YVETTE POCOCK
Financial Wellbeing Coordinator
yvette.pocock@
karlka.com.au
YVETTE POCOCK
Financial Wellbeing Coordinator
yvette.pocock@
karlka.com.au
Yvette is from New Zealand from the Te Arawa Waitaha tribe, now calling Hedland home. She enjoys spending time with her family on weekends, exploring the Pilbara and all the beauty it has to offer.
Yvette comes to KNAC as the Financial Wellbeing Coordinator with over 20 years of financial experience living all over the world, including London, France and Scotland.
She has a strong passion for financial literacy education and supporting members with their financial goals. Empowering members to self advocate is such a rewarding part of what she can provide in her role.
PAYAL PANCHAL
Finance & Corporate Services Coordinator
finance.coordinator@
karlka.com.au
Originally from India, Payal has lived in Australia since 2006 with her family and is now based in Perth as our Finance Coordinator.
She has lots of experience in the administrative and financial field including a role in the accounts department at the University of Western Australia and the centre administrator at Curtin University.
Her role here at KNAC is coordinate financial administration matters, asset administration, complete reporting requirements and liaise directly with KNAC Financial Management consultants, Palisades.
SORAYA DANIEL
Community Coordinator
communitycoordinator@
karlka.com.au
Soraya grew up in the Cape York- Northern Peninsular area in a community called Bamaga (at the most northern point on the Australian continent) however has called Hedland home for over 8 years.
Mothers tribe – Peidu -Erub Island Totems – Fridget bird (wada) & Dabor (Spanish Mackerel) Fathers tribe – Argun -Badu Island, Totem – Thupmul (stingray)
Soraya has lived in rural communities for years and has significant experience working in the field, whether it be Federal or Local Government or community controlled organisations.
She has a Diploma in Leadership and Management, a Diploma in Project Management and is currently in her 2nd year studying a Bachelor of applied science in community development at Curtin University.
JULES PRINS
Home Program Support Manager
jules.prins@
karlka.com.au
Jules grew up in Hedland and is super passionate about the Pilbara. She has worked in the mining, private, not-for-profit, and government sectors and has found the most reward with an Aboriginal corporation working for its Members.
Jules is excited to join KNAC to help facilitate the home support initiatives and help our Members on their home ownership journey.
She enjoys being active in our beautiful community, taking care of the environment, and reading when she gets a chance.
PRISCILLA MCKENZIE
Home Program Support Officer
priscilla.housing@
karlka.com.au
Priscilla is from Broome and its surrounding areas and she has cultural and family connections within the Jabirr-Jabiir, Yawuru, Nimunburr and Djaru/Kija tribes.
She has a Diploma in Aboriginal Primary Health Care and a Diploma in Mental Health. She has previously worked as a Homeless Outreach Support Worker and Housing Team Leader at Centacare Kimberley in Broome.
Her skills and experience make her ideally qualified as one of KNAC’s Home Program Support Officers.
EDITH HALL
Home Program Support Officer
edith.hall@
karlka.com.au
Edith is Nyiyaparli and Nyamal. She has been working with KNAC since 2014 and now she joins the CCS team as a Home Program Support Officer. Edith is excited to be working with her people and helping them with housing issues and to maintain their homes.
Her skills and experience make her ideally qualified as one of KNAC’s Home Program Support Officers.
In her spare time Edith loves playing darts with her local darts team and also sitting with her families talking about the past and what they look forward to in the future.
JASMIN BARUNGA
Member Support Officer
Jasmin.MemberSupport@
karlka.com.au
Jasmin is a Thalanyji woman from the Onslow region in the Pilbara. She has been with KNAC for more than 7 years and is currently one of our member support officers, assisting members to complete trust applications and checking supporting documentation ready for submission to Mutual Trust.
When Jasmin isn’t assisting our members, she enjoys spending time with her family and playing netball.
Sam Perry
Member Support Officer
Samantha.Perry@karlka.com.au
Sam joins KNAC as a Member Support Officer and brings with her previous experience working with community members as a Paralegal in the not-for-profit sector.
Growing up in Carnarvon in the Mid-West Gascoyne region, she moved to Port Hedland with her family in 2022. In her spare time, Sam enjoys painting, cooking and being outdoors camping and at the beach.
Flossie Cook
Financial Administration Officer
Flossie.cook@karlka.com.au
Flossie joins KNAC team as our new Financial Administration Officer and is looking forward to expanding her financial skills and connecting with people from diverse cultural backgrounds.
She brings valuable experience from her time working with an Aboriginal corporation and as a board director, where she helped foster respectful, collaborative relationships with local communities.
A proud Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander woman, Flossie’s mob is Gudang Yadhaykenu from the beautiful Cape York Peninsula, with Torres Strait Islander heritage from Badu, Darnley, and Murray Islands.
Outside of work, Flossie is a busy mum of three who loves cooking, spending time on Country, and learning about different cultures.