About Us

• Our Philosophy
• Our Story
• Ian's Story
• Our People
  • • Executive
    • Administration
    • Therapists
    • Program Support Staff
    • Catering and Maintenance
    • Resource Centre
    • Housekeeping
• Governance
• TGF @ Hawthorn
• The Yarra Valley Living Centre

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  Karina Shalevski

  Accounts Clerk

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  Sandy Clinton

  Client Support Service

  Sandy joined us in July 2006 in the role of Client Services Consultant. She has a Post Grad Diploma in Social Work and finds offering people positive options and information a very satisfying part of her work at TGF. Every day she is reminded to not take good health for granted and live positively. In her own time, she mediates and practices Qi Gong. She loves walking in the bush and sings regularly in a comedy group.

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  Melissa Crow

  Program Manager
  

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  Beth Lewis

  Client Support Service

  Beth has over 15 years experience in customer care.  She has studied nursing and worked with children with disabilities. Beth has a keen interest in bushwalking and cooking, and she lives and breathes a wholefoods, organic, preservative-free lifestyle which is supported by a longstanding meditation practice.

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  Bronwyn Gillespie

  Client Services / Hawthorn Manager

  Bronwyn is our Hawthorn Centre Manager & Conference Co-ordinator. She has 12 years experience in customer service and sales, and a Vocational Diploma of Meditation and Wellbeing. Bronwyn enjoys assisting people on their journey towards health, healing and a peaceful mind and is a regular meditator with a passion for good food (vegetarian wholefoods) and a good laugh.  She values the opportunity TGF offers to work in a peaceful and respectful environment which supports her healthy lifestyle and beliefs and enjoys working alongside the amazing souls who so generously donate their time to TGF.

   

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  Sue Skinner

  Database Administrator

  Sue joined the Foundation in 2009 as our database administrator. She enjoys working for an organisation that has helped so many people and is proud to be involved in the fundraising activities with the TGF family. Working at TGF, she has learnt many things that she has been able to take home to benefit her family.

  
  

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  Leanne Lehmann

  Reception

  Leanne has been our receptionist for over five years. She is the first friendly voice you will encounter when you call us at Yarra Junction. Leanne says the best thing about her job is that, in her own small way, she gets to help people with a serious illness.

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  Nicki Bosen

  Program Manager

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  Shelley Calopa

  Fundraising Manager

  Shelley Calopa brings a broad range of marketing and fundraising experience in the not-for-profit sector having worked with the Royal District Nursing Service and Zoos Victoria. She joined the Foundation in October 2010 as Fundraising and Development Manager.

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  Lindy Schneider

  Media and Communications Manager

  B.Comm, Dip. Transpersonal Counselling, Dip. Transpersonal At Therapy, Cert IV Professional Writing and Editing. MA (Writing) in progress

  Lindy has over twenty years experience in marketing and communications and held senior positions in multinationals before developing her own freelance marketing service for small and medium size businesses.  Ten years ago she embraced her heart calling and became a transpersonal counsellor and art therapist working in private practice and teaching in adult education.

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  Judd Zekas

  Web & Software Developer