Our team
Chief Executive Officer: Melodie Potts Rosevear email
Melodie Potts-Rosevear is the Chief Executive Officer of Teach For Australia and is responsible for providing strategic direction and overseeing day-to-day operations.
She has been involved with the program since its earliest conception and wrote the original business plan for the organisation while completing her Masters studies at the Harvard Kennedy School of Government.
Melodie worked as a consultant with the Boston Consulting Group and as Think Tank Co-ordinator for the Cape York Institute.
Operations Support and Personal Assistant to Chief Executive Officer : Nikki McLachlan email
Strategy, Growth and Development
Strategy, Growth and Development Director: Kallie Rougos email
Kallie is responsibile for directing the government relations, corporate relations and fundraising functions within Teach For Australia.
Kallie began her career by spending 10 years as a secondary school teacher, faculty head and year level coordinator in an outer-Melbourne state school. Since then she has held various senior managment and business development roles in the private and tertiary education sectors, including directing the international operations for a RMIT Training Pty Ltd, a subsidiary of RMIT University.
Kallie holds a Masters of Education and a Bachelor of Arts.
Corporate and Community Relations Manager: Jessica Rose email
Jessica takes responsibility for the relationship management of Teach For Australia's partners from the private, community and philanthropic sectors.
Jessica has a background in marketing, stakeholder engagement, communications management and business development, including over 6 years as the inaugural Marketing Director of Mt Hotham Alpine Resort Management Board, a Victorian statutory authority. During that period Jessica developed a range of marketing, event management, fundraising, sponsorship and communications initiatives and was successful in substantially enhancing revenue for the organisation.
Jessica holds a Bachelor of Business and a Bachelor of Arts
Strategy and Government Relations Manager: Natasha Rees email
Natasha works closely with our stakeholders and partners to deliver on, and grow, the Teach For Australia initiative. This includes project managing expansion into new jurisdictions and cultivating new relationships. Before joining Teach For Australia she worked for the Boston Consulting Group, Deloitte and Gaze Burt Lawyers.
She holds a Bachelor of Laws (Hon) and a Bachelor of Commerce (International Business).
State Manager, Western Australia: Les Goh email
Les is based in Perth and is responsible for deploying the Teach for Australia program into Western Australian schools.
Les has extensive experience teaching in a range of metropolitan and regional secondary schools in Western Australia and overseas, and has also worked for the State Government on reforming senior secondary education. Outside of education, Les has held roles in corporate training and development and as a senior adviser on workforce development for the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Western Australia.
Les holds a Bachelor of Business (Accounting and Business Law) and a Graduate Diploma of Education. He is currently completing a Master of Business Administration.
Strategy, Growth and Development Officer & Teach For
All Senior Associate: Li-xia Tan email
Li-xia provides research and analytic support to the strategic functions of Teach For Australia, and ensures compliance with its legal obligations. She is also the local relationship manager for Teach For All, sharing bi-lateral information and best practices between Teach For Australia and the global network.
She holds a Bachelor of Law and Commerce from The University of Melbourne.
Recruitment
Director Recruitment and Placement: Adam Buxton email
Adam directs both the graduate recruitment process and the selection and placement of Associates in to schools for Teach For Australia. Adam was previously the Graduate Recruitment Manager at KPMG and has significant experience in graduate recruitment in Australia and the UK.
He holds a Bachelor of Business.
Managers, Talent and Attraction
These roles are responsible for identifying, attracting and selecting outstanding graduates and young professionals to become Teach For Australia Associates and for building awareness of Teach For Australia on university campuses.
Nicola Corner email
Prior to joining Teach For Australia, Nicola worked as the Careers and Employment Coordinator for Deakin University. She has experience as a Recruitment Consultant for Michael Page International.
Nicola has a Bachelors degree in Landscape Architecture (Hon) from the University of New South Wales and she is currently completing post-graduate studies in Business (HR Management).
Gautam Raju email
Gautam has worked in the government and non-profit sector in a range of roles from policy to finance and operations. He is the Co-founder and Director of OurSay.org an online democracy initiative.
Gautam holds a Bachelor of Commerce (Accounting) and Arts (Chinese). He is currently completing a Masters of Development Studies at the University of Melbourne.
Training and Leadership
Director Training and Leadership, Anne-Maree Crivelli email
Anne-Maree provides direction and develops the strategy for the Leadership Development and the support provided to our Associates both during our Intensive training events and in-school.
Anne-Maree has a wide breadth of experience in education, working in primary, secondary and special settings. She has lived and worked as an educator in Hong Kong and recently worked as a consultant for school improvement to a network of schools in the western suburbs of Melbourne.
Leadership Development Manager: Arthur Josephson email
Arthur is responsible for the content of the program to be delivered to Associates, which includes Teach For Australia's elements and liaising with The University of Melbourne on the academic coursework. Arthur has extensive leadership development experience, having directed leadership conferences, working for ABN AMRO and as a Director of AIESEC International. He holds a Bachelor of Medical Science.
Marketing and Communications
Senior Manager: Kylie Whittard email
Kylie is responsible for Teach for Australia's marketing, media and communications. Kylie has extensive experience with director roles at Zoos Victoria and the Melbourne Business School.
She holds an MBA from The University of Melbourne.
Marketing and Communication Specialist: Roberto Finamore email
Roberto supports Teach For Australia across all areas of marketing, communication and brand work.
Roberto has extensive experience in marketing and brand management across the consumer, business-to-business and business to government sectors, and holds a Bachelor of Business Marketing from Monash University.
Operations
Director: Igor Zhevelyuk email
Igor is responsible for overseeing Teach For Australia's finances and operations, including budgeting and financial systems, ICT, telecommunications, infrastructure, compliance and administration. Igor has extensive experience in operations, financial and HR management, business services, contract and project management, with a background in the media/public relations industry, non-for-profit and public sector.
Igor holds qualifications in economics and finance, business management and communications, he is also a certified project manager.
Human Resources Manager: Jacinta Foley email
Jacinta is primarily responsible for internal hiring/recruitment for Teach For Australia and enabling the effective management of people within the team. Jacinta also contributes to the organisational alignment, strategy and governance.
Jacinta is an experienced HR professional with over ten years experience as an HR consultant (both internal and external). She holds a Bachelor of Arts and a Graduate Diploma of Business.
Office and Events Manager: Jodi Clarke email
Jodi manages the Teach For Australia office and events, including suppliers and vendors, process development and implementation, logistic management for all events along with support on an operational level. Jodi previously worked as an National manager at one of Australia's largest fast moving consumer goods companies and has over twenty years experience in office management, operations and customer service.
