Young Love's Board of Directors is supported by a volunteer group of community leaders who are industry experts relevant to our mission of contributing to the health and well being of young people in our community. Our Advisory Panel includes our Ambassador, Mark Beretta, as well as our four employed Program Counsellors who assist with our Ismo and Bump mentoring programs, and our Young Mum Ambassador.
It is of great importance to us that we are a professional entity, carefully managed with the interests of young people at our heart. To this end, we work closely with our Advisory Panel of counsellors, teachers, psychologists, principals, health care professionals and community workers. The Panel meets regularly to review the Foundation's progress, and is available for ongoing consultation.
Mark Beretta Ambassador
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Mark Beretta is the Sports Anchor for Channel 7's Sunrise program. Mark began his career in journalism on radio in Geelong and then Triple M Melbourne as a sports reporter. His work impressed executives at Seven Melbourne and within a year, he was working as a sports reporter for the Seven Network. While sport has always been Mark's first love, he graduated with an Engineering Degree, and has worked with BHP and Honeywell. Mark has worked continually in Newsrooms for 16 years, and is one of the most highly respected and accomplished Sports Journalists in the country, having covered almost every major event in Australian sport in recent years. Mark's own sporting achievements provide treasured memories, and add to his capability as an outstanding role model for young people. He is a 10-time Australian Water Ski champion, and he also enjoys running, golf and flying. Mark is a keen supporter of the Geelong Football Club. He also works with the Children's Cancer Institute. Mark is married and lives with wife Rachel, daughter Ava, and son Dan, in Sydney's northern suburbs. Young Love is very grateful to have Mark and Rachel's support.
Jenny Moulder Program CounsellorB.Comm/LLB, MA, PG Dip (Counselling)
Jenny started her career as a solicitor but after having her 3 children, realised that her real vocation lay in working with young people. She completed her MA in Child Studies - an interdisciplinary approach to young people and their problems, at King's College, London University in 2004 and on returning to Australia completed a Graduate Diploma in Counselling at the Australian College of Applied Psychology. Jenny has worked extensively with teenagers, both as a mentor and as a group facilitator in schools and particularly enjoys working with young people facing challenges in their lives. We are very excited to have Jenny in the role of Program Counsellor for our Ismo programs, and we welcome her to our team.
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Sarah Williams Program CounsellorBA (Hons), PG DIP (Housing), MCIH, PG DIP (Counselling), MCAPA
Sarah started her career in social housing, where she was a case manager and later becoming a community participation manager in the UK. Sarah’s true passion was working with people who needed support and so she became a telephone counsellor for Childline (UK). After moving to Australia, Sarah pursued her love of counselling and completed a Graduate Diploma in Counselling at the Australian College of Applied Psychology. Sarah has worked extensively with young people and families, in a variety of settings in the UK and Australia. Sarah also works in private practice with both adults and young people. We are very excited to have Sarah in the role of Program Counsellor for our Bump programs, adn we welcome her to our team.
Ginny Lindsay Program Counsellor
Bachelor Psychotherapy, Counselling, Human Change
Ginny started her career in the travel industry, and decided to take her passion of working with people in a different direction. She has a teenage son and a Bachelor Degree in psychotherapy, Counselling and Human Change. Ginny has her own private practice in Neutral Bay where she works with both adults and adolescents, focusing on "getting their lives back on track" through the use of sandplay, narrative and focusing therapy. She has worked extensively with adolescents in the roles of mentor, counsellor and group facilitator. We are very excited to have Ginny in the role of Program Counsellor for our Ismo programs, and we welcome her to our team.
Katie Kennedy Program Counsellor
PG Dip (Counselling)
Katie has a Post Grad Diploma in Counselling, a Diploma in Remedial Therapies, a Certificate in Life Coaching, and a Certificate in Holistic Counselling. She is currently an Associate Counsellor at Centacare Waitara working with a family therapy team that specialises in ndividual, couple and family therapy. Katie is also a Facilitator for the Seasons for Growth program which is a program designed for individuals going through Grief, Loss and Change. Her objectives in her work are to assist individuals in managing life changes effectively and provide counselling, coaching and education in specific areas, eg counselling and mentoring students with challenging behaviours, parenting, bereavement and stress management. We are excited to have Katie as a Program Counsellor for our Ismo programs.
Jessica Gallo Young Mum AmbassadorYoung Mum of four children
Jess is 24 years old and happily married to her wonderful husband. They have four beautiful children. The eldest is 5 and he is complicated but extremely loving, then there is their 3 1/2 year old. She is stubborn, self assured but very caring. She is their princess. They then have their 2 year old, he is so funny and so down to earth. Finally, there is their 1 year old. She is strong and intelligent and is already giving them a run for their money. Jess has joined the Young Love team as an advisor on the issues that young mums face, and to give us direction on what we can do to support young mums. We are thrilled to have her in our team.