| Who are we? | Staff Team |
The full range of Who are we?
topics, including Governing Committee, is listed at the bottom of this page.
Executive Director - Brian Wyatt
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The Executive Director is responsible for the general management of the
GLSC and its day-to-day operations. He is appointed by the Council's Governing Committee.The current
Executive Director, Mr Brian Wyatt, has wide experience in the administration of Aboriginal affairs, including work as a senior adviser to government; Executive Director of the Eastern Goldfields Aboriginal Council; Regional Manager, Aboriginal Affairs Department; and Assistant General Manager, Aboriginal Hostels Ltd.
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GLSC exists for the
purpose of helping to advance the place of indigenous people in the
Goldfields community. If you or your community need help on any matter, please contact the
GLSC at our Kalgoorlie offices and we will do everything we can to assist."
Brian Wyatt
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Maurene Williams - Executive Assistant
Ms Williams is the Executive Assistant to the GLSC Executive Director. She also
provides support to the meeting processes of the Governing and Executive
Committees, ensuring records of meetings are maintained and
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Executive Personnel
Whilst the day-to-day administration of the GLSC and implementation of the Governing Committee's decisions are the responsibilities of the Executive Director, he is is supported by a team of dedicated and well-qualified staff that includes lawyers, anthropologists, historians, project officers and administrative personnel.
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Mr Trevor Donaldson – Operations Manager Mr
Donaldson commenced with the GLSC in May
2006. He oversees
organisation activities, ensuring efficiency and timely delivery of
services. Trevor is an indigenous person with a significant history of service in Aboriginal
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Mr Ambrose Cummins
B Juris, LLB – Principal Legal Officer Mr
Cummins has responsibility
for management of the GLSC's Native Title Branch, including legal work,
research and mediation. Ambrose has been part of the GLSC team since 2000, working on claim
litigation and mediation and more recently helping establish the GLSC’s
Land Unit, which deals with indigenous land tenure and management matters.
He has more than 20-years experience as a lawyer, including work in
private practice and with organisations associated with Aboriginal people.
He is a former coordinator of an indigenous resource centre in the Kimberley
and lawyer with the Aboriginal Legal Service’s Land and Heritage Unit. |
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Manager
Corporate Services Responsible for GLSC budgets, financial reporting, information technology, human resources and general administration. |
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Philip Vincent LLB, BA – Principal Retained Counsel
Mr Vincent is a member of the independent bar in Western Australia and is an experienced lawyer of more then
25-years standing. He
has been principal legal officer of the Aboriginal Legal Service (WA)
and has considerable expertise in native title law.
His principal role with the GLSC is to give legal advice and direction
to other members of the staff and to oversee the legal proceedings
undertaken by the GLSC with respect to native title, including the
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