Our Board

Our Board is made up of 14 directors, including eight Directors representing Gudanji, Garrwa, Yanyuwa and Marra (the four local language groups), two representatives of the local community, one representative of the McArthur River Mine (MRM), one representative of the Northern Territory (NT) Government and two independent directors appointed by MRM and the NT Government. 

Marlene Karkadoo

community representative & Co-chairperson

Thomas Archbold-Manning

NT Government representative & co-chairperson

Alan Baker

GUDANJI representative

Nikita Baker

gudanji representative

Sam Evans

marra representative

Emily Evans

MARRA representative

Noel Dixon

GARRWA representative

Corrine Coombes

garrwa representative

Elizabeth Gillett

yanyuwa representative

Mark Furlotte

Mcarthur River Mine representative

Mike Burgess

nt government independent representative

Sharon Hillen

NT GOVERNMENT INDEPENDENT REPRESENTATIVE

Amanda Smith

Ex-officio

2021-2022 Governance updates

Over the course of 2021-2022, the Board undertook a range of governance and legal updates. The CBT formally adopted an updated and amended Constitution in July 2022. The changes allow for greater local community representation and majority local Aboriginal decision making on Trust investments by doubling representation of the four language groups represented on the Board – Marra, Garrwa, Gudanji and Yanyuwa. These changes also created greater gender parity among the board, by having a male and female representative from each of the language groups.