Each member of our dedicated Executive Leadership Team has a wealth of knowledge and expertise related to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children, families and communities and the systems that affect them, including child protection, youth justice and early childhood and education.
Phillip Brooks
Chief Executive Officer
Phillip is a descendant of the Bidjara Tribe (Great Grandfather), the Kairi Tribe (Great Grandmother) and the Ducabrook Clan located at Springsure, Central Queensland.
As Chief Executive Officer of the Queensland Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Child Protection Peak (QATSICPP), Phillip leads the state’s independent peak body for the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander community-controlled child protection and family support sector. QATSICPP is also the Youth Justice Peak body for Queensland, representing the broader youth justice sector.
Through strong partnerships, sector capacity building and systems reform, Phillip drives efforts to foster effective collaborations and influence policies, strategies and programs to advance QATSICPP’s vision that all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children are safe, cared for and supported to thrive within their families, cultures and communities.
Phillip most recently held the position of Deputy Director-General of Corporate Services and First Nations Strategy and Partnerships, Department of Education, where he was responsible for overseeing the human resources, finance, procurement and facilities, legal services and internal audit functions for the department, along with improving education outcomes for Aboriginal students and Torres Strait Islander students.
Phillip was previously Deputy Director-General and Chief Operating Officer of Service Delivery, Youth Justice in the Queensland Department of Children, Youth Justice and Multicultural Affairs and a former Commissioner at the Queensland Family and Child Commission.
Phillip’s distinguished career in child, youth and family support in Queensland also includes roles as Officer in Charge Queensland Police Service, Manager of Child Safety and Youth Justice Service Centres, Director Government Coordination, Executive Director Strategy, and Regional Director Child, Family and Community Services in North Queensland.
Phillip completed the Executive Master of Public Administration with the Australia and New Zealand School of Government in 2020.
Helena Wright
Deputy Chief Executive Officer, Strategy and Systems
Helena is a proud Kabi Kabi and South Sea Islander woman with connections through to the Gulf Country through her Grandmother, a member of the Stolen Generation. She is a mother of two and a grandmother of two.
Helena had 30 years’ experience working in the Queensland, Australian and Northern Territory Governments before she came to QATSICPP in mid-2024. She has worked in some of the most remote places in Australia in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander affairs, domestic, family and sexual violence, community justice, multicultural affairs and child protection.
She holds a Bachelor of Arts (Criminology and Criminal Justice and Adult Education) and an Executive Masters of Public Administration. Helena is also a Justice of the Peace and is a Board member of national and statewide community organisations.
Murray Benton
Deputy Chief Executive Officer, Statewide Operations, Workforce Development and Member Services
Murray is a proud Aboriginal Barkindji Ngiyampaa man from Central West New South Wales.
Murray is a ministerially appointed member of the Queensland Family and Child Commission’s Child Death Review Board and a Board Director of DVConnect, Queensland’s statewide crisis support service for people affected by domestic, family, and sexual violence.
Murray brings extensive leadership and frontline experience across housing, homelessness and child, youth, and family services with deep expertise in systemic issues affecting children and young people who interact with the youth justice and child protection systems. He has led specialist service delivery in regional communities working across crisis response, intensive case management, domestic family and sexual violence, primary health and antenatal care, sexual and reproductive health, disaster recovery, and multicultural support, alongside leading sector-wide initiatives at QShelter, Queensland’s peak body for housing and homelessness.
Murray holds a Master of Business Administration (Human Resource Management) and a Graduate Diploma in Management from the Australian Institute of Business.
Justin Power
General Manager, Strategic Services
Justin Power is a proud Birri-Gubba Juru (Bowen), Jangga (Mt Coolon) and Birri (Collinsville) man from North Queensland, and a proud descendant of the Ugar people of Stephen Island on his mother’s side. A Darrumbal (Rockhampton) and Espiritu Santo (South Sea Island) on his father’s side.
Justin brings more than a decade of experience across the Queensland Government and Community Controlled Sector, including senior roles within government across courts, justice and youth justice portfolios. Justin returns to QATSICPP after his most recent role as the inaugural National Director for the Justice Reinvestment Network Australia.
He attributes his strength, determination and knowledge of culture and the importance of it to his mum (Colleen) a former employee of QATSICPP, his Nan Nicol and Family.
Will Broughton
General Manager, State wide Operations and Workforce Development
Will Broughton is a proud Gunggari man and executive leader recognised for driving organisational performance, governance, workforce capability and system reform across Aboriginal Community Controlled Organisations, government, justice, health and the not-for-profit sectors.
He is a trusted adviser to Boards, Chief Executive Officers and Executive Leadership Teams, providing strategic leadership on organisational strategy, governance, public policy, workforce transformation, industrial relations, risk and organisational performance. Will is known for building high-performing organisations, strengthening executive leadership, fostering strategic partnerships and leading complex organisational and system change.
Will holds a Master of Human Resource Management and will commence a Master of Philosophy in Employment Relations at the University of Queensland in October 2026 as a pathway to a PhD, with research focused on Indigenous workforce governance and employment relations.
Christian Coulahan
Director, Strategy
Christian is a proud Bidjara and South Sea Islander man.
Christian brings extensive experience in government organisations across Victoria and Queensland, with expertise spanning commissioning, First Nations investment and procurement, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander workforce, cultural safety and diversity and inclusion. He has led complex strategic reform agendas including transforming investment approaches to support greater participation and leadership of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander community-controlled organisations. Before joining QATSCIPP, Christian held a Director role in Investment and Commissioning at the Department of Families, Seniors, Disability Services and Child Safety.
Christian holds a Diploma in Project Management, Certificate III in Business Administration and is trained in Psychological First Aid.
Gavin Power
Director, Member Services
Gavin is an Aboriginal and South Sea Islander man with family connections to Birri Gubba Juru, Darumbal Country and Santo Island, Vanuatu.
Gavin’s experience includes more than 35 years of community involvement and professional experience across child protection, First Nations leadership, government reform, stakeholder engagement and partnerships with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander organisations. Before joining QATSICPP, Gavin held senior Queensland Government leadership roles and is also a Regional Director for South East Queensland with the Queensland Indigenous Family Violence Legal Service, and Cultural Advisor on the Hospital School Committee.
Gavin’s expertise is grounded in lived experience and community knowledge, built over decades of direct engagement and leadership within Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities.