Joe has worked as a teacher, Environmental Educator and small business operator. He is now retired. Joe has been on the Notting Hill Neighborhood House Board since 2015. He chaired the COM from 2016-2019. As the current and ongoing COVID crisis continues to have big repercussions across our community - he is happy to support the Notting Hill Neighborhood staff and community as it develops strategies to strengthen our personal connections providing the programs necessary in a more challenging social environment.

Bre is a local community member and has been a part of NHNH for the last three years. Bre is passionate about seeing people of all ages embrace the NHNH as a place of belonging and welcome. Along with a background in Human Resource Management, Bre is a Victoria Police Chaplain and leads a local church. She is looking forward to supporting the NHNH by bringing a new perspective to the committee and she is hoping her expertise will help to raise up the next generation of community leaders.

Anthony is a Senior Process Engineer with HRL Technology Group based in Mulgrave. He has a strong interest in renewable energy, having worked as a project engineer for the developer of Australia’s first Waste to Energy project, now under construction in WA. Anthony has been a member of the NHCA COM since 2016 and is pleased to volunteer his time and skills to support the objectives and activities of the Notting Hill Neighbourhood House.

I’ve recently moved to Notting Hill in 2020, after a 3-year stint staying at the student accommodation at Monash University. I am doing my final semester at Monash University, completing my Bachelor’s degree in Zoology and Ecology. I have a huge interest in conservation and sustainability, matched only by my love for photography, especially through the analog medium. I hope to see you down here at Notting Hill Neighborhood House, where we can discuss new events or if you want to have a chat about animals, zoology or photography!

Notting Hill’s resident ecologist and animal wrangler is just as passionate about community as she is about nature – and knows that social and environmental well-being intrinsically go hand-in-hand.

Under her belt is several years of professional experience in zookeeping, giving educational presentations about native wildlife, and facilitating social and ecosystem restoration initiatives. Jes currently works as a Zoologist and Conservation Dog Handler with an ecological consultancy, and loves being out in the field completing threatened species surveys and working with their canine colleagues on wind farms.

A young LGBTQIA+ neighbour who is passionate about inclusivity, equity, and accessibility, Jes hopes that their perspective can further enrich the warm sense of community that the NHNH fosters. Feel free to have a chat when you see Jes around - in addition to English, she speaks proficient enough French and Spanish, and is learning AUSLAN as she trains her deaf dog Barkimedes (and always wants to practice and learn more)!

Joseph is a Senior Associate at William Roberts Lawyers specialising in class action litigation and is based in the Melbourne CBD. Joseph is passionate about promoting community wellbeing and togetherness at a time of growing social dislocation and intends to use his skills to deliver value to the Notting Hill Neighbourhood House and the people that it serves.

Michael who is now retired and has been a Notting Hill resident since 2000. He has been a constant volunteer at the Neighbourhood House and is committed to its vision and mission. He was a results-oriented executive for many years of multi-functional international experience in the profit, non-profit and Church sectors. An effective strategist translating plans into actions through working with people and processes. Adept in producing results by understanding market/customer needs and developing value added services in line with those needs. Is a graduate of University of Melbourne with a Commerce Law and Accounting degree and is still a Fellow Certified Practicing Accountant (FCPA). He had been a member of the Institute of Chartered Secretaries, Institute of Director and Australian Human Resources Institute.