Frances Chan

Frances arrived in Darwin, Northern Territory in 1973 from Hawaii and worked at the Darwin Public Library. She went to Sydney for academic studies and returned in 1977 to Darwin working at the Northern Territory Library Services and the Department of Aboriginal Affairs. In 1978 she transferred to the Northern Territory Public Service (NTPS) working for the Department of Education as their journalist and public relations officer. In 1981, Frances was promoted to executive level E1, as a public relations officer with the Department of Mines and Energy. In 1984 she was the first female in Australia to become marketing manager of an Australian capital city port when promoted to E2 level with the Darwin Port Authority. Frances is a member of the Fellowship of Australian Writers (NT) and active in Baha'i faith and an assistant to the auxiliary board for the Northern Territory and Kimberley area. She has served as an elected member of the Baha'i Local Spiritual Assembly in Darwin. Frances is married to Rooney Chan they have three daughters and sons. She also writes under the pseudonym as Langford, Ana.Government AdministrationAutho