Our People

Dr Mary Ellen Harrod
Chief Executive Officer 

Mary is NUAA’s Chief Executive Officer. She represents NUAA in a variety of forums, including state-level drug and alcohol and blood borne virus committees. Links to NUAA position statement and opinion pieces can be found here and her CV can be found here. Mary can be reached on (02) 9171 6650 or use our contact form.

Alain Jenart
NSP Worker

Alain can be contacted at (02) 9171 6650 or use our contact form.

Alice Pierce
Director of Programs

Alice can be contacted at (02) 9171 6650 or use our contact form.

Anna Schiff
Director of Operations

Anna can be contacted at (02) 9171 6650 or use our contact form.

Ben Nowrojee
Office and Administration Support Worker

Ben can be contacted on (02) 9171 6650 or use our contact form.

Caitlin Dooley
DanceWize NSW Program Specialist

Caitlin can be contacted on (02) 9171 6650 or use our contact form.

Clancy Beckers
Training and Development Worker

Clancy can be contacted on (02) 9171 6650 or use our contact form.

David O’Brien
Office and Administration Manager

David can be contacted on (02) 9171 6650 or use our contact form.

Edie Diemar
DanceWize NSW Communications Worker (Social Media)

Edie can be contacted on (02) 9171 6650 or use our contact form.

Jacinta Bourne
DanceWize NSW Program Specialist

Jacinta can be contacted on (02) 9171 6650 or use our contact form.

Jade Christian
Aboriginal Peer Educator

Jade is responsible for supporting educating and encouraging Aboriginal people into hep C testing and treatment. She can be contacted at Exchange on Parker NSP on 1800 354 589, or use our contact form.

Kylie Hull
Outreach and Peer Support Worker

Kylie can be contacted on (02) 9171 6650 or use our contact form.

Louise Aquilina
NSP Front Line Worker 

Louise is a front line worker at NUAA’s Needle and Syringe Program, located at 345 Crown Street Surry Hills. You can call Louise at (02) 9171 6650 or use our contact form.

Lucy Pepolim
Peer Support Program Lead

Lucy Pepolim coordinates NUAA’s Needle and Syringe Program, including volunteer recruitment and training. Lucy can be contacted on (02) 9171 6650 or use our contact form.

Michelle Toy
Policy and Advocacy Lead

Michelle can be contacted on (02) 9171 6650 or use our contact form.

Nikkas Skelley
NSP Lead

Nikkas can be contacted at (02) 9171 6650 or use our contact form.

Rebecca Riseley
Aboriginal Peer Worker

Rebecca is responsible for supporting educating and encouraging Aboriginal people into hep C testing and treatment. She can be contacted at Exchange on Parker NSP on 1800 354 589, or use our contact form.

Rodd Hinton
Outreach Specialist

Rodd can be contacted at (02) 9171 6650 or use our contact form.

Rochelle Aylmer
Peer Outreach Lead

Rochelle can be contacted at (02) 9171 6650 or use our contact form.

Stuart Munckton
Organisational Services Specialist

Stuart can be contacted at (02) 9171 6650 or use our contact form.

Tim Powell
DanceWize NSW Program Specialist

Tim can be contacted at (02) 9171 6650 or use our contact form.

Tony Iltis
Communications Worker

Tony can be contacted at (02) 9171 6650 or use our contact form.

Tony McNaughton
NSP & Peer Support Worker

Tony is responsible for supporting educating and encouraging people into hep C testing and treatment at NUAA’s Needle and Syringe Program. Tony can be contacted on (02) 9171 6650 or use our contact form.