Carly is super excited to join the amazing team at the Kokoda Youth Foundation. Carly will be working alongside KYF’s other Youth Program Coordinator Chris and managing the Kokoda Pathways and On The Right Track school based programs.

She is passionate about the great outdoors and being able to use aspects of positive psychology and a strengths based approach in her work and believes that young people are incredibly capable. With a background in the healthcare industry, wellness coaching, teaching and training, Carly is looking forward to working alongside young people to see them flourish and grow into their potential.

Jay is a qualified youth worker who has been helping build pathways to success for young people for the past 10 years. In the early part of his career he started working in Youth Justice Services where he developed his passion to deliver group-based activities. He believes well-designed and implemented group work offers the possibility of engagement and learning through social participation. Jay aspires to be a life coach where he can make positive impacts on people’s lives and support individuals on their journeys in reaching their full potential.

Jessie has always had a passion to help young people strive and achieve their potential, while recognising that one’s adolescent years can be turbulent and detrimental without the right foundation and support. Completing a bachelor’s degree in Social Welfare majoring in youth work, Jessie is determined to make lasting change in today’s young people.

With a background of school-based mentor programs at Arcadia College Jessie is no stranger to the classroom. Along with her time at the fore front of the health pandemic COVID-19 Jessie was providing emergency relief through the St Johns crisis centre. Equipping Jessie with a multi-faceted set of skills ranging from food relief, drugs and alcohol, homelessness, family outreach programs, as well as domestic and family violence.

Jessie is looking forward to putting her education and prior experience into action as part of the Kokoda Youth Foundation.

Stephanie brings to the Foundation a wealth of experience in hospitality, including leading teams of up to 30 staff in interacting with customers in proactive and positive ways. She is passionate about hiking and the great outdoors, and looks forward to sharing this with the young people who participate in our youth programs.

In her spare time, Stephanie enjoys reading and making various crafts with her children.