iDiC Team
Experienced leadership for Indigenous-led national capability.
iDiC brings together leaders with experience across Indigenous business, defence, infrastructure, strategy, partnerships, operations and compliance.
Leadership and Operations
Meet the people behind iDiC
The iDiC team supports consortium partners and clients to build practical, sustainable Indigenous business outcomes across Australia.

Michael McLeod
Chairman & Director
Michael is the CEO and a founding Director of Message Stick, with a career spanning Aboriginal health, policy, telecommunications and Indigenous business leadership.
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Adam Goodes
CEO & Director
Adam leads iDiC as CEO and Director, bringing national profile, advocacy experience and a strong commitment to Indigenous business capability.
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Dug Russell
Director
Dug brings senior executive and CEO experience across large-scale commercial operations in Australia and overseas.
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George Mifsud
Director
George has more than 25 years of senior executive leadership experience across global organisations, risk, safety, media and Indigenous employment outcomes.
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Kerrie Howard
Director Strategic Partnerships
Kerrie leads strategic partnerships, supporting Indigenous business engagement and sustainable change across clients, partners and industry.
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Tahlia Howard
GM Strategy
Tahlia brings legal, construction, defence and strategy experience to support integrated delivery and long-term capability outcomes.
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Tim Edwards
Manager Strategic Partnerships
Tim works with private sector clients to grow relationships with Indigenous businesses across supply chain, talent and engagement.
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Cameron Sanders
Talent Partnership Manager
Cameron supports recruitment, client engagement and candidate management with a background in military service and technical project recruitment.
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Shanara Morris
Operations Manager
Shanara manages operations, drawing on experience across Aboriginal education, youth mental health and commercial construction administration.
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Jackie Howard
Project Coordinator
Jackie coordinates projects with deep experience across property, governance, procurement, compliance and operational administration.
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Emily Mifsud
Security and Compliance Coordinator
Emily supports security and compliance, bringing discipline, teamwork and focus from professional responsibilities and semi-professional sport.
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