OUR STAFF

Read more about the WCHM staff and the projects they are working on.

Marcia Williams - Executive Director

 

Marcia’s job as the Executive Director of WCHM is to make sure we are meeting the goals set out in our Strategic Plan, take care of the organisation’s finances, supervise staff and students and generally make sure everything is running smoothly! Before joining WCHM, Marcia had various roles as a senior manager in the private and Government sectors, most recently in Centrelink where she worked closely with community organisations and peak bodies to oversee the delivery of Centrelink’s services.

 

You can contact Marcia’s by email at ed@wchm.org.au or by phoning WCHM on (02) 6290 2166.

 

Wendy (Hui) Zeng - Administration Officer

 

Wendy joined the WCHM as the Administration Officer. Wendy’s job is the provide support to the WCHM Board and Executive Director and to oversee the smooth running of the office. If you have any general enquiries about WCHM you can contact Wendy by emailing admin@wchm.org.au or phoning WCHM on (02) 6290 2166.

 

Kate Judd - Project Worker (Mental Health)

 

Kate has joined WCHM in the new position of Project Worker (Mental Health). Kate’s projects include looking at the needs for and experiences of peer support for women living with a mental illness in the ACT, and using this information to develop and evaluate two sustainable peer support programs. Kate will also be working with the ACT Women and Mental Health Working Group to develop processes for seeking input from women living with a mental health issue, and working with the mental health community sector peak bodies to co-ordinate in the planning, provision and evaluation of women’s mental health services and to ensure that women’s mental health issues are raised in a variety of fora.

 

On a more personal note, Kate is battling her way through the final stages of a Bachelor of Asian Studies at the ANU, majoring in Japanese and Asian Politics and International Relations. She is also a regular volunteer educator with Mental Illness Education ACT, and greatly enjoys the opportunity to get out and talk to young people about her personal experience of mental illness from the perspective of a carer. Kate is passionate about reducing the stigma associated with mental illness, and through her work with WCHM, hopes to contribute to improving existing services and support available to women living with mental illness in the ACT.

If you want more information about Kate’s work you can email her at

 mhwg@wchm.org.au or phone WCHM on (02) 6290 2166.

 

Angela Carnovale - Social Research Officer

 

Angela joined WCHM in 2009 as the Social Research Officer. In this position Angela will lead and develop the Centre's research agenda on issues affecting women's health. Angela is currently working on a research project identifying how women in the ACT access information about health and well being and will continue the centre’s work in health promotion. Angela also provides research support for other projects underway at the centre. Angela recently graduated from ANU with a Bachelor of Arts/Asian Studies, where she pursued her passion for South Asian religions and politics and anthropology. She is also a bellydance teacher and relishes in harnessing positive relationships between women and their bodies through dance. Through bellydance Angela continues to unravel the complex issues of cultural exchange, women’s well being and representations of femininity, which she hopes to bring to her work at the centre.

If you want more information about Angela’s work you can email her at

research@wchm.org.au or phone WCHM on (02) 6290 2166.

 

Robyn Taranto - Project Worker

 

Robyn joined WCHM to work on a  6 month project working with women from emerging CALD communities to help support ACT women's services to develop a sound knowledge of new emerging cultural groups in Canberra.  She is working closely with Multicultural Women's Advocacy ACT and CIT to develop the project.

If you want more information about Robyn's work you can email her at

robyn.taranto@wchm.org.au or phone WCHM on (02) 6290 2166. 

 

Jenni Gough – Researcher

 

Jenni joined WCHM in May 2010 as a researcher. Working in collaboration with Kate Judd, she is developing an evaluation framework for selected ACT women’s peer support groups. Through this a greater understanding of the benefits of peer support on mental illness, wellbeing and social connectedness can be achieved.

 

Jenni is also currently completing her honours in Gender, Sexuality and Culture at the Australian National University. Jenni has a particular passion for exploring the workings of gender and its implications in such areas as reproductive health.

 

You can contact Jenni at j.gough@wchm.org.au or phone 02 6290 2166 for more information.