NORTHERN TERRITORY
JCTS Northern Territory
NT



Meet the JCTS NT team

Peter Thomsen
Peter Thomsen is a Gunabdji man from Maningrida who grew up on the floodplains of the Adelaide River and has connections to family in Kakadu and across to Wyndham in Western Australia.
Peter has a broad range of industry experience from mining, oil and gas to Aboriginal Health. In his role, Peter is passionate about Aboriginal Health research and education, multimedia and health promotion.

Gemina Corpus

Curtis Roman
Dr Curtis Roman is a Larrakia man, born and raised on Larrakia country.
Curtis is active in ensuring that all our cultural education programs are delivered to the highest level. He applies his knowledge of local Aboriginal culture and cross-cultural interaction to ensure that GPs can work confidently and productively with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people all over the NT.

Lavina Murray
Lavina Murray is a Warlmanpa, Wakaya woman through her mother and ties to Gudanji country through her father.
Lavina brings years of experience advocating for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in her previous roles as a Prison-based Throughcare Support Officer and with the Aboriginal Medical Service Alliance Northern Territory (AMSANT).
In her role at JCTS, her focus is on ensuring that people in the NT have a voice and are actively involved in making decisions about their health journey.
Lavina is passionate about raising cultural awareness for Aboriginal people and helping others gain a better understanding of the complex issues faced in the NT.

Elisabeth Heenan
Elisabeth Heenan is a Cultural Educator from the Tiwi Islands and has connections to Anmatjere in the Central Desert Region through her father’s side.
Elisabeth has always worked in areas for health. She has been a Cultural Educator for the past 13 years and supports stakeholders with community engagement activities.