Dr Daniel Grainger
Daniel has ancestral links to Yadhaigana. He has approximately 30 years work experience in electrical engineering, project management, corporate finance, research and education. Daniel has received awards from the Governor General of Australia and the Prime Minister of Australia for innovative works. He was recognized in state parliament by the Minister of information and innovation for works performed. Daniel’s Fellow of Engineers Australia citation reads “recognized as being amongst the true leaders of the industry and profession”. He is a recipient of a state level mathematics teaching prize. Daniel lectures in university level economics holding a PhD in economics with other degrees in electrical engineering, business and education. His main research interest is in improving social level decision support tools for project selection, prioritisation and valuation. Daniel co-owns a small Townsville-based company that has successfully attracted innovation investments.
Susan Cook
Susan Cook began her career as an Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Outreach Financial Counsellor in March 1996. She is the first Aboriginal financial counsellor to enter the sector and blaze a trail for other Indigenous financial counsellors and financial capability workers nationally. In 2018, Susan was awarded the prestigious Jan Pentland prize in recognition of her outstanding work in financial counselling, community development and financial community education at the National Financial Counselling Australia Conference.
Daphne Naden
Daphne Naden was born in Mossman, North Queensland and is a Kuku Yalanji elder with connections to Kubirri, Julay and Buru clans. Daphne has over 30 years work experience, employed in government, non-government, and Aboriginal organisations; managing and coordinating Indigenous-specific programs and projects in the employment and training, health, housing, education, and community development sectors. She has sound knowledge and understanding of Indigenous issues and proven expertise in community engagement processes, and in program development, planning and implementation. Daphne has a strong commitment to the advancement of Indigenous Australians. As a State Delegate, she has represented Indigenous women on a number of State and National forums on topical issues faced by Indigenous women.
Aaron Davis
Aaron D
avis is the Managing Director and CEO of the Indigenous Consumer Assistance Network Ltd. Aaron is an independent member of the National Indigenous Consumer Strategy (NICS) reference group and co-founder of ICAN, leading the organisation from its inception to a staff of thirty across six offices located in Cairns, Townsville, Atherton, Bendigo (Vic) and Yarrabah and Palm Island Aboriginal communities.
Bob Frazer
Bob joined the ICAN Board of Directors in May 2015. He has ancestral links to the Wiradjuri and Darug Nations, and brings to the Board his 15 years of expertise as the Company Secretary of a number of Queensland and National NPF corporations, as well as more than 30 years experience as CEO of large Regional and State Wide organisations. Bob has also served as Director of a number of other community based State, Federal and Community funded organisations, and has many years in a leadership in the field of community based disability support.
Following on from family relationships in the formative years of his life, Bob has engaged extensively with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. In particular, between 1984 and 1990 he served as the Queensland Police Service Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Liaison Officer for the Northern Police Region, working in communities across that region, including Palm Island, Doomadgee, Mornington Island, as well as some time training and working with Community Police officers in Napranum, Lockhart River and Hopevale in the Far Northern Police Region.
Since leaving that role in 1990 Bob has been involved in the funding of and support for Indigenous Ranger activities in the Burdekin and Cape York Natural Resource Management Regions, along with the delivery of a range of governance and capacity building initiatives for Traditional Custodians of Country, including Indigenous institutions such as Clan Estates, Foundations, Land Trusts and Indigenous Local Government Authorities on Cape Yorke.
Bob’s formal qualifications include graduate and post-graduate degrees in Sustainable Regional Development. He is a Churchill Fellow, and recipient of the Centennial Medal for service to people with disability, as well as the National Service Medal and Queensland State Medals for service in the Police and Rural Fire Service Services.