The Echuca Aboriginal Co-operative was established by the hard work and political efforts of many of our Elders who saw a need for a community controlled organisation to run culturally appropriate services. We first set up the Echuca Aboriginal Co-operative in the Milewa Chambers in 1974, in 1990 the name was changed to the Njernda Aboriginal Corporation, Njernda means ”to know our living culture” in the Wemba Wemba language of northern Victoria, Southern NSW. Like many other Aboriginal co-operatives across Australia, we believe in a holistic view of health that recognises the inter-connectedness of body, mind and spirit… not just of the individual but of their family and the community. This means we work across a range of program areas including housing, employment, cultural heritage, education, child care and health.
Introducing Njernda Aboriginal Corporation’s Board Members and Members of Staff.
Each year 7 Board Members are selected, our current boards Members are:
Staff
Managers
Anne Munzel – Practice Manager
Diana Stephenson – Finance /Corporate Manager
Hazel Hudson – Family Services Manager
John Mitchell – Deputy C.E.O
Karlene Dwyer – Chief Executive Officer
Keith Hearn - Baroona Manager
Kristie Hearn – Executive Assistant
Leona Cooper – Berrimba Childcare Coordinator
Njernda Administration Staff
David Wain - IT Support Worker
Diana Stephenson – Finance/Corporate Manager
Janelle Handy – Accounts Payable
Kyle Egan – Junior Finance Assistant
Lyn Hearn – Payroll Officer
Merinda Nikkleson - Finance Assistant
Njernda Medical Centre Staff
Anne Munzel – Practice Manager
Baymos Handy - Drug & Alcohol Worker
Bec Tracey – Aboriginal Health Worker
Bradley McGrath – Medical Driver
Garry Giles – Aboriginal Health Worker
Jennine Atkinson - Dual Diagnosis Worker
Jenny Brown – Child Maternal Health
Judith Murray – Quality Improvement Worker
Kelli Bartlett - Health Promotion
Kim Warde – Midwife
Maria Isgro – Medical Receptionist
Megan Black – Receptionist
Trish Ebert – Midwife
Vivien Giles – Trainee Health Worker
SAAP Program
Alva Connelly – SAAP/Crisis Worker
HACC Program
Brenda Fehring - Program Support Worker
Janice Day – HACC Worker
Karlisha Egan - NDSI/ECEI Worker
Robert Russell – ABI/HACC Worker
Vicki Walker – Regional HACC Worker
General Practitioners
Dr Alfred Song (Male) - GP, Emergency Medicine
Dr Jerry Wong (Male) - Obstetrics
Dr Muhammed Shihab (Male) -- Obstetrics
Dr Sujay Chandraiah (Male)
Njernda Family Services Staff
Alex Christian - Family Service Team Leader
Alkina Edwards – Intake & Assessment Worker
Charmaine Anton - Placement Support Team Leader
Corey Wanganeen – Community Justice Worker
Hazel Hudson – Family Service Manager
Jennifer Mitchell - Foster Care Recruitment Worker
Kylie Russell – Family Service Worker
Melinda Wallace - Family Service Worker
Merring-Jippa Murray - Kinship Care/Case Contracting Worker
Nolita Edwards - Family Violence Project Worker
Rhonda Ronnan – Kinship Care Worker
Sheadeen Hearn – Out of Home Care Worker - Maternity Leave
Tegan Wanganeen – Youth Justice Worker
Vicki Mitchell – AFLDM Worker
Wade Austin – Koori Kids Engagement Worker
Yakapna Healing Centre
Cheryl Taylor – Yakapna Support Worker
Denise Williams - Yakapna Support Worker
Gail Hearn – Yakapna Support Worker
Jill Holman - Yakapna Support Worker
Paula Thomas – Support Worker
Shelley Atkinson – Yakapna Support Worker
Simone Ronnan – Yakapna Manager
Stacey Johnson - Yakapna Support Worker
Njernda Mental Health Unit
Gilbert Wanganeen – Social, Emotional Wellbeing Worker
Baroona Healing Centre Staff
Adam Kissell - Community Support Worker
Boyden Johnson - Social Community Service Worker
Brodie Dorgan – Social Community Service Worker
Brody Atkinson – Social Community Service Worker
Darcy Ronnan – Social Community Service Worker
Keith Hearn - Baroona Manager
Mark Colville – Social Community Service Worker
Noel Scott - Social Community Service Worker
Rick Ronnan Jnr – Social Community Service Worker
Uncle Des Morgan - Social Community Service Worker
Njernda Cleaning Staff
Megan Andrews – Cleaner
Stuart Hearn - Berrimba Cleaner
Trish McGrath – Njernda Medical
Njernda Maintenance Staff
Hayden Johnson - Maintenance Worker
Berrimba Childcare Staff
Amba Rhind - Kindergarten Teacher
Casey McHale ~ Lead Educator Babies
Cath Andrews ~ Lead Educator 3-5yrs
Colleen Day ~ Cradle to Kinder
Graeme Kissell ~ Bus Driver
Jennah Ferris - Educator
Kaiella Bulled ~ Trainee Receptionist
Karen Firebrace ~ Educator
Kylie Goddard - Lead Educator Afterschool/Holiday Program
Leona Cooper ~ Early Years Manager
Marley Day ~ Kinder Assistant
Sharni Celli ~ Educational Leader
Sissy Cooper ~ Koori Pre School Assistant
Skye Cemino - Educator
Tamika Morgan ~ Cook
Therese Shelley ~ Lead Educator Toddlers
Best Start Co-Ordinator
Tina Thompson