Maree James
I have worked in the Early Years sector in a range of roles for over 30 years. The most significant having been – Teaching Fellow (The University of Melbourne Master of Teaching program) mentoring and assessing students within early childhood settings, Pre-school Field Officer and Inclusion Support Facilitator all at Merri-bek City Council. Previous experiences …read the full post

Cath Williams
Cath has held Director and Senior Management roles in Human Resources and worked in the Higher Education sector for over 30 years. Cath spent 21 years at Deakin University in a variety of roles including managing the HR Business Partnering team; Principal Adviser tothe Executive Director, HR; and Director of Talent Acquisition, Remuneration and Evaluations. …read the full post

Gillian Barclay
Began early childhood career in Hobart, managing a family day care scheme and outside school hours program. Moved to City of Stonnington where I was Co ordinator of Children’s Services for seven years – kindergarten, long day care, occasional care and family day care. Then to community-based, not for profit, managing three long day care centres …read the full post

Sophie Angelis
Sophie is a mother of two young daughters, both of whom have attended or are attending MEYM kindergartens. She is passionate about early childhood education issues and is committed to giving back to the community of which her family is a part. Sophie has extensive experience working for the Victorian State government as a lawyer …read the full post
