Our Team
Julie Howells
Centre Manager |
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Lisa Whittaker
Chairperson |
Hudson Road Family Centre Chairperson Lisa Whittaker currently works as the Regional Manager with Anglicare WA.
She has been involved with the Hudson Road Family Centre since renting her first Anglicare Office there in 1997.Lisa has been employed by Anglicare since moving to WA from Newcastle, NSW with her partner and two children. She has qualifications in Social Science (Welfare Studies), Business, Family Dispute Resolution, Children's Contact Services, Training and Assessing and Leadership and Management. Lisa is passionate about working with people, building positive communities, promoting empowerment and resilience. She has served on the management committee over the last 20 years. She loves working at the centre, as it has allowed her to meet a variety of wonderful people and develop great friendships. |
Melissa Portolan
Deputy Chairperson |
Deputy Chairperson Melissa Portolan is a social work student who has lived in Bunbury since 2009.
Her role at HRFC is to help Lisa with the management of the committee, and step in if Lisa is unwell or unable to attend meetings. She is passionate about fostering better community engagement with the HRFC target community, particularly for teens, young single adults and men. She also wants to help promote the centre to local groups and businesses as a potential venue or means of support. She loves to read anything she can get her hands on, especially if it’s fun and comedy. |
Frances Eason
Treasurer |
Treasurer Frances Eason assists the Hudson Road Family Centre Manager in financial reporting.
She is passionate about HRFC providing a safe space for like-minded people to meet, and a place for the community to connect. Frances has worked in community services for 14 years. She spent four years in South Australia for Anglican Community Care providing family support to isolated and marginalised young mums, and as a support worker for their Children’s Contact Service. She currently works for Anglicare, based in the HRFC, in administration. Outside of work she loves to be creative and crafty. |
Marian Kaye
Secretary |
Marian Kaye Kuswardiyanto is a new committee member who is passionate about collaborating with like-minded people to identify needs in the community and be creative and effective in fulfilling those needs.
Marian is a local Holistic Therapist, who uses natural methods to guide children and adults to heal themselves physically, mentally and emotionally so that they can love, learn and achieve their purpose in life. She also has a background in teaching and regularly facilitates personal development workshops and programs for children and adults with the aim of teaching them to love who they are and always be true to themselves. She loves spending quality time with her children and 'filling up her cup' in nature. |
Marie Therese Mahoney
Committee |
Committee Member Marie-Therese Mahoney came to Australia from Ireland nine years ago. She wanted to get involved with HRFC so she could contribute to the community she has adopted as home.
Marie-Therese is the Coordinator for Community Education for Relationships Australia, and also works in private practice as a counsellor for Insync for Life. She belongs to the local running club and likes to take part in fun runs. |
Janis Tutisai
Committee |
Janis Tutisai is an administration and community liaison professional with a passion for community building and involvement.
She brings exceptional communication, negotiation and problems solving skills to her role as a committee member at Hudson Road Family Centre. Janis enjoys all kinds of arts from painting, drawing, and pottery to writing poetry, knitting, and sewing, as well as colour light therapy. |
