Meet the team
Abby (she/her)
Abby is a Youth Worker at MYS and she assists in program facilitation of Activate, MYzone and outreach.
She spends her free time baking, spending time with her cat Whisky or aircraft viewing at Melbourne airport.
Ben (he/him)
Ben is the Coordinator of Monash Youth Services. His main responsibilities are developing and managing the service, this includes staff, programs and facilities making sure they are appropriate and effective in supporting young people and the community.
Ben loves spending time with his family and being active through running, riding and football.
Bill (he/him)
Bill is the Team Leader of Youth Services and he facilitates Monash Youth Committee a youth advisory group for Monash Council. He also supports the youth work team.
In his free time he enjoys music, reading and playing with his two dogs, Reuben and Daisy and two cats, Petunia and Caper.
Dave (he/him)
Dave is a Youth Worker at MYS. He provides individual support for young people and works with Quiksound Productions planning and running all-ages events around City of Monash.
In his free time, Dave likes playing music and video games and hanging out with his cat, Winona.
Emma (she/her)
Emma is a Youth Worker at MYS. She is a facilitator of Euneva Youth Space and the middle years program MYzone.
Emma is into yoga, music, op-shopping, reading and spending time with her two dogs Pebbles and Coco.
Jia (he/him)
Jia is a Youth Worker who likes to spend time with young people to help them identify their potential. He provides individual support and facilitates programs such as Quiksound. He speaks English and Chinese.
He enjoys watching soccer matches and eSports.
Juan (he/him)
Juan is the Homeless Program Officer. He provides support and outreach to rough sleepers within the council, connecting them with housing services and material aid. At the same time, he assists with program facilitation at MYS.
In his free time, he enjoys playing video games, watching soccer, spending time with family and friends, going for walks in nature and spending time with his cats.
Jules (she/her)
Jules is a Youth Worker at MYS. Alongside providing individual support, Jules works on the Activate program which is a free program for young people aged 10 -17 that live, study and play in Monash.
In her free time Jules loves being around family and friends, going on road trips, op shopping and chilling out with her cats Marnie and Pepper.
Laura (she/her)
Laura is the School Focused Youth Service Coordinator at MYS. Laura focuses on supporting schools to deliver targeted interventions for students (grade 5 – year 12) as well as capacity building for school and parents of vulnerable students that are at risk of disengaging. Laura also has a passion for supporting young people in the Middle Years (aged 8 - 14 years) and is a facilitator of the Middle Years programs MYzone. She also supports young people by providing individual support sessions.
Laura loves swimming, being in nature with her dog Sheba and exploring different wellbeing modalities such as meditation, breathwork and sound healing.
Sammy (she/her)
Sammy oversees our intake and allocation for Youth Worker Support. You might meet Sammy when you attend your first appointment at MYS. She finds you the best pathway for support, information or referral that meets your individual needs. Sammy also supports staff in the youth and middle years team.
Sammy loves to share a meal with family and friends, cook, explore nature and a find a good score at a second-hand store!
Tanya (she/her)
Tanya is one of the business support team and sits at the front counter on Mondays, Tuesdays and Wednesdays. Tanya also works on MYS website and social media pages.
She loves spending time with her dog, family and friends. She also enjoys walking, all sports (watching and playing) and weekends away.
Vidhya (she/her)
Vidhya provides business support to the youth services team. She also assists with the management of the MYS website and social media and is involved in designing posters/brochure for MYS.
Vidhya enjoys going out with family and loves doing yoga.