Executive Team

David commenced employment with Council in April 2021 and was appointed General Manager of Council Services and Community Engagement in October 2022. In May 2024, he stepped into the role of Acting Chief Executive Officer and was formally appointed as Chief Executive Officer in October 2024.

David brings 30 years of leadership experience in Local Government, State Government, Aboriginal Corporations and the not for profit sector across Australian Capital Territory, New South Wales, Queensland and the Northern Territory. He has lived and worked in remote Aboriginal communities for 7 years in senior leadership roles.

David has a Bachelor degree in Business and Post Graduate certificate in Case Management. With a passion for community development and organisational capacity building, David’s goal is to promote an integrated approach to local employment and economic development through job creation and high quality service delivery.

Cindy was appointed General Manager Corporate Services and Sustainability in October 2022. Cindy has spent the past 19 years living in Katherine and has worked in senior leadership roles in the Australian Government, Northern Territory Government and the not for profit sector. Cindy is committed to working collaboratively to ensure Council has high quality corporate support to deliver services to communities.

Cindy holds a Master’s Degree in Business Administration and a Postgraduate Certificate in Public Sector Management. Cindy is passionate about Indigenous workforce development and developing community capacity to meet the social and economic challenges faced in remote communities.  

This position is currently being recruited.