Our Staff
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Gillian Manson - Chief Executive Officer | email: [email protected]
Gillian Manson joins ACHPER Victoria with an extensive background as a consultant in change management and workplace environments, and is supported in this role by Greg Schneiders (GM – Consulting) and Scott Bumpstead (GM – Services) to uphold ACHPER Victoria’s values, effectively engage our stakeholders, and continue to drive our organisational strategy into the future.
Working hours: Monday – Friday
Greg Schneiders - General Manager - Consulting | email: [email protected]
Greg’s career extends from being a leading HPE teacher, University Lecturer, Head of Department and Director of Sport in some of Australia’s leading schools and universities. A leader of people and teams, Greg has held many positions of responsibility, including teaching and oversight of multiple schools’ Health and Physical Education teams and numerous co-curricular sporting departments. In recent years, he has also been a university lecturer, at both undergraduate and master level programs, with a particular focus on curriculum, teaching pedagogy and practice within the Health and Physical Education domains.
Working hours: Monday – Friday
Scott Bumpstead - General Manager - Services | email: [email protected]
Scott forms part of the ACHPER Victoria leadership team, leading the Professional Learning, Events, Marketing and Communication teams. Scott has a background in strategic planning, leadership, project management and operations across education, sport, fitness and wellness industries, with executive experience within association management. Scott holds a Bachelor of Applied Science, Graduate Diploma in Education and a Master of Business Administration.
Working hours: Monday – Friday
Adriana Pinder - Project Specialist | email: [email protected]
Adriana brings considerable teaching and leadership experience in primary and secondary schools, both locally and internationally. Adriana’s school experience, deep understanding of curricula and capacity to lead projects has enabled ACHPER Victoria to grow and expand the quality of our resources and professional learning program.
Laura Widdowson - Events and Conferences Manager | email: [email protected]
Laura brings experience as a PE and health teacher in both primary and secondary schools in Victoria, and the United Kingdom. With a passion for high quality health and movement education, Laura is also experienced in mentoring graduate and trainee teachers.
|Working hours: Monday – Friday
Andy Hair - Resource Coordinator | email: [email protected]
With a dynamic and energetic presence, Andy has dedicated 30 years to educating globally, fostering personal growth through a love for movement. Committed to empowering others to excel, Andy lives by the mantra 'DREAM, BELIEVE, ACHIEVE'. In 2021, Andy first joined ACHPER Victoria to work with the Active Schools Project after a diverse career in government, independent and university education, as well as global education providers. Andy is working on new resource creation, delivering in-school workshops and connecting with ACHPER Victoria members.
Working hours: Monday – Friday
Sean de Morton - Resource Coordinator | email: [email protected]
Sean brings teaching experience from both Primary and Secondary school settings, as well as extensive work with both national and international sporting organisations. Sean has a passion for high quality teaching and learning through movement. Sean works on providing engaging and exciting opportunities for teachers to further develop their skills including coordination of essential VCE® resources.
Working hours: Monday – Friday
Administration & support:
Julia Davis - Administration & Office Coordinator | email: [email protected]
Julia has over 20 years of experience in office management and 13 years within the education sector. Julia is your first port of call and will help with all initial enquiries ensuring our members receive the absolute best service. Julia is passionate and committed and provides integral support to ACHPER Victoria.
Working hours: Monday – Friday
Christina Harry - Finance Officer | email: [email protected]
Christina has a strong background in finance and analysis and has provided pivotal financial leadership to ensure our financial and human resource policies and processes are robust and best practice.
Working hours: Monday - Friday
Kim Tamas - Marketing & Partnerships Manager | email: [email protected]
Kim brings her marketing expertise to the organisation ensuring our messages and branding are communicated effectively and efficiently and leads our Marketing Strategy, member communications, sponsorships and digital content management.
Working hours: Monday – Thursday
Learn more about ACHPER Victoria or contact us for further information.