Youth Express Team
Creating opportunities
Our team consists of a Board of Directors who provide oversight and strategic direction and a Management group who handle day to day operations and program delivery.
Meet The Youth Express Team
Julie Eldridge - CEO
CEO / Manager
Natalie Lewin - Office Manager
Office Manager
Jazmin Williams - Operations Manager
Operations Manager
Jane Thompson - Administration & IT Support
IT & Administration Support
Denise Rafferty
Work Placement Coordinator
Leanne Ferguson - Business Development
Business Development Officer
Eve Maguire - Special Projects and Administration Support
Special Projects & Administration Support
Genus Passi - IAS Program Coordinator
IAS Program Manager
Tamara Jackson - IAS Program Facilitator
IAS Program Facilitator
Aaron Mann - IAS Program Facilitator
IAS Program Facilitator
Deborah Godfrey - Work Placement Team Leader
Work Placement Coordinator
Abbey Daughtrey - Work Placement Coordinator
Work Placement Coordinator
Luke Welsman - School Support Services
School Support Services Coordinator
Lindsay Ridgeway - Nyugumba Men's Program
Nyugumba Program Coordinator
Gabby Miller - TAEG Program
TAEG Support Officer
Warren Sherwood - BLOOM Coordinator & Nyugumba Men's Program
Gerard McMinn - BLOOM Coordinator
Teresa Hughes - BLOOM Coordinator
Glenda O'Brien - BLOOM
Codie Close - BLOOM Project Manager
Jayden Jenner - Work Placement Coordinator
Youth Express Executive Board
Emma Ambrose
Position: President
Ambrose Tennis Academy
Representing IndustryJulie Eldridge
CEO / Manager
Youth ExpressLori Parish
Position: Board Member
Worimi Land Council
Representing CommunityIan Scanlon
Position: Board Member
Representing CommunityDeb Hescott
Position: Board Member
TAFE NSW
Representing TAFE NSWRosalind Gavin
Position: Board Member
Department of Education
Representing EducationGeraldine Blake
Position: Board Member
Catholic Schools Office – Diocese of Maitland-Newcastle
Representing EducationMary-Ann Hill
Position: Board Member
MAH Writing Service
Representing IndustryRobert Pankhurst
Position: Board Member
Representing CommunityIan Baldwin
Leanne King
Lorraine Scarfone
Michelle Keyes
At our core is a team of passionate YOUTH Education, Training & Career Specialists