ALEC is governed by a skilled group of individuals who provide the strategic leadership to help ALEC achieve its vision of healthy futures for arid lands and people. The Board's principle responsibilities are to review and monitor ALEC’s work to ensure that ALEC is achieving its objectives and meeting its legal and regulatory obligations and to develop appropriate strategy and policy.
Our Board Members volunteer their time and expertise - and lots of it - and their work is integral to ALEC's success.
The ALEC Board was elected at the November 2022 AGM.
View the ALEC constitution here
Isobel Milnes - Chair
Originally a lawyer from Perth, Western Australia, Isobel is a lawyer and governance professional working in Mparntwe and surrounding remote communities. Isobel has been a lawyer for 10 years currently working as a legal and governance manager / company secretary. She also has experience working in the central desert of Western Australia representing traditional owners
in native title claims and in Mparntwe Alice Springs as a lawyer working with traditional Aboriginal owners and community residents in Eastern Arrernte, Alyawarr and Anmatjere country. Isobel is on the ALEC Board to assist in its important work to protect Australia’s precious arid environments including from the effects of climate change.
David Jagger - Deputy Chair
Deborah Mason - Treasurer
Bio to come
Barbara Molanus - General Member
Barb has been involved with ALEC as a supporter and volunteer in many capacities since the late 90’s when she first moved to Mparntwe. Mostly she loved the raucous and wild ‘Curry and Quiz’ nights of the 90’s and really that’s all she wants to bring back!
Barb loves nature and cares passionately about social justice and believes that, in the words of Naomi Klein, “climate change is intergenerational theft”. We are now living in the ‘decisive decade’ that will determine the future of life on this precious planet. There is no better time to be a part of steering us to a healthier, happier, safer and more fair world.
Barb has been an ALEC Board member since 2015 and served as elected Chair from 2018-2022. It’s a privilege to be on the board and she is very grateful to work alongside such a great bunch of humans both on the Board and with the ALEC General Manager and her team.
Bruce Simmons - General Member
Married to Meg. In January 1974 Bruce and Meg came as young dentists to work in Alice Springs for the Commonwealth Health Department. They have retired here having had absorbing careers in public service while raising a family of three beaut children. Bruce has lived in Alice Springs for 18 years and has spent the past 30 years on a rural buffel-free block. Both of Bruce and Meg's home garden's have won the Alice Springs Garden of the Year award.
Bruce has long been committed to social justice and environmental sustainability. Over the years he has been actively engaged on many committees and boards including the Australian Dental Council, the National Rural Health Alliance, the Public Health Association of Australia, NT COGSO and the Alice Springs Hospital. Bruce has always been a dedicated gardener and in my younger days a very keen sportsman. I was selected in the Central Australian Football League’s Team of the 20th century. As its Convenor I’ve spent quite a bit of my past 12 years at the Alice Springs Community Garden. Last year Bruce was named Centralian Citizen of the Year. This year, along with joining the ALEC Board he has been appointed to the ASTC’s Environmental Advisory Committee.
Emma Buckley Lennox - General Member, Public Officer
Que Nakamarra Kenny - General Member
Damian Williams - General Member
Heather Smith - General Member