Committee Of Management

Our Committee of Management Team

The MCCCC Committee of Management (CoM). The CoM is predominately made up of parents and guardians of children who attend the services that are passionate about the community. It is a voluntary role but the MCCCC structure requires it to be in place to operate. The critical role of the CoM is to set the strategic direction of the service and to influence change across the organisation.

To contact the CoMs, please email committee@mcccc.com.au

• Lara Gerrand – Chair is the National Practice and Research Lead at Whitelion Youth, which works with young people and families at risk, ensuring that youth workers across four states are using best youth work practices and ensuring that youth participation is happening across the organization. Lara and their partner Emilie have two kids, Carolina & Josephine who are at Mitchell St.

• Stephanie Nightingale – Vice Chair is a Primary School Teacher and undertakes the roles of Student Wellbeing and Diversity Leader and the Kinder to Prep coordinator. Her Daughter Viviana has attended Dunstan for 3 years and her son Rubin began at Dunstan in 2023. She joined the committee in 2023 and is currently the Vice Chair.

• Tanya Craig Riou – Treasurer is a Chartered Accountant and a strategic finance professional with a focus on profitability, sound financial management, risk management, governance, innovation, and improvement. She is currently a Finance Manager and Chapter Lead at a large telecommunications company and prior to this worked in audit at big 4 firm EY as well as the Victorian Auditor Generals Office, across a range of clients and industries, including both financial and compliance audits. Her daughter and son both attend Dunstan Reserve.

• Rachael Fahy – Secretary is a lawyer at a bank with experience in litigation, insolvency, and restructuring. She has also worked as in-house legal counsel at a charity providing mental health services to schoolchildren. She is currently Secretary of MCCCC Committee of management. She has a son who has been attending Dunstan Reserve since early 2022.

• Jack Coleman is an economist with a background in politics, industrial relations, and insurance. He serves as Treasurer for MCCCC’s Committee of Management and enjoys collaborating with other parents to support the MCCCC Community. His son has attended Dunstan Reserve since early 2022.

• Tim Powell is a Transformation Lead at the Bureau of Meteorology working on project delivery and resource management improvement. He has experience across the Australian Public Service in strategic design and governance. His daughter Francesca has attended Tinning Street since 2022.

• Lou Fourriere-Chea is a Research Fellow in neurobiology at the University of Melbourne. Lou moved to Melbourne from France in 2017 and has been part of the MCCCC family since 2020. Her son Ezra is attending Dunstan Reserve. Her son Isaac attended Dunstan Reserve, prior to commencing school this year.

• Josh Underhill is a corporate lawyer at Australia’s sovereign wealth fund, and on the Board of RSPCA Victoria. He has a son and daughter at Dunstan Reserve. This is Josh’s third year on the Committee of Management and enjoys the opportunity to contribute to the MCCCC community.