Dean is a Traditional Owner of Djinkarr and is also currently serving as Co-Chair of the Indigenous Carbon Industry Network. Dean is a qualified researcher and Aboriginal ecologist with a wealth of experience in complex community-based projects. He has been involved with KKT since its inception.
Justin is an experienced environmental investor focused on climate change and the energy transition. He is the Chair of the Australian Renewable Energy Agency, a co-founder of Assembly Climate Capital and a member of the advisory board of the UNSW Institute for Climate Risk & Response.
Jon is a global leader among scholars exploring alternative economic futures for Indigenous peoples using their land and natural resources; he has undertaken research in West Arnhem Land since 1979. He was Director of the Centre for Aboriginal Economic Policy Research at the Australian National University, where he is an Emeritus Professor at the School of Regulation and Global Governance.
Otto is a Traditional Owner of Malnyangarnak. He is an educator, senior ranger and a Director of both Arafura Swamp Rangers Aboriginal Corporation (ASRAC) and Arnhem Land Fire Abatement. He is also a Founder and Director of Aboriginal Research Practitioners' Network (ARPNet).
John is a Traditional Owner of Namarr Kaworrowk. He is also the Chair of Mimal Land Management Aboriginal Corporation, a Councillor for Roper Gulf Regional Council and an executive member for the Northern Land Council. John has a long history in community development and health and wellbeing, working as a liaison for communities and government departments.
Teya is the Executive Director of Dusseldorp Forum, an independent foundation with a 35-year history of increasing the life opportunities of children and young people. Before this, she worked as a human rights lawyer and documentary filmmaker.
Fred is a Traditional Owner of the upper regions of the East Alligator River and a long-term park ranger at Kakadu National Park. In 2020, he became the first Aboriginal person to be appointed Chief Ranger. He is also a Director of Warddeken Land Management after previously serving as Chair.
Cindy is a Traditional Owner of Ji-bena. She is also the Co-Chair of Learning on Country and has had an extensive career in education, recently retiring as a classroom teacher of Maningrida College. She is an Alternate Director of Homeland School Company and is dedicated to sharing her knowledge of culture with the next generation.
Margie has been with KKT since the Nawarddeken Academy’s establishment, of which she also is a Director. Her background is in finance, establishing and funding agribusiness projects. She has advised Statutory Marketing Authorities, as well as CSIRO. Margie holds commerce and arts degrees from the University of Melbourne.
Terrah is a Traditional Owner of the Ngorlkwarre estate within the Warddeken Indigenous Protected Area. He has worked as a ranger for Warddeken Land Management since 2007, and was recently appointed as Chair. He is also a Director of Arnhem Land Fire Abatement.
Conrad is a Traditional Owner of Kudjekbinj and a senior caretaker for the Mamardawerre outstation. He is also the Chair of the Nawarddeken Academy and a Director of both Warddeken Land Management and Arnhem Land Fire Abatement. In all of his roles he is passionate about passing on his depth of traditional knowledge to the next generation.
Annette is a Traditional Owner of Bigedi and has been a Director of Mimal Land Management Aboriginal Corporation since 2017. She has spent her working life as an educator and was the Deputy Principal of Gulin Gulin (Bulman) School. She was also a founding advocate for the Strong Women for Healthy Country Network.
