Governance

Our Board

Arlia Fleming, Chair

CEO,
Central Tablelands and Blue Mountains Community Legal Centre

Sammy Cooper

Sector Sustainability Coordinator,
Community Legal Centres Queensland

Melissa Hardham

Chief Executive Officer,
WEstjustice

Kim Ly

Management Accountant,
Women’s Legal Service NSW

Simon Suttie

Principal Lawyer,
Gippsland Community Legal Service

Sarah Toovey

Chief Executive Officer,
Ruah Legal Services

Lisa Warner

Aboriginal Community Worker,
Women’s Legal Service (SA)

Members Advisory Group

The Members Advisory Group is a forum comprising representatives of all Community Legal Centres Australia members (the state and territory associations of community legal centres). The group is an important forum for sharing the experiences of community legal services right across Australia, and this knowledge guides the work of CLCs Australia. The group meets regularly to share knowledge, agree collective action, and guide the national peak in its work.

Members Advisory Group members

Louisa Gibbs – Federation of Community Legal Centres (Vic)

Ryan Gilmour – Community Legal Centres Tasmania

Sarah Marland – Community Legal Centres NSW

Rosslyn Monro – Community Legal Centres Queensland

Chelsea McKinney – Community Legal WA

Rachael Bowker – Northern Territory Association of Community Legal Centres

Data and Technology Advisory Group

The DATAG advises and guides CLCs Australia in its decision-making on the provision of data and technology services to the community legal sector. This includes CLASS, client managements systems and data collection for reporting and other purposes. The group includes representatives from each state and territory.

DATAG members

Mouna Bertal (NSW)

Sarah Marland (NSW)

Alice de Brenni (NT)

Melisa Coveney (NT)

Rosslyn Munro (QLD)

Lisa Abinett (SA)

Ryan Gilmour (TAS)

Skye Forster (VIC)

Tim McMahon (VIC)

Simon Suttie (VIC)

Brodie Lewis (WA)

Joshua Marks (WA)

Jocasta Sibbel (WA)