Eagle Cohort
Melbourne 2017/2018
Cool Australia
Cool Australia is a leading educational resource with more than 63,000 educator members reaching 1,550,000 students. Cool Australia’s resources explore the real world challenges we face, the solutions at hand and the action we can take. With at least one teacher member in 73% of schools, Cool Australia offers a growing body of environmental, social and economic sustainability curriculum to address the holistic nature of sustainability.
Jason Kimberley
Charity Leader, Cool Australia
Sally Phelps
Business Leader, Starcom
Council of Single Mothers & Their Children
Council of Single Mothers and their Children (CSMC) is a state wide, membership-based, community organisation run by and for single mothers. We have been supporting single mothers and working for changes to systems, services and community attitudes since 1969.
Jenny Davidson
Charity Leader, Council of Single Mothers & Their Children
Juliet McKenzie
Business Leader, CBA
Edmund Rice Camps Vic
Edmund Rice Camps Victoria is largely a volunteer organisation that runs camps for children, young people and families from disadvantaged backgrounds including asylum seekers, refugees and people from indigenous communities. The majority of our volunteers are young people aged 17 – 30 years.
Steve Allen
Charity Leader, Edmund Rice Camps Vic
David Tuffin
Business Leader, Blackmores
Hotham Mission
Hotham Mission believes that a community can only be as strong as its weakest link. We are a youth-based community development organisation which seeks to empower disadvantaged young people by providing opportunities so that they can overcome cyclical disadvantage and fulfil their potential. Programs include educational assistance, nutritional support, early intervention for at-risk youth, poverty prevention, advocacy and social justice.
Beth Stewart-Wright
Charity Leader, Hotham Mission
Peter Fanning
Business Leader, Sage
Law & Advocacy Centre for Women
The Law and Advocacy Centre for Women is a not-for-profit, community legal centre that assists women who are in or at risk of entering the criminal justice system. We aim to interrupt the narrative that sees disadvantaged women cycle in and out of the justice system by providing helping address the underlying causes of their offending, as well as providing legal advice and representation. These issues may include homelessness, drug and alcohol use, mental health issues and family violence.
Elena Papas
Charity Leader, Law & Advocacy Centre for Women
Fiona Grinwald
Business Leader
Missing Persons Advocacy Network
Missing Persons Advocacy Network (MPAN) creates awareness for missing persons and provides practical support to their families. Missing persons is a community issue that requires the collaborative efforts of the corporate sector, media, all levels of government, emergency services and the public. MPAN aims to forge partnerships that not only help to promote the faces and stories of missing loved ones, increasing the likelihood that they may be found, but also lessen the financial impact on those actively searching for them.
Loren O’Keeffe
Charity Leader, Missing Persons Advocacy Network
Dani Peer
Business Leader, Wingate
No To Violence
No To Violence incorporating the Men’s Referral Service is the peak body for organisations and individuals working with men to end family violence in Victoria and New South Wales. We also provide telephone counselling, information and referrals for men in Victoria, New South Wales and Tasmania. During the past 20 years we’ve helped more than 150,000 men get the support they need, helping improve outcomes for families.
Jacqui Watt
Charity Leader, No To Violence
Andy Palacios
Business Leader, CBA
PartnerSpeak
PartnerSPEAK is the only organisation in Australia to support the partners and children of online child sex offenders. We host a moderated peer support forum for affected partners. PartnerSPEAK campaigns broadly for non-offending partners to receive support, and to not be tied to these heinous crimes. Through our advocacy, things are changing in Australia.
Natalie Walker
Charity Leader, PartnerSpeak
Cathy Fyffe
Business Leader, The Elevation Company
Seven Women
Seven women economically and socially empowerers marginalised women through literacy, skills training and income generation programs.
Steph Woollard
Charity Leader, Seven Women
Jason Andrew
Business Leader, Empowered Financial Partners
Volunteering Australia
Volunteering Australia is the national peak body for volunteering. Our mission is to lead strengthen, promote and celebrate volunteering in Australia.
Adrienne Picone
Charity Leader, Volunteering Australia
Matt Battye
Business Leader, Complete Wealth
The information provided on this page is true and accurate as at the start of each person’s participation in The Growth Program. For up to date information on the charities, charity leaders and business leaders, please refer to their websites or LinkedIn profiles.