Our People

Head Office (Shepparton)

Jean Miller-Fowler

General Manager

Jean is a Yorta Yorta, Wiradjuri and South Sea Islander descendant who was born and raised in the Shepparton region where she has lived her entire life and raised her three children.

Katrina Penfold

Employment and Training Program Project Officer

Katrina is a Wiradjuri Dabee woman, born and raised on the lands of the Yorta Yorta and Bangerang peoples. She is an experienced leader in education, training, and community development.

Klarindah Hudson

Education Program Project Officer

Klarindah is a proud Gunditjmara and Yorta Yorta woman, born in Melbourne. She graduated Year 12 from St Peter’s Lutheran College in Brisbane before returning to Melbourne where she went on to support First Nations people within community.

Nikkia McLennan

Education Program Project Officer

Nikkia McLennan is a Wemba Wemba/ Ngyiaapa/ Tirrganydii woman with experience in education support and community services.

Valerie Atkinson

Leadership Coordinator

Valerie is a proud Yorta Yorta Wiradjuri woman born and raised in Shepparton and has been working at Ganbina since 2022 as an Education Program Project Officer. Valerie has a background in education, she previously worked as a Koorie Educator at Greater Shepparton Secondary College and tutor with the HIPPY Program for Save The Children.

Executive Team

Anthony Cavanagh

Chief Executive Officer

Anthony Cavanagh is a Taungurung man from Victoria and has been the Chief Executive Officer of Ganbina since 2013.

Paulleen Markwort

Executive General Manager

Paulleen is a Murri woman with ties to the Gulf of Carpentaria through her matriarchs and to Wiradjuri heritage through her grandfather. As a senior executive, Paulleen brings a wealth of experience in strategy and policy development across State Government and the community sector.

Craig Marshall

Finance Manager

Craig has been supporting the executive of Ganbina since 2001 to create Australia’s most successful school-to-work-transition program for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children and youth.

Julia Weber

Executive Assistant

Julia has been Executive Assistant to Ganbina’s CEO since 2022. She has a Bachelor of Education (Primary School) and worked in Vienna, Austria in personal assistance and concierge service for high-end, international clientele from 2016-2022.

Corporate Administrative Office (Melbourne)

Lachlan Harlow

General Manager – Projects

Lachlan Harlow is a Yorta Yorta and Dja Dja Wurrung man who was supported by Ganbina from 2010-2020. Lachlan moved to Melbourne Grammar School in Year 10 thanks to Ganbina’s support. He then completed a Bachelor of Arts Double Major in Criminology and Philosophy from Monash University.

Anouk Petit dit de la Roche

Digital Transformation Manager

Anouk joined Ganbina in 2024 as Digital Transformation Manager, bringing over 10 years of experience in digital technology and consulting. Previously, she worked at BlueRock Digital, where she led a team of consultants to develop digital strategies, managed projects, and provided strategic technological leadership as virtual CTO for a diverse range of clients.

Expansion Pilot Office (Brisbane)

Lisa Marsden

General Manager – Expansion

Lisa is a proud Gunaikurnai woman who grew up in Shepparton, Victoria and currently lives on the Gold Coast. She has dedicated her career to mentoring and supporting Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander youth and has worked at Ganbina for 16 years

Tracy Bevan

National Manager - Expansion Project

A proud Kija woman from East Kimberley, Western Australia and also her father’s connections, a Bardi man from Dampier Peninsula, Tracy has worked for Ganbina since 2018. She began as Relationships Manager for the Ganbina Expansion Project and now works as Ganbina’s National Manager - Expansion Project.

Soraya Atkinson

Project Coordinator

Soraya is a proud Yorta Yorta and Bangerang woman who grew up in Mooroopna in Shepparton, Victoria. Soraya attended Mooroopna Secondary College where she was a past participant for Ganbina. Soraya finished her education with ASHE (Academy of Sports, Health and Education) and completed her Certificate IV in Community Services.

Board

Fallon Wanganeen

Chair

Fallon is a proud Narungga man from the Yorke Peninsula in South Australia. He is a results-driven professional with a proven track record in championing diversity and inclusion.

Chris Schulz

Deputy Chair

Chris spent more than thirty years as a partner at Allens, one of Australia’s leading commercial law firms, where he mainly practised Environmental Law. After retiring from full time work in 2017, he spent five years as a consultant to Allens and other organisations.

Carmen Barrett

Treasurer

Carmen is the Head of the Finance and Information Technology function at Yarra Capital Management, one of Australia’s leading independent fund managers. Joining Yarra Capital Management in 2020 and with more than 20 years’ experience in financial services.

Timothy Warwick

Secretary

Tim is a former teacher and school principal, who currently leads the Education Equity Alliance, a collaboration of students, teachers and school/system leaders, aimed at achieving system change for equity. He is also a current board member of the Australian Alliance of Associations in Education, Ganbina and the Victorian Student Representative Council.

Kevin Moore

Member

Kevin is a VC Indigenous Pre-Doctoral Fellow at RMIT School of Management Melbourne, with his PhD topic on Victorian Treaty, Voices and Identity.

Dr Lisa Griffiths

Member

Lisa is a strong advocate for using ‘multiple sources of evidence, that demonstrate what work’ for children, young people and families facing vulnerabilities and has led the introduction of multiple evidence-based models in Australia.

Lena-Jean Charles-Loffel

Member

Lena is a Yorta Yorta/Gunai Kurnai woman and a Ganbina graduate. She joined Ganbina when she was 14-years-old and became the first Ganbina participant to obtain a Master’s degree (Master of Public Health) specialising in Indigenous Health from The University of Melbourne.

Larissa Falla

Member

Larissa has extensive experience in stakeholder engagement, strategic planning, values driven leadership and cultural inclusion advocacy. In her role as Senior Koorie Education Advisor for the Shepparton Education Plan, she is passionate about reshaping systems to support improved access and participation in education and meaningful long-term outcomes for the region’s First Nations young people.

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Head Office (Shepparton)

Jean Miller-Fowler

General Manager

Katrina Penfold

Employment and Training Program Project Officer

Klarindah Hudson

Education Program Project Officer

Nikkia McLennan

Education Program Project Officer

Valerie Atkinson

Leadership Coordinator

Executive Team

Anthony Cavanagh

Chief Executive Officer

Paulleen Markwort

Executive General Manager

Craig Marshall

Finance Manager

Julia Weber

Executive Assistant

Corporate Administrative Office (Melbourne)

Lachlan Harlow

General Manager – Projects

Anouk Petit dit de la Roche

Digital Transformation Manager

Expansion Pilot Office (Brisbane)

Lisa Marsden

General Manager – Expansion

Tracy Bevan

National Manager - Expansion Project

Soraya Atkinson

Project Coordinator

Board

Fallon Wanganeen

Chair

Chris Schulz

Deputy Chair

Carmen Barrett

Treasurer

Timothy Warwick

Secretary

Kevin Moore

Member

Dr Lisa Griffiths

Member

Lena-Jean Charles-Loffel

Member

Larissa Falla

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On average 88.7% of Ganbina's participants graduate Year 12

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