Diploma Youth Work
Certificate lV Work Place & Training
Short Courses @ Victorian College of the Arts (VCA) – Acting/Film/Television
Youth Arts Worker @ Cutting Edge Youth Services – UnitingCare (CEYS)
Trained in implementing and establishing youth theatre companies with support from Regional Arts Victoria, VCA
Designed and implemented ‘Cutting Edge Youth Services Theatre Arts Group’ (CEYTAG) to run in partnership with the VCA
Coordinated FReeZA (drug and alcohol free) Youth events in the Greater City of Shepparton
Organised and coordinated the two week ‘Kick up the Dust’ tour which featured Abi Tucker from The Secret life of Us and a line up of local artists.
Trained in event management and a variety of theatre styles
Youth Worker in a number of secondary colleges in the Moira Shire & Greater Shepparton
Supervising and coordinating Community Jobs Program with New Settlers; working with young people to help bring their stories of their plight to Australia in a drama context
Coordinated a Community Jobs Program (CJP) for young people from non-English speaking backgrounds (including Iraqi, Kuwaiti, Albanian, Thai and Tongan participants).
Coordinated the Job Placement, Employment & Training Program (JPET)
Worked on youth programs i.e. Secondary Colleges and drop in centres in Sydney, Brisbane, Wagga Wagga and Benalla
Teacher Aide @ Tatura Primary & Mooroopna Park Primary
Employed @ St.Mary’s Primary Mooroopna to establish and coordinate a ‘Boys in School’ program
Directing school productions & Drama classes @ MPNA Park & St.Mary’s
Several appearances on Channel 10 Skithouse
Appeared in Channel Seven pilot series “Last Man Standing”
A number of TV commercials
Shepparton Theatre Arts Group (STAG): “Me and My Girl”; played lead role of Bill Snibson. Won Georgy Award for Best Performance by a Male in a Musical.
STAG “Guys and Dolls”: played lead role of “Nathan Detroit”. Nominated for a Georgy Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Musical
STAG “Sylvia” played lead role of “Greg”. Nominated for a Georgy Award for Best Performance in a Play.
STAG “You’re a Good Man Charlie Brown”. Played role of “Schroeder”
Onyx Productions “Son of the South: The Life of Henry Lawson”: played lead role of “Henry Lawson” in SheppARTon Festival. Performed in Grenfell NSW June 2004 and Melbourne at Chapel off Chapel in July 2004.
And countless others for Numurkah Singers, Turaton and Wagga Wagga Theatre