Karrina Nolan is a descendant of the Yorta Yorta people and a long-time organiser for First Nations self-determination. With over 30 years’ experience as a facilitator, researcher and strategist, she has worked alongside communities across the...

Rebecca (Bec) is a proud Birpai woman with over two decades of experience leading transformational change and complex systems reform across government, industry, higher education, and First Nations communities. As a senior executive leader and strategic...

Glen is a Kokotha/ Arabana man based in South Australia. He previously worked as the Aboriginal Heritage Manager for the Kokotha Aboriginal Corporation and was a board member of the SA Heritage Committee for the Department...

Tegan is a descendant of the Wiradjuri nation living in Narrm (Melbourne). She began her career in communications and over the last 5 years has focused on transforming the energy sector to address First Peoples energy...

Sabrina Wong is a finance professional with over a decade of experience working in both corporate and not-for-profit sectors. She founded Nurture for Purpose to help mission-driven organisations align their financial sustainability with their goals. With expertise...

Wynona Karena is a descendant of the Arrernte People of Central Australia. With a strong background business development, marketing, communications and strategy development, Wynona is passionate about engaging, motivating and guiding stakeholders to achieve equitable outcomes, through developing...

Madison (Madie) Sturgess is a cleantech specialist with experience across tech start-ups, agriculture, film and TV, and international development sectors. Her cleantech experience includes developing microgrid projects and clean energy cooking alternatives with remote Haitian communities by...

Scott McDinny is a descendant of the Garrwa/Yanyuwa people from Borroloola in the NT’s Gulf of Carpentaria. He is an experienced community organiser and a Director of the Borroloola Ngardara Cooperative, a community-controlled initiative driving the development...

Conrad Rory is a descendant of the Garrwa/Gurdanji and the Chair of Ngardara Cooperative, a First Nations community-controlled organisation representing the Borroloola community in the NT. Its purpose is the improvement of energy security for households and...

Chantelle Johns is a passionate and effective change-maker and community facilitator, and Original Power's Community Project Coordinator based in the remote Northern Territory Indigenous community of Marlinja. Since 2023 Chantelle has led community engagement through development and...

Lauren Mellor has close to two decades experience working in community development and organising capacities with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities in the Northern Territory and Queensland to implement self-determined solutions to complex community needs. She...

Col Johnston has 10 years construction experience in the remote NT and 5 years delivering standalone and microgrid solar systems across communities in NE Arnhem Land. Developing reliable infrastructure projects to support First Nations people to preserve and...

Maddy Hickman has over a decade's experience working in the clean energy space, across renewable energy projects and human resource management. She has led initiatives to develop energy literacy and in promoting job creation across various communities,...

Maggie Wood is an experienced campaigner, project manager and strategist with a strong background in capacity building and working alongside communities to implement self-determined solutions. Prior to joining Original Power, Maggie was the Programs Director of the...

Jonathan Kneebone is an experienced lawyer, advocate, strategist and systems entrepreneur with a deep understanding of policy, legal, financial and economic systems. Jonathan has over 20 years’ experience establishing and enabling collaborations, fixing entrenched and extractive systems,...

Kaneya is a proud Wiradjuri, Yaegl and Kamilaroi man. He previously worked for many years with the Department of Defence as a Contracting/Policy Officer in the field of aerospace acquisitions. Kaneya was inspired by his participation in...

Georgia Perillo was born and raised in Aotearoa and is descendant from the Te Rarawa Iwi from Panguru in the northern Hokianga harbour. She has over 10 years experience delivering events in London, Toronto, Auckland and Melbourne...

Kate Finlayson is a communications professional with over 20 years expereience. Kate has negotiated media, engagement and campaign outcomes for government, private industry and not for profits in Australia and globally. She is skilled in consulting with...

Cat Beaton is a passionate, outcome driven, creative project manager with over 20 years’ experience across not-for-profit organisations. She has experience working with First Nation’s communities producing events, programs, media, strategies, campaigns, and communications. Cat has...

Olympia is the Executive and Project Support Officer at Original Power. She works closely with the Executive Director, Chief of Staff and broader team to support the coordination of organisational priorities, projects, partnerships and events across...

Nina has over twenty years experience working with First Nations communities and organisations on renewable energy, housing, homelands, caring for country and community development.

Hillary is the Accountant for Original Power, bringing experience in finance and accounting across not-for-profit and corporate settings. She holds a Bachelor of Commerce in Accounting and Finance and supports the organisation’s day-to-day financial operations, including...

Tafadzwa is the Clean Energy Assets and Compliance Manager for Original Power, bringing extensive electrical engineering, asset management and compliance experience across complex industrial environments. He has led teams responsible for electrical systems, plant maintenance, high-voltage...

Daniel Miller is a Yuin man, a First Nations group from the south coast of New South Wales. Daniel is currently the Chair of Parks Victoria, appointed to the Alpine Resorts Victoria and Gippsland Ports Committee of...

Sharon Ford is a descendant of the Wangan and Jagalingou People of Central Queensland. Through personal and professional experiences, Sharon has developed a thorough understanding of the challenges our people face in protecting community interests and...

Kado Muir is a Wati, a Goldfields Aboriginal cultural and community leader and an anthropologist/archaeologist with many years’ experience working in Aboriginal Heritage, Language preservation and maintenance, traditional ecological/education and native title research.Kado is a community based cultural heritage...

Lara Watson is a Birri Gubba woman from Central West Queensland and the Indigenous officer with the ACTU.  She has been involved with the Trade Union movement for almost 15 years, starting as a workplace delegate and...

Brian Bero is a Principal, Director and Co-founder of Jaramer Legal. He is a Meriam man who is passionate about empowerment and socially responsible economic development for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders. Brian is a senior commercial...

Brad Hopkins joined AEMO Services from its establishment and currently serves as General Manager – Commercial. Brad is passionate about climate change and decarbonisation and has spent the past 20 years developing and financing clean energy projects...