
Dan completed a Bachelor of Medical Science and Bachelor of Surgery at Monash University, a Graduate Diploma of Teaching at the University of Melbourne, and a Master of Public Administration at University College London as a John Monash Scholar. He has worked as a Senior Policy and Campaign Strategy Advisor for the Australian Education Union in the NT, as a Project Manager for the Djalkiri Foundation Aboriginal Corporation, and as a teacher at Yirrkala School in North-East Arnhem Land. Dan was a finalist in the NT Young Australian of the Year Awards and was named the 2020 NT Secondary Teacher of the Year.