People

Board of Directors

The National Children's and Youth Law Centre is governed by a Board of Directors. Board members bring their expertise, vision and commitment to children’s rights to guide the Centre through its challenges and to build its profile, performance, resource base and partners.

The Board meets during the year as required. It is supported by its own Finance Committee which monitors the financial health of the Centre on a more regular basis.

The Board currently operates as Sydney-based but is supported to have a national focus by the Centre’s national networks – such as the National Youth Advocacy Network - and its partners that operate nationally - such as Mallesons Stephen Jaques.

Current Board Members

Simon Moran Board Member, 2003 to the present
Management Committee Member, 2003 – 2005
Chair, January 2006 to the present
Pheona Arndell Board Member, November 2004 to the present
Deputy Chair November 2006 to the present
Dr Judy Cashmore Board Member, August 2004 to the present
Christine Forster Board Member, January 2006 to the present
Michael Chaaya Board Member, January 2006 to the present
Garner Clancy Board Member, November 2006 to the present
Jodi Nicholls Board Member, November 2006 to the present
Sarah Winter Board Member, July 2007 to the present
Rey Reodica Board Member, March 2009 to the present
Moira Saville Board Member, July 2009 to the present

Past board members have made a significant contribution to the work of the Centre.

Staff

The Centre is staffed by a Director (full-time), a Communications Officer (full-time), a Placement Lawyer from Mallesons Stephen Jaques (full-time on rotation every 3 months), a part time Finance Officer, a part time IT Support Officer and a Cyber Volunteer Project Coordinator (part-time).
James McDougall Director
January 2005 to the present
Ben Chinnock Communications Officer
September 2007 to the present
Christine Pollard Finance Officer
October 2006 to the present
Lina Nguyen Cyber Volunteer Project Officer
January 2010 to the present
David Wong Web/IT Project Officer
October 2009 to the present

Mallesons Stephen Jaques provides the Centre with a Placement Lawyer on a rotating basis.

But much of the work of the Centre is done by our volunteers!