Michael Martin OAM has resided and worked in the Northern Territory for 40+ years. Michael worked in Senior Executive positions in the Northern Territory Public Service before starting a consultancy business in 2007.

His positions included Assistant Under Treasurer, General Manager RDH, Deputy CEO Department of Health and Deputy CEO Department of Corporate and Information Services.

He is currently the Chair NT Remuneration Tribunal, Chair NT Build and Principal of his consulting practice Top Hospital Executive Management Pty Ltd.

Michael has been active within the NT community, especially with long term roles in Menzies School of Health Research. Lord’s Taverners NT and Order of Australia Association and CPA Australia.

His qualifications include Fellow of CPA Australia, Graduate Australian Institute of Company Directors, Bachelor Arts ANU, Batchelor Commerce Queensland University, Postgraduate Diploma Admin Canberra Uni.

Sandy is a Registered Nurse and is married with three children. Originally from Tasmania, she and her husband Tony moved to the Territory for work five years ago. Sandy spent three years working as a lecturer in Aged Care at Charles Darwin University, spending most of her time delivering Aged Care training to various Indigenous communities in East Arnhem Land.

Prior to her move to Darwin, Sandy had spent over 20 years working in Aged and Community Care. Her last role was Team Leader for Home and Community Care Services for North and North West Tasmania. Her current position is with the Aged Care Unit as a Clinical Assessor for the Aged Care Assessment Team (ACAT).

When she is not at work, Sandy spends time working in her garden and attending art workshops. Sandy has been a Board member with Carers NT for three years.

Geoff has been Self-employed for 20 years in various industries including manufacturing & retail. With 2 years experience as a business consultant for Strategic Efficiency Group focusing predominantly on NGO’s and Charities to drive cost saving and income producing strategies. He has spent 7 years working and living in remote indigenous communities.

Geoff also organised and ran charity golf days, raising funds for various charities. A landmark event in Auckland NZ raised over $150,000.

He has a strong work ethic and is a motivated self-starter, works well both autonomously and within a team environment, Maintains professionalism and integrity in all situations, is an excellent communicator across broad range of demographics, is a confident and concise public speaker and has strong interest and focus on charity and humanitarian causes.

As CEO of Carers NT for seven years, Steve Vitone has extensive experience in community services and has worked in leadership roles across the public and not for profit sector for approximately three decades. Steve strongly supports a carer friendly community in which carers are valued and recognised for the very important role they play in our community. Steve believes unpaid carers are the backbone of the aged, disability and mental health sectors and that it is critical that carers are provided the appropriate supports and tools that will assist them in their caring journey. Committed to providing effective, cost efficient supports and extending the reach of the organisation, Steve sits on several boards and committees and is also a member of the National Disability and Carer Advisory Council.

Steve understands the caring role having travelled back to Canada to care for his own father, which he found very rewarding but also very challenging.

When not at work, Steve enjoys helping out and watching his boys play Rugby Union and camping in the outback of the NT and WA with family.