Our Team

This saw her study to become a Life Coach and NLP Practitioner and her search for practical preventative programs led her to the extensive work of the leading international mental training expert, Dr. Terry Orlick. Catherine has a strong background in business, is proud of her beautiful family, and she is proud to have led a team of committed professionals to develop and now distribute the evidenced based preventative Positive Living Skills Wellbeing programs, which are strongly based on Dr. Orlick’s concepts. Catherine, together with this team of professionals, is entirely committed to see this Initiative become an integral part of educational and community life in Australia, to positively impact a whole generation to enable them to live contributing lives and stop this dangerous mental illness cycle which is gripping our communities.

bringing these preventative positive living skills programs to children, students, educators and families. Jo has an extensive background in Human Resources, Management, Leadership Development, and People and Business Development. She is also an experienced Counsellor, Life Coach, NLP Practitioner, and a competent and effective Facilitator and Trainer in the areas of personal development, stress management and life balance, presentation skills, leadership skills, communication and the customer experience. Together the PLS team knows what it takes to support educators children and families to apply the positive living skills concepts into everyday life and work, so communities can thrive with practical tools for Positive Living. 

young children’s sport programs. She has worked her way from Trainee to 2IC, educational leader and Director for a short period. Completing her Bachelor of Education Birth to five years through Charles Sturt University while working and raising her daughters has been both a challenging and rewarding life experience for Hailey. As Customer Engagement Specialist for Positive Living Skills Hailey enjoys combining her knowledge and experience in Childcare, her relationship skills and her passion for positive mental wellbeing to support and engage Centre staff.

Her keen interest in supporting young people led her to a career in the Children Services industry, initially as a Before and After School Care Educator, before coordinating a school holiday program for the Department of Education with the YMCA. Christina loves spending time outdoors with her three school aged children and husband and is excited to bring her passion for mental wellbeing together with her sound administration and relationship building skills to Positive Living Skills in her role as Customer Engagement Specialist – Primary Schools.

After building seven years of experience in the banking and finance industry, Evie made the bold decision to start her own business three years ago, Frank Freelance, a copywriting and creative agency that specialises in assisting small businesses with their branding and online presence. Since then, she has been juggling the demands of growing her business while raising her two children, and she is excited to join the Positive Living Skills team and help the initiative grow and thrive.

Since establishing John Holland Marketing in 2007, John has worked closely with entrepreneurs, CEOs and key executives, providing strategic advice and ongoing mentoring. He is an experienced Director having sat on both commercial and not for profit boards. John is a Fellow of the Australian Marketing Institute (FAMI), a Certified Practicing Marketer (CPM), and a Graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors (GAICD). John has been an integral part of the Positive Living Skills team and strategy for the last 5 years.

both on campus and via distance to undergraduate and postgraduate students. Her research interests include examining children's social and emotional adjustment to school, child stress and anxiety, peer relationships, the teacher-child relationship, parent-teacher relationships, and quality teaching and learning environments. Dr Murray’s work supports children, teachers and families in adjusting to and navigating their primary school journey. Her recent research has examined children’s social and emotional resilience in later primary school, and examined children's drawings of their relationship with teachers across the first year of school.

training services. Her focus areas include training in attachment, infant mental health, neuroscience, child and brain development, trauma, parenting and more. In 2018, PLS approached Beth to review and potentially endorse the Positive Living Skills Early Childhood and Primary School Wellbeing programs which had a resoundingly positive response. Her clients include early childhood education organisations, as well as child welfare and domestic violence services. Beth is the co-author of ‘Helping Your Baby to Sleep: Why Gentle Techniques Work Best.’ See bethmacgregor.com for more information.

centred practice) and has worked as an academic, researcher and speech pathologist in a range of early childhood, academic, health and community organisations. From 2014-2016 Loraine completed a Postdoctoral Research Fellowship with Kids First Australia (formerly the Children's Protection Society) in Melbourne, evaluating high quality early education and care practices with children and families experiencing vulnerabilities. Loraine's teaching and research interests are in relational pedagogy (birth to 2 years), family-centred practices; inclusive education in early years settings; children's well-being; and high quality early childhood education and care.

Carly is a passionate supporter of the Positive Living Skills Initiative and all it has to offer across Australia, with a particularly strong drive around rural and remote wellbeing. Carly partnered with PLS founders in 2014 undertaking a comprehensive review of the initial modules of the program and advising on approaches and content, and Carly continues to be a vital ongoing contributor to the initiative. As well as consulting with businesses to overcome challenges and unlock potential, Carly is a vocal advocate for rural and country kids and families being able to access high quality professional support, early intervention, training and learning. For more information visit www.carlyfisherconsulting.com.au

Blending his background in microeconomics with astute legal advice, Ashley develops legal solutions for companies that deliver the commercial outcomes sought by his clients. Ashley is a senior associate at FCW Lawyers - https://fcwlawyers.com.au/team/ashley-cheng/

Pegasus IT specialises in IT Consultancy, infrastructure, software and cloud services. Being based in Australia and the UK allows Pegasus to provide 24 hour IT support. David along with the Pegasus IT team is immensely proud to be working with such a professional, dedicated team, and enjoys supporting and advising Positive Living Skills with IT infrastructure, security, software and cloud services to help them succeed seamlessly as a business and to work worry free. To learn more about Pegasus IT Click here

Qualified Chartered Accountant, CPA, Registered Company Auditor, Registered Tax Agent, and Justice of the Peace. Paul now offers Business and Advisory services to a range of individual and multi-corporations and offers a wide range of Auditor Services to unlisted Public companies and Community organisations.

He is Founder & Chairman of Impact Investment Fund, Project Director & Chair, Project Working Group at CLARA, Advisory Board Member Swinburne University Technology Innovation Precinct and immediate past Board Director of United Nations Association of Australia. Geoff is passionate about enabling purpose-driven people and business on a global scale.