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

Jill McGarry

Executive Officer to CEO

Jillian.McGarry@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

Matthew Muscat

Finance Manager

Matthew.Muscat@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

Lotus Emblard

Office Coordinator

lotus.emblard@nt.gov.au

Nikki Dargan

Human Resources Coordinator

nikki.dargan@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

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

Olivia McGrath

Events and Operations Coordinator

olivia.mcgrath@nt.gov.au

Sarah Gerschwitz

Events and Operations Coordinator

sarah.gerschwitz@nt.gov.au

Jack Ball

Event Coordinator

jack.ball@nt.gov.au
Portrait of Michelle Hampton - WHS Officer

Michelle Hampton

WHS and Risk Officer

michelle.hampton@nt.gov.au

Deanne Petrohilos

Event Project and Ticketing Manager

deanne.Petrohilos@nt.gov.au

Joe McGRath

Alice Springs Master Games - Games and Services Engagement Coordinator

joe.mcgrath@nt.gov.au

Kris Johnston

Event Site Lead

kris.johnston@nt.gov.au

Ruby Bell

Event Coordinator

ruby.bell@nt.gov.au

Rosie Denton

Event Manager Alice Springs Master Games

rosie.denton@nt.gov.au

Marketing and Communications

Nicky Potgieter

Head of Marketing and Communications

nicky.potgieter@nt.gov.au

Shannon Byrne

Senior Media and Communications Manager

shannon.byrne@nt.gov.au

Judith Aisthorpe

Media & Communications Specialist

judith.aisthorpe@nt.gov.au

Jessica Viljoen

Senior Manager Marketing

jessica.viljoen@nt.gov.au

Natalie Major

Senior Manager Marketing

natalie.major@nt.gov.au

Jessica Brownlie

Graphic Designer

jessica.brownlie@nt.gov.au
Travis Longmore Portrait

Travis Longmore

Digital Marketing Manager

travis.longmore@nt.gov.au

Claudia Kershaw

Marketing Manager

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

Brienna Birch

Executive Officer

brienna.birch@nt.gov.au

Kristina Mu

Event Funding Coordinator

kristina.mu@nt.gov.au

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