Staff

	Scott Wilson - Director, Aboriginal Drug and Alcohol Council (SA) Inc. Email: Scott Wilson Scott's commitment to the issues associated with Indigenous substance use sees him involved at a variety of levels, and as a member of numerous State and National committees and advisory bodies. Besides his position as Director of ADAC, he is currently Chairperson of the National Indigenous Substance Misuse Council Inc. (NISMC), Deputy Chairperson of the Alcohol Education Rehabilitation Foundation (AERF), Deputy Chairperson of the National Drug Strategy Reference Group for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples, Executive Member of the Australian National Council on Drugs (ANCD), Executive Director of the Alcohol and Other Drugs Council of Australia (ADCA), and Council Member of the National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Council.
Administration
	Helen  Wilson - Office Manager Email: Helen Wilson Helen has been at ADAC since 1995. As the Office Manager Helen has a number of roles. She is responsible for the finances of ADAC, which includes payroll obligations, facilitation of grant moneys and financial acquittals. Helen is also responsible for the general supervision of administration. Another role, that seems to be growing, is the production of ADAC resources. These include ADAC Newsletters, the Annual Report, posters, leaflets, and the Petrol Sniffing and Other Solvents Manual as well as the Petrol Sniffing Video. Helen is also responsible for making sure all our computers are running effectively.
	Sofia Rivera - Administration/ Finance Officer Email: Sofia Rivera Sofia comes from El Salvador in Central America. She has been in Australia for 13 years. Sofia began work at ADAC as a volunteer 7 years ago while she was studying an Advanced Diploma in Accounting and Business Administration. Sofia is now employed as Administration/ Finance Officer. Her financial duties include accounts payable and receivable, monthly Business Activity Statements, data entry to MYOB, travel allowance payments and bank reconciliation. Sofia is also responsible for the maintenance of ADAC's office equipment, maintaining the ADAC assets register for insurance purposes and setting up and maintaining several of the internal ADAC databases.
	Geoffrey Hawkins - Administration Assistant Email:  Geoffrey Hawkins Geoffrey was originally employed to do phone interviews for the Quality Use of Medications project, and now works as part of the ADAC administration team. Geoffrey's main responsibilities consist of taking minutes for all ADAC meetings including the Executive, Annual General Meeting and conferences, as well as distributing and tracking the many ADAC resources that are sent out from the Indigenous Substance Misuse Health Promotion Unit (ISMHPU). He also provides displays of resources at conferences and special events, and organises resources for project staff.
Special Projects
	Jimmy Perry - Makin' Tracks Project Officer Email: Jimmy Perry Jimmy is one of two Indigenous drug and alcohol workers in the Makin' Tracks team. Jimmy's heritage is Ngarrindjerri/ Arrernte. Jimmy's main role is to travel to communities that invite the Makin' Tracks team to work with them to address substance misuse issues within the communities.
	Byron Wright  - Diversion Liaison Officer Email: Byron Wright Byron is an Aboriginal man from the town of Mungindi, which is 800 kilometers inland on the NSW-QLD border. He grew up in the suburb of Riverwood and later Liverpool in the western suburbs of Sydney. Byron is the Diversion Liaison Officer with the Police Drug Diversion Project at ADAC. He is also studying a Diploma in Arts and Social Sciences at the University of South Australia. From an early age Byron has encountered many of the difficulties that are experienced by Aboriginal people in Australian society. This has given him an understanding of some of the problems associated with substance misuse and to ensure that Aboriginal people are given every opportunity to benefit from the Police Drug Diversion Program.
	Billy Wilson - Family Mentor Project Officer Email: Billy Wilson Based in Murray Bridge South Australia, the Family Mentor Project aims to train family mentors who will be able to assist other family members to address issues such as drug use, domestic violence, financial difficulties as well as physical and mental health problems.

This page last updated: April 2006