Our staff
VicSRC's staff team is made up of dedicated individuals working hard to make the vision of the Executive Committee come true. They support students involved with VicSRC to raise their voices and take care of the day-to-day operations of VicSRC while working with the Executive Committee and the Board to set the strategic direction of the organisation.
If you'd like to be part of the work that VicSRC does check out our Careers page for any current opportunities and sign up for our Stakeholder Update to make sure you never miss a chance to get involved.
Julia
Julia Baronshe/her
Chief Executive Officer
Julia brings a long and successful career of working with youth to her role as VicSRC’s CEO. From humble beginnings as a swim teacher & lifeguard to keep herself afloat through uni, Julia continued her passion for working with young people with a range of youth organisations, eventually landing her ideal role as a youth worker. After doing years of service delivery, she moved into the policy space focusing on advocating for the rights of young people across a range of areas. With an immense passion and drive for social justice, Julia brings a thirst for knowledge and a lightning-quick wit to the VicSRC team. When she’s not amplifying student voice at the office, you’ll find Julia enjoying time with her extended family, somewhere in the great outdoors, or partaking in what she deems to be the “greatest artistic invention on the planet” – musicals.
Abby
Abby Wivertonshe/her
Communications & Marketing Manager
Abby is VicSRC’s Communications and Marketing Manager, with years of experience in a range of mediums from creative writing to film and television, photography, digital media, and everything in between. Abby is passionate about the role of technology in shaping humanity and climate for the better and is constantly coming up with ways to further VicSRC’s advocacy goals through the use of technology and interactive media. She has a never-ending propensity for fun and has expertly created a side-hustle as a wedding celebrant that hikes up mountains to marry people at the summit! She is also a killer singer-songwriter and can often be found performing somewhere in Melbourne’s inner-north.
William
William Naughton-Gravettehe/him
Policy & Advocacy Manager
William joins VicSRC in the policy & advocacy space for the first time and comes to us with a wealth of experience, knowledge and passion. His extensive background in research, policy & advocacy spans areas from public health, global poverty, local government and more. When he's not being a champion for student voice, you'll find William in his garden, taking photos or fixating on historical facts about the Titanic.
Ian
Ian Johnsonhe/him
Finance Manager
Ian joined VicSRC in 2013 after an exciting life travelling the world and getting up to mischief. Now he ensures VicSRC is financially stable and remains that way. Apart from maths and spreadsheets Ian's other loves are going to live gigs, Leeds United Football Club and the British punk folk band New Model Army.
Keisha
Keisha Healyshe/her
Program Officer
Keisha is our bright and bubbly Program Officer who joined VicSRC in 2021. Since leaving high school Keisha has volunteered and facilitated young people in different areas of youth engagement. Her role is to work with schools and students across the state to empower student voice! A fun fact is that she enjoys watching true crime documentaries with her dog.
Georgia
Georgia Cutajarshe/her
Executive Officer
Georgia comes to us with a passion for empowering young people through open conversations to make lasting change. With a background and degree in youth work, Georgia's passion has always been supporting young people to express their real (and too often, unheard) ideas about how to do things better. Georgia has worked for leading organisations in the youth space, from Policy Intern at YACVic, to Program Director at Youth Parliament. When she isn't advocating for the rights of young people across the state, you'll find her lost in the pages of fantasy worlds, playing games with her partner and friends, or dabbling in jazz and tap dancing!
Chelsea
Chelsea Danielshe/they
Communications & Memberships Officer
Chelsea is VicSRC’s Communications and Membership Officer, with experience in digital media, editing, journalism and more! Chelsea is passionate about youth advocacy and involvement, and the power of storytelling in enacting change. They can be found at different movie watching events across Naarm and loudly sharing their opinions on said films.