Bree Henwood - Middle Years Program Officer :

 Bree (she/her) is a pssionate and bubbly, person who strives to provide an engaging, safe space for young people and families to connect and learn. Bree loves documentaries, music, Vietnamese food, and spending time in nature whether it be bush walks or river swims. Bree’s hero is Uncle Jack Charles, and is passionate about childhood development. The most adventurous thing Bree has done is turning what was a 6-week holiday into a 2-year stay abroad.

 Contact: bhenwood@stonnington.vic.gov.au

Caitlin Manyau - Child and Youth Community Wellbeing Hub Worker :

Caitlin (She/her) is a hub staff member who loves working with all the hubsters during the weekday programs and Saturday drop ins. She loves having a good laugh with all the hubsters. Caitlin loves long walks, spicey food and listening to music. Her favourite kind of music is 90’s RnB. She’s also a parent to some amazing tiny humans and once owned a ferret named Bandit.

Philip-Michael (Phil) Pandongan – Hub Worker :

 Phil (He/Him) works at The Hub. He likes moving around and doing different things; things that are necessary to activities including: bouncing, colouring-in and Soccer. Our resident freestyle rapper Phil is a stylish and caring person with many hobbies and interests. As of writing Phil is learning to make a recipe he grew up eating: Sinigang - a Filipino soup that functions as a stew eaten with rice. He also really likes comedy podcasts like Tigerbelly and wants to adopt a greyhound.

Roni Corby - Hub Worker :

Jessica Scott - Youth Team Leader :

Jess started working in the Stonnington Youth Services team in February 2021. Jess enjoys working with an amazing team of youth workers to provide  support and programs for young people. Jess loves an adventure especially if there's nature involved. On the weekends she often goes camping, hiking, or swimming. She also loves music and recently started playing the piano again. Jess is currently studying play therapy and looks forward to sharing her knowledge with others. She is drawn to the parts of her work that allow her to be the most present and collaborative.

Marc Holland - Youth Support Worker :

Marc (he/him) is a youth worker and coordinator of  Soundslike Productions.

Hobbies – Surfing, skateboarding, drawing, playing guitar, bike riding around the city  and Spending time in nature.
Star sign – Pisces
Favorite colour- at the moment it is a Teal green like the ocean.
Favorite food- Pizza ! as it can be hot, cold , savory or sweet!
Top 3 games – Mario kart , Chess and Uno
What do you like about working at Stonnington youth services – I like creating community events that are organised and run by young people in our programs. Seeing them create live music shows or a video game tournament is lots of fun. I also love a big group game of UNO!
If you could jump into a pool of anything, what would it be full of? – chocolate!
What fictional world would you like to live in? – The video game Zelda

Contact: mholland@stonnington.vic.gov.au

Keire Chatt - Youth Support Worker :

Keire (she/her) is part of the youth team and is currently taking the lead for our pride group programs and recognition days. Keire also supports the Pathways to Work program, one-to-one employment support, drop-ins and our public art programs like TSB or community canvas. She’s passionate about creating safe spaces for young people where they can express themselves, connect to community and show up as their most authentic selves.

You can find Keire at any of these programs, easily spotted in her signature all-black outfits and eyeliner, usually losing at uno or getting stuck into a craft activity. Keire is always down for a chat about the latest movies, emo music, LGBTQIA+ culture or anything else that you’re interested in.

Contact: kchatt@stonnington.vic.gov.au

Celeste Cody - Middle Years and Youth Services Coordinator :

Celeste (She/her) is the captain of our ship, she is the strategic planner, spreadsheet extraordinaire, and the coordinator of our teams. She always wants to support the team so we can run awesome programs, activities, and events for children, young people, and families. Outside of work, she loves spending time with her cat Peanut. She’s also passionate about theatre and loves directing. Celeste is inspired by Uncle Jack Charles, Lizzo and Dolly. The most adventurous thing she’s ever done is ziplining and solo traveling. Celeste can often be spotted wearing brightly coloured outfits paired with fun earrings. Her favourite foods are vegemite and cheese toasties, any Vietnamese or Japanese food, and a good kebab.

Contact: ccody@stonnington.vic.gov.au

Georgia Cameron - Digital & Community Engagement Officer :

Georgia (she/they) is our Digital & Community Engagement Officer – aka the person behind the social media page. They are passionate about supporting young people especially LGBT youth. She has a background in International Relations and Journalism. Outside of work, Georgia is an avid writer, painter, and all-round creative person. They also love cozy video games and playing table top role-playing games with friends, drinking tea, listing to music of many genres, gardening, cooking, photography, crocheting, and much more. When they're not doing all of that they are streaming on Twitch. An interesting fact about Georgia is that despite her affinity for pop punk, metal, and indie/alt-rock music she has a soft spot for folk and bluegrass music thanks to being in a folk county band growing up.

Contact: gcameron@stonnington.vic.gov.au 

Stavrina Hadjielias - School Support :

Stavrina (She/her) is part of the School Focused Youth Service who supports students from year 5 to 12 who are attending school but showing signs of disengagement. She very much enjoys working with schools, young people and supporting their health and well-being in the educational space. Stavrina believes that the earlier we can tackle disengagement and challenges surrounding their learning, the better health outcomes both physically and emotionally in the now and future! Stavrina is also a loving mother to two beautiful children who not only keep her on her toes but constantly teach her so much about the world and herself. There is no one Stavrina adores more than her two kids. When Stavrina isn’t supporting young people, or diligently attending to her duties as a mother, she loves to bake, fund raise and run events, eat Thai or Indian food, and listen to RnB. Stavrina is passionate about understanding trauma and the brain, responding to behaviours in a therapeutic way and enjoys learning about how to be trauma informed through a variety of means including podcasts.

Contact: shadjiel@stonnington.vic.gov.au

Kawika Kainoa - Youth Services and Hub Casual :

Kawika is from America and has a background in Outdoor Education and Youth Development. He has spent the past few years working in camps across America and New Zealand. Kawika has a broad range of facilitation skills in outdoor activities and also facilitating programs to support children and young people’s development in areas like leadership, creativity, team work and personal development. Outside of work Kawika enjoys playing Dungeons and Dradons as well as rockclimbing.