National Support Service

Sue has a background of midwifery and child health nursing and has worked in the area of First Nations maternal and child health for more than 30 years. She provides strategic and operational leadership while ensuring the staff are well supported to achieve their operational responsibilities.

Roianne is a descendent of the Kalkadoon and Djkunde Peoples. From 2016-2019 she was the Inaugural Australian Nurse-Family Partnership Program (ANFPP) Indigenous Nurse Clinical Advisor and sat on the ANFPP leadership team. She will continue to provide leadership across the National Support Service and ensure the program is developed and delivered in a culturally safe way. She will also provide leadership in the Molly Wardaguga Research Centre and more broadly within the College of Nursing and Midwifery at Charles Darwin University. Professor West was previously the Inaugural Dean of First Peoples Health at Griffith University. 

Sandy is an Aboriginal Public Health Researcher with Masters (ANU) and PhD (Uni SA) qualifications in epidemiology. She was born on Mandandanji country, and her Indigenous ancestry follows her father’s family line. Sandy has a professional background in nursing and midwifery. Her quantitative and qualitative research and evaluation skills are built on a foundation of providing clinical care and health promotion in Aboriginal communities in Queensland, the Northern Territory and Victoria.

Kym has spent over 30 years as a registered nurse and has a passion for child and family nursing and nurse education. With over ten years’ experience with the ANFPP in a range of roles and settings, Kym is committed to supporting positive program outcomes for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander families through dynamic education, staff retention, clinical supervision and strong leadership.

Luama is a proud Aboriginal, Torres Strait Islander and South Sea Islander woman. Luama has an extensive background in both Indigenous Health and Community Services and is currently studying a Bachelor of Laws and Science (Psychology) degree and completing a Diploma of Community Development. Luama is passionate about amplifying the voices of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander families and centering their life expertise to design and implement service delivery that is culturally safe, empowering, and sustainable. Luama. Luama joined the NSS team in March 2023.

Sheringa  is a proud Aboriginal, Torres Strait Islander and South Sea Islander woman. She is connected to Kabi Kabi, Goreng and Wiradjuri countries, and the Mualgal and Erub people from the Torres Strait Islands. Sheringa has a diverse range of administration experience and skills in the health field. As a great communicator, with deadly people, computer and organisational skills, Sheringa is looking forward to contributing to positive outcomes for ANFPP and her mob.

Quintina is a proud Torres Strait Islander with a background in government and administration. As someone who is bright, bubbly and very approachable, Quintina is passionate about the ANFPP and the role she plays in it. 

Cameron is both an experienced educator and researcher. Over the course of his career, he has worked extensively across the full spectrum of health studies ranging from biomedical research through to clinical and population health studies. While primarily a methodologist, he is passionate about the area of chronic disease (especially Diabetes) in resource-limited health care settings and/or vulnerable populations. Cameron’s research interests are in biostatistics (longitudinal observational studies, clinical trials, computational statistics, multivariate and machine learning classification, and psychometrics) and epidemiology (chronic diseases, mothers and babies, clinical epidemiology, social epidemiology and vector-borne diseases).