Our Board

Mr Bobby Nunggumajbarr is a senior Nunggubuyu man from Numbulwar in south-eastern Arnhem Land. He has had a long and distinguished career in public administration and has held various positions on the Yugul Mangi Community Government Council in Ngukurr and more recently the Roper Gulf Shire.  Mr Nunggumajbarr sits on the Full Council of the Northern Land Council (NLC) and is the NLC representative on the NT Aboriginal Investment Grants Commitee.  Mr Nunggumajbarr is widely respected for his knowledge and authority across south eastern and central Arnhem Land and is highly regarded as a community facilitator.

Ms Valerie Martin is a senior Warlpiri woman from Yuendumu.  She represents the Tanami region on the Central Land Council Executive Council. Ms Martin is also deputy chair of Pintupi Anmatyerre Warlpiri Media, and a director for Imparja Television, Warlpiri Media Aboriginal Corporation and the Yapa Kurlangu Ngurrara Aboriginal Corporation. She is also an interpreter with the Aboriginal Interpreter Service (AIS).  Ms Martin has served as the AAPA Deputy Chairperson since 2016.

Ms Jenny Inmulugulu is a traditional owner of Warruwi on South Goulburn Island. She served as Deputy Chair on the AAPA Board from 2008-2012. Ms Inmulugulu is a member of the Northern Land Council.  As a senior woman for her clan, she is a strong advocate for her community, with a focus on youth engagement and business enterprises.   

Mr Teddy (Edward) Portaminni grew up in Wurriyamunga (previously called Nguiu) and learnt traditional Tiwi knowledge and skills from the local old people, his grandparents, aunties and uncles.  Mr Portaminni is a member of the Tiwi Land Council for the Wurankuwu clan, and he is the Chairperson of Tarntipi Homelands Aboriginal Corporation (THAC).  He is an elder, educator and community leader with a comprehensive knowledge of Tiwi culture and protocol. 

Ms Barbara Shaw is the inaugural chair of the NT Aboriginal Investment Corporation.  She is also a former Deputy Chair of the Central Land Council (CLC), and current Executive Member, representing the Alice Springs region as the first female CLC delegate for Tangentyere Council.   Ms Shaw is a youth worker in Alice Springs and has been co-chair of the Aboriginal Housing NT, former co-ordinator of the Tangentyere Women’s Family Safety Group and a former engagement officer with the Royal Commission into the Protection and Detention of Children in the Northern Territory.  

Mr Neville Petrick is from McDonald Downs in the Northern Territory and is the Executive Council representative on the Central Land Council for the Eastern Plenty region.  He speaks Alyawarr, Arrernte and English.

Ms Jennifer Yantarrnga is a respected elder of the Yantarrnga Clan of Umbakumba, Groote Eylandt. Ms Yantarrnga is heavily involved in general community liaison and is a strong conduit between the Anindilyakwa Land and Sea Rangers and the Anindilyakwa Land Council (ALC) Head Office. She collaborates in joint initiatives with stakeholders in relation to the ALC Anthropology Unit, and Anindilyakwa intellectual property and cultural knowledge protection.

Ms Lorraine Jones is a community leader, cross-cultural trainer, and traditional owner from Timber Creek.  She represents the Victoria River District on the Northern Land Council (NLC) Executive Council.    Ms Jones is also the Deputy Chair of the Bradshaw Liaison Committee and board member of the Bradshaw and Timber Creek Contracting and Resource Company.

Mr Christopher Neade is a Waanyi man from the Barkly Tablelands and lives in Elliot. He was elected to the Northern Land Council in 2016.  Mr Neade studied in Mt Isa before starting work on cattle stations throughout the Barkly region.  He is a Local Authority Member with the Barkly Regional Council and an advocate for development opportunities in the Barkly and to ensure Aboriginal people are treated with fairness and respect.

Mr Geoffrey Matthews was born on Mount Doreen Station and worked as a grader operator for the Wulaign Outstation Resource Centre in Lajamanu.  He also worked as an Aboriginal community police officer for ten years, and was a liaison officer for the Central Land Council’s anthropology team. He is a currently a CLC executive member and is president of the Wulaign Homelands Council Aboriginal Corporation.  Mr Matthews speaks Warlpiri, Jaru and English.

Mr Nigel Browne is a descendent of the Larrakia and Wulna peoples.  He is the CEO of the Larrakia Development Corporation, previously serving as a Director from 2005 and Chair from 2010 to 2013.  Mr Browne is also chair of the National Centre for Indigenous Excellence, and a Board Director for the Indigenous Land & Sea Corporation, the Healing Foundation, AFL Northern Territory, and the Menzies School of Health Research.  He is also a member of the Australian Institue of Company Directors.

Ms Rachel Perkins is an Arrernte/Kalkadoon filmmaker with a thirty-year career.   She currently co-chairs the First Nations Heritage Protection Alliance’s joint working group with the Commonwealth, focused on reforming national First Nations cultural heritage legislation. She has previously served on the National Heritage Council and the NT Heritage Council. She has also served on numerous Aboriginal NGO’s and commonwealth statutory boards as well as being a founding board member of the National Indigenous Television Service. Ms Perkins is currently chair of the Australian Film, Television and Radio School.