Karen Kisala - Centre Manager
		Karen has worked in the community sector for over 20 years. She began her career as a volunteer office worker and program facilitator at the Healesville Living and Learning Centre. During this time she has had a number of roles including student, Program Sub-committee convenor, Committee of Management member and President/Chairperson for two years.
		Karen joined the staff at the Centre in 1991 and held a number of positions including Program Co-ordinator. After leaving the Centre in 1996, Karen continued her career in both the private and community sector, returning to Healesville Living and Learning Centre as Centre Manager in 2003.
		Her qualifications include a Diploma of Business (Community and Health Service Management) and Certificate IV in Workplace Training and Assessment.
		Darren Grainger BET - Program Coordinator
		Darren joined the Living and Learning Centre team in May, 2006 as the Program Coordinator. He has worked extensively in the Neighbourhood House / Learning Centre sector for over ten years, starting work as a sessional trainer in CGEA (Certificate in General Education for Adults) at North Shepparton Community and Learning Centre. He worked in various capacities at the Centre, including Community Development for Youth, acting Centre Coordinator, FAST (Families and Schools together) Coordinator, and as MIPs Program Facilitator. He moved to Melbourne in January 2005 to take up the role of Youth Programs Co-ordinator at PRACE (Preston Reservoir Adult Community Education).
		Darren has a Bachelor of Education and Training (Melbourne University), Certificate IV in Workplace Training and Assessment, (Kyabram Community and Learning Centre) as well as an Adult Literacy Teaching Certificate from Goulburn Ovens TAFE. In 2009, Darren completed his Diploma of Management through the Community Business Management Program.
		Robbie Schuurman - Finance Officer
		Trained as a Typesetter from age 19, Robbie worked in various countries around the world, before moving to Healesville in 1986. As a young mum with a toddler and a baby she ventured into the Healesville Living and Learning Centre to do an art course, and wound up on the Committee of Management for five years. She also taught Spinning and Typing as a volunteer tutor, and was the volunteer proprietor of the Childcare Centre for several years.
		In 2005 she came back to the Healesville Living and Learning Centre as an Admin Assistant, while doing her Certificate IV in Workplace Training and Assessment, and several other courses, so that when the job of Finance Officer became vacant, she had the qualifications to step into this challenging role. Robbie loves the nurturing environment of the Centre, and believes that it is a great resource for our local community, helping people, especially women, to find their way back into study and employment.
		Jenny Poole - Technical and Resource Officer
		Jenny joined the Living and Learning Centre team as a volunteer in Reception and Childcare in 1999. She has since worked in various departments, including Student Administration, Finance and Vacation Care. In her role as Technical and Resource Officer, Jenny is responsible for marketing and promotional materials, student resourcing, e-Learning and website development and I.T. maintenance.
		Jenny’s qualifications include Certificate II in Information Technology.
		Dianne Sanders - Administration Assistant
		Dianne joined the Living and Learning Centre team as Administration Assistant in September, 2006. She has worked for the Centre in both paid and voluntary capacities at various times over the last nine years. In her current role she is responsible for the maintenance of the Centre’s student database and the production of certificates. She also provides assistance to the Program Manager and Finance Officer.
		Dianne has over ten years experience in office administration, which includes a variety of reception, database management, word-processing, computerised banking, customer service and general office duties. She has worked within various fields including aged care, computer hardware and software providers and a transport engineering consultancy firm.
		Jenny Mills - Reception / Administration
		Jenny has worked at the Healesville Living and Learning Centre for over two years. Prior to this she had approximately seven years reception and administration experience in both corporate and community sectors. She studied business administration whilst running a small family owned business.
		Prior to her employment at the Living and Learning Centre, Jenny worked in Hospital Administration, Job Network and more recently the timber industry. During this time she gained knowledge and experience in the many and varied tasks involved in business administration.
		Hannah Sky - Living Well Coordinator
		Hannah’s first contact with the Healesville Living and Learning Centre was in August 1991 when she began work on the Melba Open Learning Project, for which HLLC was the auspicing agency. In 1992 she established a program known as the Melba Support To Isolated Women – a program which provided social support to isolated elderly women. This was part-time work, which gave her the time to take on the position of Program Coordinator. By the end of 1993, The Melba Support To Isolated Women had morphed into the Melba Community Support Project, and she left the coordinator position to focus on the Melba Community Support Project.
		Hannah was the coordinator of the Living Well project, which brought her back to the Healesville Living and Learning Centre in 2008. Regrettably Hannah had to leave before the completion of the project due to personal circumstances.
		Alan Jones - Men's Shed - Program Leader
		Alan comes to us from the heavy engineering and construction industry where he had considerable experience in manufacturing and project management. He commenced work as an apprentice and qualified as a professional engineer not long after. This allowed him to bring a more practical approach to his daily work.
		He has a love of the outdoors and likes nothing better than to hike, ski, cycle or canoe with friends. He also likes to make things, particularly from wood.
		In his retirement Alan is seeking new experiences in the community where he hopes to put some of his skills to other uses.
		Peter Oliver (Ollie) - Men's Shed - Program Assistant
		Ollie has lived in Healesville for more than seven years, and was appointed to the position of Men’s Shed Assistant in late 2008.
		He has a Certificate IV in Youth Work, and has participated in various volunteer programs for youth. Ollie also helped out at some farm schools around the district, including Woori Yallock and Chum Creek.
		Donna Dryden - Cleaner
		Donna had resided in Healesville for many years and joined the team in January 2009.