’s Indigenous Advisory Council, and and previously worked at various government agencies and Aboriginal community controlled organisations.
Alison Page is descendant of the Walbanga and Wadi Wadi people of the Yuin nation who grew up in La Perouse, Sydney. She is an award-winning designer and a member of the Design Institute of Australia’s Hall of Fame, an entrepreneur and film and television producer.
Alison is currently a Board member of Ninti One Ltd and the Australian National Maritime Museum and was previously the founding CEO of the Saltwater Freshwater Arts Alliance and the National Aboriginal Design Agency.
Show LessDr Donna Odegaard AM, Larrakia Elder from Darwin, is a businesswoman with over 40 years’ experience. She is owner and founder of Australia’s largest privately owned media network, Aboriginal Broadcasting Australia, which has four television channels, four radio stations and production company reaching 2,400 Indigenous communities across Australia in over 30 Indigenous languages. Dr Odegaard has a Masters on Aboriginal Land Rights and PhD on Treaty and holds numerous awards and appointments.
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Alison Page is descendant of the Walbanga and Wadi Wadi people of the Yuin nation who grew up in La Perouse, Sydney. She is an award-winning designer and a member of the Design Institute of Australia’s Hall of Fame, an entrepreneur and film and television producer.
Alison is currently a Board member of Ninti One Ltd and the Australian National Maritime Museum and was previously the founding CEO of the Saltwater Freshwater Arts Alliance and the National Aboriginal Design Agency.
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Dr Donna Odegaard AM, Larrakia Elder from Darwin, is a businesswoman with over 40 years’ experience. She is owner and founder of Australia’s largest privately owned media network, Aboriginal Broadcasting Australia, which has four television channels, four radio stations and production company reaching 2,400 Indigenous communities across Australia in over 30 Indigenous languages. Dr Odegaard has a Masters on Aboriginal Land Rights and PhD on Treaty and holds numerous awards and appointments.
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Kate Cam has more than 20 years’ experience in the global investment and capital markets industries in Sydney, London and Hong Kong and is currently an independent governance and investment consultant based in Sydney.
Kate has worked with a range of Indigenous, wealth management, insurance and superannuation organisations to provide governance solutions and strategic investment advice. She is graduate member of the Australian Institute of Company Directors, holds the right to use the Chartered Financial Analyst designation, and is a member of the Sydney Society of Financial Analysts.
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Damien is a Bidjara Murri from Woorabinda and Central Qld who has lived much of his life in Sydney. He is a Senior Legal Counsel with UGL Ltd.
Damien has both civil engineering, business and legal qualifications and his legal experience covers 20 years in construction, environment, planning, local government, cultural heritage and native title - mining, rail, energy and resources industries.
He has been a director of; Bangarra; the Australian Indigenous Leadership Centre; Ngalaya Indigenous Lawyers Association and the Aboriginal Housing Office NSW.
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Dillon Kombumerri grew up on Minjerriba, North Stradbroke Island and has family connections to the island as well as to the Yugembir nation (Gold Coast) but lives and works in Sydney.
With more than 25 years of experience in architectural practice, he brings a unique indigenous perspective to re-imagining the built environment and speaks nationally and internationally on the positive effects of Indigenous knowledges on building better places for living.
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Mr Roy Ah-See is a Wiradjuri man who was born and raised on Nanima Reserve near Wellington, NSW. He was elected to the NSW Aboriginal Land Council in 2007 and has been Chairperson of the Council since 2015. He is a member of the Prime Minister’s Indigenous Advisory Council, and and previously worked at various government agencies and Aboriginal community controlled organisations
Show LessNCIE EXECUTIVE TEAM
NCIE's leadership team is instrumental in the delivery of the NCIE Board's strategic directions and leads our team who keep the NCIE running seven days a week.
Darren Hammond is a Gomeroi man from Moree NSW and has called Sydney home from a young age, contributing to and forming a connection to the Gadigal community.
Darren brings with him a wealth of experience from his past work at Tribal Warrior Aboriginal Corporation and years of experience working within corporate entities in Human Resources related roles.
Darren has been involved in a number of advisory panels, many business transformation pieces and overseen a range of community programs. Darren understands the level of empathy, passion and drive it takes to run community based programs whilst still upholding the high expectations, capabilities and fundamentals he has taken away from the corporate world.
Shane is a Gundungurra man with family connections to Captains Flat, Queanbeyan and the Central Coast of NSW. He has worked extensively in the areas of housing and homelessness, managing a suite of homeless support services for inner city Sydney.
Shane has a strong social justice belief and is the Treasurer and one of the founding Board Members of BlaQ Aboriginal Corporation, aimed at improving the visibility and perspectives of the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander LGBTIQ community.
As a qualified counsellor, financial counsellor and community advocate, combined with his experience in finance, disabilities, tenancy, homelessness and education, Shane brings a wealth of knowledge and care in his role as the Director of Operations at NCIE.
Jodie Stevens is a proud Wiradjuri person who has enjoyed a senior executive career in not-for-profit, government and commercial sectors, including as the first Indigenous Group People & Culture senior executive with the Indigenous Land and Sea Corporation.
Jodie is passionate and driven in her commitment to work towards creating and executing opportunities for Indigenous Australians.
Jodie is a member of the Australian Institute of Company Directors and the Australian Human Resource Institute.
Clare McHugh is a proud Gamilaroi and Dhungutti person. Clare is an active member of the Redfern Aboriginal community and is associated with the La Perouse Aboriginal community.
Clare’s career is built on a desire to create positive change for her people. With more than 20 years’ experience working in senior roles in First Nations organisations at a local, state and national level, Clare brings a breadth of skills and knowledge to her work.
Clare is the proud mother of four children.
Show LessAunty Glendra is a proud Wiradjuri woman with over 20 years experience providing advice and practical assistance to survivors of trauma.
As CEO of Link-Up (NSW) Aboriginal Corporation she established a range of services to address the inter-generational impacts of the removal of Aboriginal children from their families and communities. She has worked with a number of state and national bodies including as Aboriginal Engagement Advisor for the Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse, the National Stolen Generations Alliance and Metro Migrant Resource Centre.
Show LessJodie Stevens is a proud Wiradjuri person who has enjoyed a senior executive career in not-for-profit, government and commercial sectors, including as the first Indigenous Group People & Culture senior executive with the Indigenous Land and Sea Corporation. Jodie is passionate and driven in her commitment to work towards creating and executing opportunities for Indigenous Australians. Jodie is a member of the Australian Institute of Company Directors and the Australian Human Resource Institute.
Show LessJohn Leha is a Birri Gubba, Wakka Wakka and Tongan man born and raised on Gadigal land (Sydney). John is an active member of the community and an experienced program manager. He has worked extensively in Indigenous education and employment programs within government and community.
He is the Chairperson for Gadigal Information Service (home of Koori Radio), founding member and Chairperson of BlaQ Aboriginal Corporation, aimed at improving the visibility and perspectives of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander LGBTIQ community, and the Founder of Sydney Deadly Runners.
John brings a wealth of knowledge and strategic thinking to the design and delivery of services in his role as the Director of Operations for the NCIE.
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