Organisation

The Indigenous Literacy Foundation (ILF) is a fully fledged independent charity that operates with the support of The Australian Book Industry. It operates under a Board and employs an Executive Director and Project Co-Ordinator who are based in Sydney and an Indigenous Literacy Program Manager based in Darwin.

The Board consists of

  • Juliet Rogers, Chair
  • Suzy Wilson, Founder ILF
  • Kristin Gill, Director
  • David Gaunt, Former Chair ILP, Director
  • Professor Martin Nakata, Director
  • May O’Brien, Director

Full information about our Board members can be found here.

The ILF company comprises:

  • Karen Williams, Executive Director (Sydney)
  • Emily Wiech, ILF Co-ordinator (Sydney)
  • Debra Dank, Program Manager (Darwin)
  • Nick Hughes, Website Manager

2005-2010 the Indigenous Literacy Project was run by a small and dedicated committee that provided expertise, resources and management of the project together with part time employees. Core individuals included:

  • Madeleine Bower, ILP Co-ordinator, The Fred Hollows Foundation (2010)
  • Liz Bray, Children’s Book Director, Allen & Unwin
  • Ameina Brunker, Indigenous Literacy Project Coordinator, The Fred Hollows Foundation (2009)
  • Ros Burton, ILP Administrative Assistant (2010)
  • Peter Eichhorn, Director/Financial Consultant, Allen & Unwin
  • Christine Farmer, Director, Publicity Harper Collins
  • David Gaunt, ILP Chair and proprietor of Gleebooks
  • Kristin Gill, General Manager, Education, Sales & Marketing, Penguin Australia
  • Nina Murphy, National Fundraising Development Coordinator, The Fred Hollows Foundation
  • Brett Osmond, Director Marketing & Publicity, Random House
  • Nicola Stewart, Marketing and Fundraising Manager, The Fred Hollows Foundation
  • Kate Sunners, ILP Scribe (2010)
  • Karen Williams, ILP Manager
  • Suzy Wilson, ILP Founder and proprietor of Riverbend Books