Stephenie Cook
Team Leader, Education Unit

Bachelor of Arts (Psychology)
Certificate IV Workplace Training and Assessment
Accredited Education Activity Representative for the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners (RACGP)
Member, Australasian Society for Behavioural Health & Medicine (ASBHM)

Stephenie joined the Foundation in February 2006 after several years in the welfare sector and more recently in project/program development. She has experience in both the government and non-government sectors and brings with her extensive knowledge related to the development and facilitation of adult education programs and project management.

In addition to her Team Leader responsibilities Stephenie manages the education sessions for the Victorian Community Education Program and supports health professionals to deliver community education sessions using the Women's health Education Resource Kit (the Kit).

Stephenie also manages the International Medical Graduates (IMG) Program and requests for health professionals (HPs) to speak at conferences and other HP education sessions.

Aleeza Zohar
Communications Manager, Editor Jean Hailes National Magazine

Bachelor of Arts (Media Studies)
Diploma of Professional Writing and Editing

Aleeza joined the the Foundation in 2001 bringing with her over 20 years experience in the not-for-profit sector.  

Aleeza manages Foundation media and communication activities including online and hard copy information such as the Jean Hailes National Magazine (with a current circulation of 120,000) and the Foundation's suite of websites (with a current daily visitor rate of approx 7,000 per day).  

Louise Browne
Project Manager

Bachelor Applied Science (Podiatry)
Graduate Certificate Diabetes Education and Health Care

Louise's health professional background has given her extensive experience in a variety of health settings. After developing her clinical skills she moved into health-related project work within allied health professional associations and the not-for-profit sector. Most recently she worked as a coordinator of the Type 1 Diabetes Program at Diabetes Australia-Vic.

Louise is passionate about health education and much of her work experience has involved the provision of health information to consumers and the development of educational material and resources for the broader community.

Louise manages the Foundation's national community and health professional seminar program ; the Medical Observer Talking Women column; health professional videoconferences and is currently planning the 2010 community webcast.

Carolyn Wall
Project Officer, Professional Development

Carolyn joined the Foundation in May 2007, bringing with her a diverse range of skills developed through a number of years spent working in the field of medical administration.

Carolyn works on an extensive range of education projects for health professionals, including Videoconferences, Webcasts, Supervised Clinical Attachments, Active Learning Modules and the International Medical Graduate Program.

Emily Reardon 
Communications Officer

Bachelor of Biomedical Science
Master of Arts (Professional Communication)

Emily joined the Foundation in December 2008 after several years working in laboratory-based healthcare, both in Australia and the UK.

Her role includes supporting the Communications Manager with media and communication activities, developing and implementing our social media strategy and helping to produce the Jean Hailes National Magazine.

Karin Moning
Website Administration Officer

Public Relations Specialist (overseas accreditation)
Graduate Certificate in Health Services Management

Karin joined the Foundation in November 2009, bringing with her broad experience in communications, marketing and website management after working several years in the not-for-profit and health sector in Switzerland.

Karin maintains the Foundation's suite of websites, coordinates the content review process and works on the continuous improvement of the Foundation's online presence.

Stephanie Rich
Project Officer, Community Education

Bachelor of Applied Science (Health Promotion)
Bachelor of Applied Science (Health Promotion) (Honours)

Stephanie joined the Foundation in January 2010, bringing with her a diverse range of skills developed through her work in the academic, government and community health sectors.

Stephanie is passionate about health promotion, particularly around empowering women to improve their own health and wellbeing.

She is working on a range of projects including reviewing and updating the Foundation's fact sheets, coordinating the Community Education Program, and helping to develop and implement the community webcast and National Seminar Program.

Content updated March 9, 2010