#TeamKC

Treasurer

Caine is a Marketing and International Business graduate currently undertaking an MBA at JCU. He brings with him extensive knowledge and skills from working in the sectors of corporate marketing as well as industrial and agricultural operations. He boasts strong problem-solving and innovative thinking capabilities and an unwavering passion for Papua New Guinea having also served as a Youth Ambassador for YWAM during the early years of his study. Caine's role as the Treasurer for KumulCare entails overseeing our organisation's financial administration, forecasting and reporting and to ensure the implementation of efficient, transparent and robust financial processes. 

Director of Information Technology

Costigan is a dynamic individual who has a keen interest and passion in Cyber Security and Content Management Systems used in personal and business environments. With an Advanced Professional Diploma of Information Technology under his belt from the University of Technology PNG and currently undertaking his final year of study in the Bachelor of Information Technology at JCU, Costigan values professional development. He believes, strongly, in outcomes-based practice and as our Director of Information Technology he looks forward to seeing through his duties and helping provide the best solutions to achieve KumulCare's goals. 

Governance & Compliance Aid

Recently attaining a Law degree from James Cook University, Emily is a passionate, strong and outspoken advocate for disadvantaged and marginalized populations. Women and children’s rights as well as the rights of those with disabilities are at the top of her list. Having always gravitated toward a legal career, Emily’s pure character and growing professional repertoire is exciting to be a part of. Currently working as a graduate Solicitor in Sydney, she holds an integral role in steering our ship in the right direction as our Governance & Compliance Aid.

Governance  & Compliance Aid  

With a background in Biomedical Science, Mark is currently a second-year Juris Doctor student at Monash Law, and is excited to create a positive impact across the world. Mark is also a Paralegal with a Melbourne-based corporate law firm and is looking to apply some of his newly acquired knowledge and skills into practice during his time with us, ensuring that our passion is met with quality processes and that we strive for best-practice in all governance matters. Mark is an eager and generous giver of time, he boasts incredible people skills and an attention to detail important for his role as Governance & Compliance Aid. 

Social Media & Marketing Lead

After graduating with a Bachelor of Business majoring in Human Resource Management, Rakatani had found a rewarding passion for volunteering and serving people. Her experiences with not-for-profit organisations in North QLD have added to her mounting drive to give back to communities in need. As our Social Media and Marketing Lead, she not only brings with her knowledge and fresh insight from her work experiences but always shows great character in tough times.  She's excited to help continue to reach the masses, create more awareness for KumulCare’s journey, impact and most importantly build community for emerging change-makers from PNG and abroad.

Community Engagement Lead

With an exuberant personality and a warm heart, Jess has been a wonderful addition to the KumulCare team as Community Engagement Lead! She has had several experiences over the past few years from Support Coordination in the disability space to Social Work in the sphere of mental health. Jess has proven to be versatile in her ability to work with many types of people with all types of abilities and personalities as well as working with people from all cultures, backgrounds and religions. 

Projects Research & Evaluation Lead

Rochyni’s ambitious, kind and resilient nature is contagious.  As our Projects Research and Evaluations Lead, Rochy aims to help strategically deliver ideas and cutting-edge solutions as well as advocate and build a culture of evidence-based practice. With rapidly growing competence gained from study in a dual Master’s program in Public Health and Business Administration as well as extensive work experience, Rochy stands confident in her role at KumulCare and looks forward to all the challenges and triumphs to come. It is a goal of hers to deliver a project in her ancestral home of Nduga, West Papua.

Advocacy Officer - Victoria  

Duron has always been very passionate about creating equitable access to healthcare. Over the years he has participated in various research projects such as improving respiratory diagnosis for communities in Northern Queensland.

To further his goal of making a positive impact across underserved communities, Duron Is currently pursuing a Doctor of Medicine at Melbourne University.

He also enjoys spending time on his family farm with the horses and dogs.

Duron hopes to use some of this knowledge and passion to improve awareness about KumulCare’s goals and what we stand for in his role as our Victorian Advocacy Officer.