Jill comes to the Tracks’ Committee of Management with significant experience in health.

Jill started her working life as a Dental Therapist and progressed through this career path until she took up the concurrent roles of Northern Territory Principal Dental Therapist and Manager of the Children’s Dental Service within Territory Health Services in 1996.

Jill then held the position of Manager, Casuarina Community Care Centre (a multi-functional, multi disciplined health service outlet) from 1996 until 1999. She was then selected as the Purchasing Director of Community Health and Health Development (Public Health activities) which had a major focus on service development and contract negotiation and management with the non-government sector.

Jill’s most recent position (since July 2003) is as Top End Coordinator within the Department of Health and Community Services. This involves identifying and coordinating possible interface issues between the community and programs, divisions, agencies and providers.

Jill has been in the Northern Territory since January 1977. She is married with two daughters, 21 and 19 years. Jill holds qualifications in Dental Therapy, Teaching, Health Promotion and Public Sector Management.