Subject Experts

Kirsten Bickendorf, CEO

Combining a wealth of business experience with her passion for the community sector Kirsten has over 14 years of experience in community investment and corporate social responsibility. In her role as General Manager of United Way (the world's largest not for profit) and the Lord Mayor's Charitable Fund, Kirsten's clients were some of the world's largest companies and was responsible for creating outstanding community investment programs.
Kirsten also knows how the community sector works and because of that is able to guide and support companies through the complexity of the sector.
Kirsten has extensive experience in executive communications and management and has also served on the Board of the Eating Disorders Foundation and many others over the years.
Kirsten has been involved in a range of social issues including children in detention, trafficking and youth issues. She is a mentor to a young woman and in her role at Doxa Youth Foundation Kirsten works closely with young people who are at risk of dropping out of the education system for a range of social and financial disadvantages. With her team Kirsten helps equip and empower young people to reach their full potential.

Megan Moore, Principle Doxa School West Melbourne and Finalist in Herald Sun Teacher of the Year 2008

Megan Moore has been the principal of the Doxa School West Melbourne since its inception in 2000. She is in this position because of her experience of and commitment to working with "at risk" students in years 5 to 7. She has 20 years experience working with students with special needs and has a passionate belief that all students should have every opportunity to achieve their potential and goes out of her way to ensure that those opportunities are available to students at her school.

Megan is a gifted public speaker and delivers "Making Adjustments" a professional development program for teachers in mainstream schools. This program assists teachers to recognise students who are at risk of becoming disengaged at school and learning how to meet their needs to prevent further problems.

Megan's qualifications and professional development include:

Diploma Primary education (Mercy Teachers College)
Graduate Certificate Special Education (Mercy Teacghers College)
Graduate Certificate Early Intervention (University of Pennsylvannia)
Graduate Diploma Curriculum Administration (Deakin University)
Certificate of Counselling (ACAP)
Graduate Certificate Gifted Education - Identifying and Programming (Monash University)
Graduate Certificate Leadership in Professional Development (Monash University)
Masters Education (Monash University)
Graduate Certificate Student Welfare (University of Melbourne)
Postgraduate Certificate Educational Studies (University Leicester)

Contact an Expert

All experts should be contacted through:
Di Schmidtke
Business and Communications Manager
Phone: 0409 514 349
Email: dschmidtke@doxa.org.au