Our Ambassadors
Meet incredible advocates from across Australia who are driving change in their communities. There are so many different ways to engage in advocacy, and these ambassadors demonstrate that. From facilitating push-up challenges, social media advocacy, and song writing to building start-up not for profits, our ambassadors have made advocacy fit into their lives so that they remain safe, genuine and original.
Northern TerritorY
The Central Youth Advocacy Network was founded in Central Australia. This means that the lived experiences of young Territorians are at the heart of our advocacy.
Ryan Hayward
Chair of the NT Youth Round Table and NT and Commonwealth Youth Parliamentarian based in Alice Springs.
Amelia Phommachanh
NT representative on the Australian Mental Health Youth Advisory Group and Headspace Youth Ambassador based in Palmerston
Zahin Seedat
Vice chair of the NT Youth Round Table and Headspace Youth Ambassador based in Palmerston.
Ash Dawe
2025 Chair of the Northern Territory Youth Round Table, and 2024 Northern Territory Youth Week Ambassador based in Darwin.
Tasharnii Voller
A singer song-writer and 2026 Northern Territory Youth Week Ambassador based in Alice Springs.
Peter Susanto
2025/2026 UNICEF Young Ambassador for the Northern Territory, first ever youth delegate at the UN's COP from the NT.
Secretary of the 2026 Northern Territory Youth Round Table, healthcare advocate and registered Nurse based in Alice Springs.
Naomi Destacamento
Esther Klerck
Member of the eSafety Youth Advisory Council, and Central Australian representative on NAPCAN's Youth Speak Out.
Diva Sree Pant
Media and Communications Coordinator for the 2026 Northern Territory Youth Round Table based in Alice Springs.
Jules Gabor
Y Australia Global Change Agent for 2026, 2026 ABC Trailbazer, and youth advocate based in Darwin.
Sky Mullen
Representative on the 2025 Northern Territory Youth Table, and NT Delegate at UN Youth Australia's National Conference.
South Australia
South Australia is geographically similar to the Northern Territory, with vast remote regions. It is also an exemplar in areas like youth justice and housing. Thus, as a network we can learn from the insights of our South Australian Young Ambassadors.
National Ambassadors
We cannot work in silos. Across Australia, young people face shared inequalities. That makes the work of our National Ambassadors so important. They allow us to contribute on national issues, to platform universal challenges, and access important decision making spaces that would otherwise never hear remote voices.
Soma Sardar
Founder and CEO of the Youth Consortiums, a global youth led initiative and youth advocate based in Sydney
Lejla Sinanovic
Member of the NSW Minister's Student Council, and the Canterbury-Bankstwon Youth Advisory Board.
Joel Taban
NT Representative on the National Youth Steering Committee and Social Work Student based in Melbourne.