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Executive Director | Kirsty Howey PhD, LLM

Kirsty is the Executive Director of the Environment Centre NT, and has led the organisation since October 2020. She is an advocate, researcher and strategist with over 20 years’ experience.  She was a native title, land rights and environmental lawyer for over a decade. Her PhD thesis at the University of Sydney investigated the intersection between Indigenous institutions, the environment, the state and development in northern Australia, and she has published widely in this area. Kirsty also has a Bachelor of Arts/Laws (Hons) from the Australian National University, and a Master of Laws from the University of British Columbia. She is an adjunct research fellow at Charles Darwin University. Kirsty is inspired by communities across the Northern Territory fighting to protect some of the most precious natural and cultural landscapes in the world.

No New Gas Campaigners | Bree Ahrens & Daniel Vairo
Climate Campaigner | Alice Nagy
Climate Justice Campaigner | Stephanie Griffin
Rural Areas Community Campaigner | Pauline Cass
Biodiversity Policy Officer | Allana Brown
Water & Nature Campaigner - Big Rivers Region | Alexandra Valerio
Research Officer - Middle Arm | Alex Roberts
Mining and Gas Strategist | Naish Gawen (on leave until August)
CoolMob Coordinator | Bridget Edmunds
Events and Engagement Coordinator | Lou De Mattia
Operations Manager | Anne Finch
Communications Team | Elliot Hughes & Amy Russell
Administration Assistant | Ella O'Brien