2019 SALLY ISAAC MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP FUND AWARD WINNER
Siobhan Hardiman, Team Leader Youth Services at Monash City Council won the 2019 Sally Isaac Memorial Scholarship Fund Award. During her 12 year career Siobhan has developed skills in engagement and supporting communities which have seen her establish many successful programs and initiatives to improve the outcomes for young people in Monash.
2019 SALLY ISAAC NOMINEES
One of these innovations is the successful Young Women’s Leadership Program (YWLP) which targets young women and aims to increase their confidence and skills as leaders, as well as creating space to specifically address barriers of gender discrimination.
➢ Nina Barry-Macaulay, Senior Advocacy Officer,
In 2016, Siobhan was awarded a position as a Monash University Global Discovery Scholar which saw her and six other students from across Australia fly to London to meet international leaders. This experience inspired her to consider how she could create a larger scale of change and positive outcomes for the young women she works with in the community.
➢ Lana Barnett, Active Ageing Project Officer, Boroondara City Council Bass Coast Shire Council
➢ Amy Boyd, Executive Manager Regulatory Services, Ballarat City Council
➢ Naomi Clarke, Urban Designer, Moreland City Council ➢ Scarlet Cridland, Youth Engagement Officer, Colac Area Health, Colac Otway Shire
➢ Jo Cuscaden, Project Manager Urban Renewal Strategic Planning & Land Use Policy, Ballarat City Council
➢ Vera Fordyce, Strategic Planning Officer, South Gippsland Shire Council
➢ Meghan Hopper, Advocacy Coordinator, Moonee Valley City Council
➢ Cheree Hunter, Social Enterprise and Local Jobs Coordinator, Banyule City Council
➢ Melissa Liberatore, Volunteer, Monash City Council ➢ Hayley Rosenboom, Retail Facilitation Officer, Moreland City Council
➢ Alicia Thomas, Marketing Officer, Ballarat City Council ➢ Jessia Trijsburg, Coordinator Community Capacity, Melton City Council
The Sally Isaac Memorial Scholarship Fund is a sub-fund of Australian Communities Foundation
Siobhan with her Manager, Ben Heard
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