Our People

Meet Our Team

Guided by a leadership team consisting of the Chief Executive Officer, Head of Corporate Services, Head of Event Operations and Head of Event Development and Marketing, we have approximately 35 staff in Darwin and Alice Springs.

Chief Executive Office

Suzana Bishop

Chief Executive Officer

Margot Livsey

Executive Assistant to CEO

Margot.Livsey@nt.gov.au

Corporate Business

Portrait of Shelley Hewitt - Chief Financial Officer

Shelley Hewitt

Head of Corporate Services | Chief Financial Officer

Shelley.Hewitt@nt.gov.au

Silke Maynard

Corporate Governance Manager

Silke.Maynard@nt.gov.au

Tanvi Gupta

Management Accountant

Tanvi.Gupta@nt.gov.au

Abhinab Rana

Accountant

Abhinab.Rana@nt.gov.au

Wasa Poon

Graduate Accountant

wasa.poon@nt.gov.au

Christine Chandler

Office Coordinator

christine.chandler@nt.gov.au

Major Events

Aimee Luxton

Head of Events and Operations

aimee.luxton@nt.gov.au

Ellie Owen

General Manager Event Strategy & Innovation

ellie.owen@nt.gov.au

Mark Kenna

Senior Event Manager

mark.kenna@nt.gov.au

Kylie Clancy

Senior Events & Operations Coordinator

kylie.clancy@nt.gov.au

Simon Hargrave

Event Operations Manager

simon.hargrave@nt.gov.au
Portrait of Jan Andersen - Sports Events Officer

Jan Andersen

Sports Events Officer

jan.andersen@nt.gov.au

Emma Walker

Event Manager

emma.walker@nt.gov.au

Kim Haworth

Event Manager

kim.haworth@nt.gov.au

Olivia McGrath

Events and Operations Coordinator

olivia.mcgrath@nt.gov.au

Sarah Gerschwitz

Events and Operations Coordinator

sarah.gerschwitz@nt.gov.au
Portrait of Michelle Hampton - WHS Officer

Michelle Hampton

WHS and Risk Officer

michelle.hampton@nt.gov.au

Marketing and Communications

Nicky Potgieter

Head of Marketing and Communications

nicky.potgieter@nt.gov.au
Portrait of Leanne Hudson - Arafura Games & Special Projects Media Manager

Leanne Hudson

Senior Manager Media and Communications

leanne.hudson@nt.gov.au

Judith Aisthorpe

Media & Communications Specialist

judith.aisthorpe@nt.gov.au

Ktima Heathcote

Lead Content Creator

ktima.heathcote@nt.gov.au

Jessica Viljoen

Senior Manager Marketing

jessica.viljoen@nt.gov.au

Natalie Major

Senior Manager Marketing

natalie.major@nt.gov.au

Alice Grimshaw

Marketing Manager

alice.grimshaw@nt.gov.au

Jessica Brownlie

Graphic Designer

jessica.brownlie@nt.gov.au

Travis Longmore

Digital Marketing Manager

travis.longmore@nt.gov.au

Mario Mendez

Social Media Assistant

mario.mendez@nt.gov.au

Claudia Kershaw

Campaign Coordinator

claudia.kershaw@nt.gov.au

Strategy and Acquisition

Trevor Cox

Head of Strategy and Acquisition

trevor.cox@nt.gov.au

Jacalin Ekins

General Manager Partnerships

jacalin.ekins@nt.gov.au

Alison Wheeler

Event Funding Manager

alison.wheeler@nt.gov.au

Kristina Mu

Event Funding Coordinator

kristina.mu@nt.gov.au

Maddy

Office Su-paw-visor

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