Our training and consulting team
Our team of trainers and consultants bring significant subject matter expertise, practice experience, communication skills and networks to the work of Berry Street.
They continually strive for excellence and are all strongly committed to using their knowledge to drive change for children, young people and families who have experienced disadvantage.
Berry Street Trainers
BSEM trainers

Dr Tom Brunzell
PhD, University of Melbourne | Master of Education (School Leadership) | Master of Science (Teaching) | Bachelor of Arts

Leonie Abbott
Master of Applied Positive Psychology | Certificate IV in Training and Assessment | Graduate Certificate of Business Administration | Bachelor of Education

Brendan Bailey
Masters of Applied Positive Psychology | Graduate Diploma of Education (Secondary) | Bachelor of Arts

Michele Sampson
Graduate Diploma (Reading Education) | Diploma of Teaching

Christina Dawson
Masters Education, Student Wellbeing | Grad Dip Careers Education & Development | Bachelor of Social Work

Jack Greig
Master of Public Policy | Master of Teaching | Bachelor of Arts

Michael Hardie
Master of Public Health (Health Promotion) | Master of Arts (Hons) | Advanced Diploma of the Neuroscience of Leadership | Diploma of Adult Education

Grace Langton
Graduate Diploma of Secondary Education | Bachelor of Youth Studies | Diploma of Community Services (Youth Work) | Diploma of Performing Arts | Certificate IV in Training and Assessment

Joanne Olsen
Masters of Science (English Education) | Bachelor Arts (English) | Certificate in Positive Education

Cheree Taylor
Master of Business Administration | Bachelor of Education (Special Education) | Bachelor of Arts (Psychology and Youth Studies) | Certificate IV in Training and Assessment

Orville Gardener
Bachelor of Science | Principals and Senior Leaders Qualification (UK)

Maddie Witter
Master in Science of Education, Adolescent Education | Bachelors of Arts
Financial literacy trainers

Anita Pell
Masters of Social Work | Bachelor of Social Work | Diploma of Business Management | Diploma of Pastoral Care

Gail Walton
Diploma of Youth Work | Certificate IV in Training & Assessment
Foster care trainers

Deb Collard
Bachelor of Social Work | Post Graduate Diploma in Developmental Psychiatry | Post Graduate in Play Therapy | Certificate IV in Investigations
Specialist trauma trainers

Professor Anne Buist
FRANZCP | Doctor of Medicine | Master of Medicine | Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery

David Mandel
Master of Arts | Licensed Professional Counselor

Professor Campbell Paul
FRANZCP | Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery| Certificate of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry

Heidi Rankin
Master of Public Administration
Take two trainers

Jessamy House
Bachelor of Social Work (Hons)

Annette Jackson
Master of Social Work | Bachelor of Social Work | Certificate of Developmental Psychiatry | Creswick Fellow, 2004 | Diploma (Therapeutic Life Story Work) | Child Trauma Fellow, ChildTrauma Academy

Clare Ryan
Bachelor of Social Work | Certificate IV in Workplace Assessment and Training | Certified Trainer in NMT | Diploma of Project Management

Kathleen Wood
Bachelor Social Work | Cert IV Health (Nursing) | Cert IV Training & Assessment