Our team Cancer Council NT

Amita is our Cancer Nurse Specialist who is currently based in Katherine Hospital. Born and raised in Nepal and having moved to Melbourne at the young age of 17, she started her career with Diploma of Nursing in 2014 and completed her Bachelor of Nursing in 2017 at Holmesglen Institute in Melbourne. She qualified with a post graduate certificate in Oncology/palliative care from The University of Tasmania in 2020.

With over 8 years of experience in oncology nursing, she is competent in anti-neoplastic drug administration, palliative care, complex care planning, providing emotional support and multidisciplinary collaboration.

Amita is very passionate about providing holistic care to the patients and families affected by cancer.

Anson Joseph, trained as a licensed medical practitioner in Eastern Europe and worked as a GP in India prior to coming to Australia. He has extensive clinical experience in general surgery and urology across multiple countries and has significant experience in clinical trials and pharmacovigilance for cancer drugs such as Ibrutinib and Venetoclax and many other drugs including vaccines, focusing on establishing their safety profiles and contributing to post-marketing studies.

Anson, is passionate about cancer prevention and education and dedicated to raising awareness of cancer prevention and supporting those affected by the disease.

Callista is a dedicated Cancer Care Nurse Specialist with 18 years of proven track record in providing compassionate care and support to patients and families. Graduated with a BSc Honours Degree in Cancer Care from The University of Northampton, United Kingdom in 2014 and qualified with a Postgraduate Diploma in Healthcare Management Safety and Quality from The University of Tasmania in 2022. Callista worked in various Cancer Care hospitals in England and Australia, demonstrating extensive experience and leadership skills to drive innovation and excellence in healthcare delivery. Callista is skilled in cancer prevention, care planning, cytotoxic administration, providing emotional support, symptom management including breast prosthesis fitting, wig fitting and multidisciplinary collaboration. Callista has an interest in restoring body image and staying abreast of advancements in oncology care to provide the best possible outcomes.

Collins Ikhagbode is a dedicated and result oriented public health professional with a master’s in public health from the Western Sydney University. He also holds a bachelor’s in Physiology and a master’s in pharmacology and drug discovery from Coventry University, United Kingdom. Whilst at Coventry University, Collins played a key role in supporting the development of mRNA biomarkers specifically tailored for assessing the cardio-toxic effect of chemotherapeutic agents, developing skills and expertise in assay development and addressing critical aspects of therapeutic safety.

Collins is passionate about health promotion and evidenced based wholistic interventions to address the medical and social models of health and disease amongst individuals and within communities; and its capacity to ensure positive outcomes for all people especially the most vulnerable population groups.

Frances joined CCNT in February 2024 as a Support Services/Operations Coordinator.

She brings with her over 20 years’ experience in Warehouse Management/ Transport and Logistics Coordination.

Frances provides full operational support to the CEO and Cancer Support Services Manager including managing logistics coordination for the Transport to Treatment (T2T) program.

Page joined the Cancer Council NT in February 2024, coordinating fundraising and events and providing internal operational support.

Page’s management experience within the tourism industry has afforded her stakeholder engagement and communications management skills and high-level administrative experience.

Rodney Joined CCNT in early 2022 as a volunteer with the T2T program and was a T2T driver for 12 months. Then joined as a full-time staff member in mid-2023. Rodney coordinates our annual events including Daffodil Day and ABMT and our fundraising campaigns.

Rodney has over 20 years’ experience as a sales representative.

Tara graduated Masters of Hotel Management from Blue Mountains Hotel Management School in Sydney as well as a Masters of Professional Accounting at Charles Darwin University - Darwin.

She worked as a receptionist and reservation agent for many hotels in Sydney and Darwin for more than 5 years. Additionally, she worked as an assistant accountant for a telecommunications company in Sydney for 1 year. She is an integral member of the team now working as a financial officer and CEO's personal assistant for Cancer Council NT.

Theodora has been with Cancer Council NT for 12 years as our ostomy officer.

Cancer Council NT is the only Cancer Council in Australia that provides ostomy services. Theodora works directly with ostomates to provide stoma appliances and products, providing unwavering support to clients and their carers.