Project Manager, Mid-West, WA
Project Manager, Mid-West, WA
Project Manager, Big Rivers, NT
Project Manager, East Kimberley WA
Project Manager, Big Rivers, NT
Project Manager, Big Rivers, NT
Project Manager, Mid-West WA
Briar is EON’s Project Manager for the Mid-West region in WA, delivering the Thriving Communities Program at Rangeway Primary School in Geraldton, and EON Extension Programs in Meekatharra and Mount Magnet.
Originally from New Zealand, Briar currently lives in Geraldton.
Prior to joining EON, she taught for many years at Cue Primary School –where she was instrumental in establishing an edible garden which she incorporated into her lessons. In this role Briar also enjoyed working with students of all ages in cooking classes, and school-based food preparation.
Briar brings to the EON role a familiarity with living and working in the Mid-West region and a sound knowledge of local growing conditions.
Briar is the mother of two adult children and is passionate about cooking, gardening and teaching.
Project Manager, WA
Sally is EON Project Manager for Rangeway Primary School – a large school with a high Indigenous population in Geraldton WA. Sally job-shares the role of delivering the Thriving Communities Program at Rangeway with Briar Reynolds.
Sally was formerly EON Project Manager for the Mid-West communities of Meekatharra, Mount Magnet and Yalgoo. In between her EON roles Sally has established a thriving gardening business in Geraldton, focusing on edible garden design, advice and installations, and helping people throughout the Mid-West grow food confidently at home. This includes horticultural therapy, working with families and children, using gardening as a tool to improve physical and mental wellbeing.
Sally has a long working history in the gardening and landscaping space in WA. She has completed vocational training in horticulture, landscaping, conservation and land management.
Sally currently lives in Geraldton with her partner and young daughter.
Project Manager, Big Rivers, NT
Kaillee is an EON Project Manager in the Big Rivers Region in the NT. She delivers the EON Thriving Communities program in Yarralin, and EON Extension Programs in the communities of Barunga and Beswick.
An Indigenous woman from the Katherine region, Kaillee has lived, worked and raised her family in the area.
Prior to joining EON she has spent over 9 years working in local government. During this time Kaillee worked closely with remote Indigenous communities and developed a passion to help improve the health and wellbeing of community members, particularly through nutrition education with the children.
Kaillee enjoys working in a practical ‘hands-on’ manner and has a long-term personal interest in gardening and healthy eating which she has passed on to her 3 teenage children.
Project Manager, East Kimberley, WA
Melanie is EON’s Project Manager working in the East Kimberley region of WA. She delivers EON programs in the remote communities of Purnululu and Warmun, and at St Joseph’s School in Wyndham. She has a long term connection to the Kimberley, having lived and worked there for extended periods.
Melanie, a community event specialist, has a passion for gardening and her community work includes long term roles managing community garden and urban sustainability programs, and farm-to-table festivals.
She has over 15 years experience in arts production and event management and has a special interest in working with diverse communities in remote settings. She comes to EON with extensive experience in working with grass roots community groups, as well as a range of high level stakeholders and partners.
Project Manager, Big Rivers region, NT
Karen is EON’s Project Manager delivering the Thriving Communities Program at Clyde Fenton Primary School in Katherine, and with the school and community at Kalkaringi in the Big Rivers region.
Karen has previous experience working at Clyde Fenton Primary, including participating in their school holiday program delivering cooking classes to the feeder-communities of Binjari, Kalano and Rockhole. More broadly, she has worked as a Student Engagement / Truancy Officer with the Northern Territory Department of Education for many years.
Karen was born and raised in Katherine. She is married with three children, and currently enjoys living on a large property that ends on the Katherine River. The horses and cattle that roam the property keep her well supplied with manure for her vegetable garden. Karen likes to spend her spare time gardening, cooking and just being at home with her animals.
Project Manager, Big Rivers, NT
Desi is an EON Project Manager in the Big Rivers Region in the NT. She delivers the EON Extension Program in Minyerri and Ngukurr, and the Thriving Communities Program at MacFarlane school in Katherine.
Desi, formerly from New Zealand, brings 25 years of primary school teaching experience to her role with EON. Fifteen of those years have been spent teaching in remote communities in the Northern Territory, including Jilkminggan, Mataranka, Nhulunbuy and Yirrkala. She has a particular interest in working with children with special needs.
In her spare time Desi enjoys playing the piano and singing, sewing and knitting and spending time with her cats!
And what does she love about her job with EON? “Working with kids in community and using the garden as a tool to teach about nutrition.”
Project Manager, Central Australia, NT
Clare is EON’s Project Manager working in Central Australia. She delivers the EON Thriving Communities Program at Yipirinya School in Alice Springs and in the remote community of Ampilatwatja.
Clare, a fully qualified nutritionist, brings to the role a passion for improving public health through nutrition education.
In a previous role she assisted with the delivery of the Indigenous nutrition program Amern Mwerr in remote Aboriginal communities in Central Australia. Through this she developed a strong interest in working toward sustainable health outcomes in communities – and a strong skill set in using edible gardens as a tool for nutrition education!
Most recently Clare has been working as a nutrition Educator and Lactation Counsellor for a maternal and paediatric program with the Florida Department of Health in the US.
In her spare time Clare loves to hike and surf, or create pottery and ceramics.
And what does she love about her job with EON? “Delivering a nutrition and gardening program in remote communities with the aim of improving overall health.”
