Meet the Staff
Management Team
Julie Theakston
CEO
“One of my favourite parts of this job is working in collaboration with other people and other organisations towards a common end goal – ‘together we can’.”
Ashlee Wilkinson
Operations Coordinator
“The favourite part about my job is having the ability to work alongside all our workers to achieve great outcomes. I enjoy being a part of a team dedicated to building our centre to support our community.”
Renee Duxbury
Family programs coordinator
“I understand how difficult change can be and I also know how important change can be. I feel a sense of pride when I see small steps towards change, especially knowing the struggles people go through, and they manage do it with a smile. I am consistently impressed by the resilience of the families I work with and I feel inspired to walk with them on their journey of change.”
Daniel Dwyer
Cultural Practice Adisor and Snr Intensive Family Support (IFS) Case Worker
“I enjoy helping others and watching them succeed. There is nothing better then seeing someone you’ve assisted grow and develop, physically, emotionally, mentally and spiritually to change the course of their life and lives within their family. This role and the organisation allows this, and is supportive of staff to get better outcomes professionally regarding job satisfaction – this is what is most important to me. A successful team has one thing…….good leadership”
Siale Jenkins
Community Programs coordinator
“I like being able to assist families to learn skills and help them develop their own abilities to advocate successfully for themselves”
Neighbourhood Centre Team
Kyan Illin-Kulka
Trainee Receptionist
Sandra Chapman
Community Support Worker
“The best part of working here is helping clients buy necessary items without putting them in further financial hardship”
Trevor Chapman
Volunteer Community Support Worker
“That moment that you know you’ve made a difference, however small it is, that’s what I like most about my job.”
Arnold Putman
Volunteer Community Transport Driver
Myndkind Team
Boadicea Medway
Myndkind Journey Coordinator
“Providing the space for our community to create change and grow resilience, is what I love most about my job”
Social Prescribing Team
Enola Breuer
Community Link Worker
Intensive Family Support Team
Skye Bliss
INTENSIVE FAMILY SUPPORT (IFS) CASE WORKER
“I enjoy working with families and having the opportunity to walk along side them to empower them to make positive change”
Falen Stewart
Intensive Family Support (IFS) Case Worker
“I love being able to make a difference in young people’s lives in our community”
Secondary Family Support Team
Marija Crockford
Family Support Worker
“I really enjoy my role at Mareeba Community Centre, providing emotional and practical assistance and guidance to families and children in need.”
Family and child connect Team
Lee Xhafer
engagement & referral practitioner
“The best part about my job is finding ways to support people during tough times. I find this very fulfilling. I also like collaborating with other members of our MCC team as there is such a variety of skills and experience among us.”
Youth Connections Team
Jordan Vukosav
Youth Support Worker
Skilling Queenslanders for work Team
Sheree Tichborne
Skilling Queenslanders for Work Supervisor
“I like being able to help young people see their true potential and helping them see themselves from a different lense”