Ellen was recently recognised as Melbourne’s leading environmentalist, winning the Melbourne Awards for Individual Contribution to the Environment 2009 and was featured in The Age Melbourne Magazine as one of the top 100 influential Melburnians of 2009. She was previously the Environment Officer in the University of Melbourne Student Union, leading a successful campaign to [...]
Glen Berman – General Manager
As General Manager, Glen looks after the internal operations of AYCC. Glen’s career has been focused on issues of social justice and the youth sector, having come to AYCC after three years working at the Oaktree Foundation. At the Oaktree Foundation, Glen honed his skills in organisational management and operations, problem solving and critical analysis, [...]
Kirsty Albion – National Volunteer Coordinator
Kirsty Albion is AYCC’s National Volunteer Director and is also a team member of Project Survival Pacific. Through Project Survival Pacific, she has had the opportunity to work with youth in Fiji, to help start a Pacific Youth Climate movement. A strong believer that education and inspiration are key to creating the social change we [...]
Fabia Pryor – Business Development Director
Fabia’s journey to the AYCC has come via studies, travel, past employment and volunteering. Arts and Science degrees from the Australian National University reflect her long standing interest in sustainability and environmental issues through studies in Sustainability Science and Development. Following graduation Fabia spent two years living and working overseas in the sustainable development field. [...]
Jane Stabb – Policy Director
Jane is AYCC’s National Policy Director, and is also the team leader for AYCC’s Policy Advocacy Team. She has completed a Master of Environmental Policy and a BSc (Hons, Geography). Her focus is climate policy, and has previously worked as a Policy Advisor and Researcher for Climate Alliance, advising the business community on issues associated [...]
Lucy Manne – Online Communications Director
Lucy started studying a Bachelor of Arts at the University of Melbourne in 2007. After studying environment politics, she decided to become involved in the Australian Youth Climate Coalition. She has volunteered for the AYCC in a range of roles, including as the Victorian University recruitment co-ordinator for Power Shift in 2009 and as the [...]
Joel Dignam – Online Grassroots Coordinator
Joel joined the AYCC staff after volunteering as SA State Coordinator to build the youth climate movement in South Australia. As Online Grassroots Coordinator, he is responsible for providing online support to the grassroots groups, as well as developing the AYCC’s online community. He first got involved after attending Power Shift 2009 and then as [...]
