Jack Melbourne Chairs the Committee of Management.

Correspondance/calls for Jack should be directed to him care of  the IELLEN.

Gill Meek worked with ‘youth at risk’ in Adult and Community Education, the TAFE sector and in the service delivery sector for many years before joining the IELLEN staff team.  She has worked on state and national projects, specifically in the area of ‘youth at risk’.  Gill has designed and managed a diverse range of education programs for young people and professional development for youth workers and teachers.

 In her role as IELLEN Executive Officer, Gill develops and manages projects to improve education, training and employment pathways for young people in the IELLEN area. Gill works with all sectors of the community including business and industry to develop networks and partnerships that will increase the range of options and opportunities available to our young people.

Contact Gill – iellen@iellen.org.au

Shyam is our new administration and payroll officer. His role is to manage the IELLEN’s yearly budget, payrolls and accounts.

Shyam also coordinates IELLEN’s events and follows up all the administration work relating to the IELLEN.

Contact shyam - iellen@iellen.org.au

Penny Smith has extensive experience working with young people and ‘youth at risk’ in the TAFE sector and government school sector. Penny has worked on a  range of projects and also has expertise in developing resources for teachers. Penny’s reporting resources for the Certificates in General Education are widely used and have also been published.

In her role at the IELLEN Penny coordinates Community VCAL programs and the IELLEN VCAL/MIPs network which offers support and advice to VCAL coordinators and teachers.  Penny also coordinates the IELLEN Mentoring program, the state government’s On Track Connect project and the IELLEN, On Track in Schools project.

Contact Penny- iellen@iellen.org.au

Project Officer

Prue‘s role at the IELLEN will involve her in the SKYS VCAL program, the HEAT program and other project work.  Prue comes with a great deal of enthusiasm and passion.  Previously Prue has worked in a number of interesting roles and in particular has extensive experience working with young members of Melbourne’s Sudanese Community. Her qualifications include a Diploma of Community Development and Certificate IV in assessment and Training.

Prue will also be supporting Penny Smith with the mentoring program and in her role as Community VCAL Coordinator.

Cate Thompson has a broad range of experience working with youth and developing projects to improve education and personal outcomes for ‘youth at risk’. She has also worked on a number of National and State projects developing curriculum, resources to promote innovative and successful teaching and learning strategies for non-traditional learners.

Cate is currently the IELLEN project consultant on the HEAT project Steering Committee and a dedicated member of the IELLEN Committee of Management.

Contact Cate - catet@cae.edu.au

Jahved is currently studying a BA in graphic design at the  Australian Academy of Design.

Prior to commencing his studies Jahved spent time in America working with  special needs children and travelled extensively in Asia and Europe.

He gained experience in computer networks at the Centre for Continuing Education in Wangaratta.

 At IELLEN Jahved’s role is to maintain the computer network, update the website, produce the IELLEN bi – monthly newsletter and fliers for IELLEN events.

Contact Jahved-  iellen@iellen.org.au