Our Team

IALEC Board

Victoria Hovane
Victoria Hovane
Ngarluma/Jaru/Gooniyandi,
Chair
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Tracey Smith
Nyul Nyul/Bunuba,
Board Director
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Terry Chenery
Anaiwan,
Board Director
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Leilani Darwin
Quandamooka,
Board Director

Our Staff

The IALEC Team

Aunty Vicki Mckenna
Aunty Vicki McKenna
Bunuba/Yawuru, CEO

(2018- June 2026)
Angela Shin
Angela Shin
South Korean,
Program Manager
Eliza Kitchener
Eliza Kitchener
Dharawal/Wiradjuri, Partnerships & Engagement Manager

Our Local Lived Experience Network Team

Sandra Baira
Sandra Baira
Aragun/Wagadagam,
Project Coordinator
Mick Hagan
Mick Hagan
Gunggari,
Project Coordinator
Caoimhe Hanrahan-Lawrence
Caoimhe Hanrahan-Lawrence
Wiradjuri,
Project Officer

Acknowledgement

We acknowledge all Traditional Custodians of this vast and diverse continent now known as ‘Australia’. We honour the Ancestors, Elders, and Knowledge Holders who have cared for Country, its ecosystems, waterways, skies, and cosmos since the beginning of time. Their connection to Country is sovereign and enduring, and will forever remain unchanged by the impacts of colonisation.

We want to acknowledge First Nations Lived Experience. For First Nations Peoples, experiences of living have been passed down for thousands and thousands of years. It is how we survive, thrive, care for each other and Country. Our experiences are the foundation of relationships, of knowledge, that we carry in our Spirit. We acknowledge all lived experiences of First Nations Peoples that are brought to this work, and recognise the power and impact these experiences have on creating meaningful and impactful change for our Communities.

Always was, always will be Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander land.