Our Staff
From left: Jules Frost, Natasha Chabbra (back), Brigid O’Farrell (front), Jess Smith, Sarah Burrows, Jane Alver, Emily Moreton, Moti Goode, Cameron Hill, Chris Johnson (back), Paul Brunton (front), Eva Touzeau, Raewyn Lans, Mark Carpenter, Freya Whereat, Kate Angus, Whitney Yip, Illona Hamilton, Gabriella Pirintji, Marc Purcell
Chief Executive Officer
Marc Purcell
Marc has 25 years’ experience in the community, international development and human rights sectors in Australia. He worked as Oxfam Australia’s National Advocacy Manager and was Executive Officer for the Catholic Commission for Justice Development and Peace Executive. He has also worked as Country Program Manager for Africa at Australian Volunteers International; and worked with UNHCR in Nepal assisting Tibetan refugees.
Marc is a Director of the Community Council for Australia and the Campaign for Australian Aid Executive Committee. He has served on the boards of Queen Elizabeth Diamond Jubilee Trust, the National Roundtable of Non Profit Organisations, the Refugee Immigration Legal Centre, A Just Australia, and Catholic Social Services Victoria.
Policy and Advocacy Team
Chief of Policy and Advocacy – Jessica Mackenzie
Head of Government Relations – Dunkan Yip (acting)
Head of Policy and Partnerships – Sarah Burrows
Humanitarian Policy Advisor – Natasha Chabbra
Policy and Advocacy Advisor – Brigid O’FarrellÂ
Media Relations and Advocacy Advisor – Aarti Betigeri
Research and Administrative Support Officer – Adrienne Cox
Business Operations and Services
Director Business and Corporate Partnerships – Chris Johnson (acting)
Executive Coordinator and Corporate Partnerships and Services Lead – Moti Goode
External Relations Coordinator – Eva Touzeau
Data and Operations Lead – Aina Studer
Corporate Partnerships and Business Coordinator – Sangeeta Prasad
Digital Transformation Project Lead – Kirsten Lawarik
Effectiveness and Engagement Team
Chief Operating Officer – Jocelyn Condon
Member and Stakeholder Engagement Lead – Raewyn Lans
Standards and Code Lead – Emily Moreton
Standards and Code Advisor – Paul Brunton
Standards and Code Advisor – Whitney Yip
Digital Learning Advisor – Shweta Tank
Asia-Pacific Development, Diplomacy & Defence Dialogue
Executive Director – Melissa Conley Tyler
Program Lead – Heather Wrathall
Program Lead – Hugh Piper
Program Officer – Tom Barber
The Asia-Pacific Development, Diplomacy & Defence Dialogue (AP4D) creates a new dimension in Australia’s international policy-making by bringing together the development, diplomacy and defence communities. It combines the skills and experience of each to achieve new insights, develop new ideas and promote strategic collaboration around shared interests. ACFID is a founding partner of AP4D and provides program support, including through hosting the initiative.
Australian Civil Military Centre — Civil Society Liaison
Civil Society Engagement Advisor – Jules Frost
ACFID has maintained a longstanding partnership with the Australian Civil Military Centre (ACMC). Jules Frost works as a liaison between ACMC and ACFID, as the Civil Society Engagement Advisor.
