Early Learning Management

I am a Diploma Qualified Room Leader and have been working in education for 34 years, holding a variety of positions such as swim teacher, teacher’s aide, play session aide, room leader and adolescent support worker. These positions have been across the greater Hobart area.

I started working at Collegiate in 2019. My favourite parts of working at Collegiate ELC are the supportive team environment and our beautiful local community of South Hobart where we spend a lot of time adventuring with the children. I also love to observe children’s development and enjoy cultivating meaningful relationships with the children and families who come to ELC.

My professional focuses and passions include a commitment to reconciliation and learning about our First Nations people and culture.

I have three adult children and six grandchildren with whom I spend a lot of time on the weekends. I love getting out and about in nature for walks and catching up with friends.

I started work at Collegiate in January 2020 – what a challenging year to start a new job!  The fantastic parent community and resilient team of educators and teachers have made my working life at Collegiate a joy.

I have been working in early education and care for 24 years in a variety of roles and learning all the time.  I hold my Diploma in Early Childhood Education and Care and an Advanced Diploma in Community Sector Management.  My steepest learning curve came in the Northern Territory.  I worked for the Catholic Education Office in leadership positions at a number of schools across Darwin.  The challenges faced in providing remote early learning was beyond anything I could have experienced here in Hobart and I am forever thankful for my unplanned employment in the sector there.

We have been back in Hobart for nearly 10 years – we wanted to be with family and friends and for our three children to attend school in Hobart. Now a family of teens, a tween and a dog named Luna; the fun really begins!

I am an Early Childhood Qualified Teacher from Sydney, and I’ve been teaching children from birth to six for 18 years.

In 2018 I moved to Tasmania and started working at Collegiate ELC and OSHC as the Educational Leader of the service.

My role includes supporting and mentoring the team in the provision of high quality programs and supporting the professional development of the educators. I also support our Manager, Lou, in the role of Assistant Manager to provide assistance and information to our families.

I am a passionate advocate for the importance of Early Years education, reconciliation, continuous professional development and maintaining the highest standards of education and care for the children and families who utilise our service.

My family and many of my friends live on the mainland and so I am always planning my next trip to Melbourne or Sydney!

I completed by Certificate III in Early Childhood Education & Care in 2015 and my Diploma in Early Childhood Education & Care in 2022. I began my Early Childhood Educator role in Launceston and then ventured to Hobart in 2020. It’s been an amazing 9 years working with young children and have loved every moment of it.

I began my journey here at Collegiate Early Learning in May 2023 and it is so wonderful to have such a great bunch of educators to work with. I am currently the ELC 1 Room Leader and have a beautiful bunch of educators working alongside me, as well as a lovely group of children.

My favourite part of working at Collegiate is all the adventures we provide the children with such as walks to the Rivulet, visiting out pet chickens, trips to Southern Cross Care and the hands-on learning.