Our Board of Directors
Bella Cini
Non-Executive Director
Bianca Buckman
Non-Executive Director
Blake Almond
Non-Executive Director
Ellen Derrick
Board Chair
Jacinta Hawgood
Non-Executive Director
Karen Lee
Company Secretary
Melanie Philippou
Non-Executive Director
Michael Jefferies
Non-Executive Director
Myf Maple
Non-Executive Director
Our National Youth Advisory Group
Our National Advisory Group is made up of young people, ensuring their voices are heard and they can contribute to batyr at all levels.
Bella Cini
Lucy Gibson
Melanie Philippou
Ellen Armfield
Noa O'Reilly
Nikoletta Apostolidis
Thomas Henderson
Kushagra Rathore
Emma Pryse Jones
Neerja Singh
Our Staff
Abi Cooper
Advocacy & Policy Manager
Alana Caveney
Operations Manager
Alex de Barros Santos
Head of Impact
Alice Kidd
Lived Experience Training Coordinator
Andrea Ellis
Senior Accountant
Ashlea Ephraums
Program Facilitator
Anusha Ambati
School Partnerships Coordinator (VIC)
Bianca Raviraj
UX/UI Designer
Brett Thiangthae
Software Engineer
Caitlyn Grant
University Partnership Coordinator (Swinburne)
Corina Vargas
Partnerships Engagement Lead
Courtney Bilske
Head of Influence & Advocacy
Cormac Lennon
Program Facilitator
Crystal Russom
Marketing & Campaign Lead
Daisy Owen
Fundraising Manager
Daisy Winney
Lived Experience Training Manager
Daniel Sun
Front End Developer
Ellen Griffiths
National Programs Manager & State Manager (VIC)
Em Brown
Program Strategic Coordinator
Georgia Gossip
Program Facilitator
Georgia Meek
Program Facilitator
Hannah Veljanovska
Program Facilitator
Heath Anderson
Program Facilitator
Indigo Walker
Program Facilitator
Jessica Jenkins
Finance Officer
Jess Hocking
Brand & Marketing Manager
Jocelyn Victoria
Lived Experience Storytelling Lead
Julie Pedersen
Tertiary Strategic Manager
Kai Wilson
Youth Advocacy & Communications Coordinator
Kimberley Steel
School Partnerships Coordinator (NSW/ACT)
Lachlan McIntyre
Program Facilitator
Laura Mason
Philanthropy Manager
Lucinda Steggles
Head of Major Gifts & Philanthropy
Mac Zamani
Program Facilitator
Malsa Garfoor
Impact Evaluation Manager
Marlena Wagner
Program Facilitator
Mark Brisbane
Senior Software Engineer
Mitchell Neave
Head of People & Operations
Michelle Duong
Growth Marketing Manager
Nandini Saha
Program Facilitator
Nunzio Giurastante
State Manager (SA)
Patrick Darcy
CEO
Robert O'Leary
Lived Experience Program Manager
Shaye Liddell
Program Facilitator
Shikye Smith
Lived Experience Engagement & Delivery Lead
Skyler Ellis
Acting Training & Delivery Manager
Tyler Juel
Head of Partnerships & Marketing
Vijay Menon
Data Engineer