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Meet the team

Lyndon Galea

Founder, Victoria

Favourite Sandwich:

Chicken and avocado!

Elise Cook

CEO, Victoria

Favourite Sandwich:

Cheese and tomato

Emily D'Aprano

Head of Operations and Logistics, Victoria

Favourite Sandwich:

Peanut butter and jam!

Lindy Susskind

Head of Regional, Victoria

Favourite Sandwich:

Avocado on toast instead!

Lane Simpson

Head of Fundraising and Marketing, Victoria

Favourite Sandwich:

Beetroot

Paul Robortaccio

Finance Manager, Victoria

Favourite Sandwich:

Chicken schnitzel

Lahaina Daudt

HR & Culture, Queensland

Favourite Sandwich:

Egg and mayo

Michelle Casper

Regional Coordinator, Victoria

Favourite Sandwich:

Vegemite and cheese

Rosemary McDonald

Grant Writer, Victoria

Favourite Sandwich:

Turkey, cheese (camembert) & avo

Gabby Johnstone

Program Coordinator, Victoria

Favourite Sandwich:

Chicken, avo and cheese!

Mel Edwards

Regional Coordinator, Victoria

Favourite Sandwich:

Vegemite tahini

Juliette Cox

Session Facilitator, Western Australia

Favourite Sandwich:

Vegemite and avocado

Nathan Waterhouse

Session Facilitator, Victoria

Favourite Sandwich:

Egg and lettuce

Elodie Jakes

Session Facilitator, New South Wales

Favourite Sandwich:

A tofu Bánh mì with chilli oil

Slone Sudiro

Session Facilitator, Victoria

Favourite Sandwich:

Bánh mì

Alanna Gillespie

Evaluation Manager, Victoria

Favourite Sandwich:

Chicken and salad

Amanda Howe

Partnerships Manager, New South Wales

Favourite Sandwich:

Egg mayo!

John-Paul Hougaz

Grant Writer, Victoria

Favourite Sandwich:

Chicken and cheese toast

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Our Board

Lyndon Galea

Lyndon is the Founder and Spokesperson of Eat Up Australia. After reading that kids were going hungry at school in his home town of Shepparton back in 2013, Lyndon pinched what he could from his mum’s cupboards and started making sandwiches to drop to the schools mentioned in the article.

Lyndon went on to grow Eat Up's passionate and capable team, while inspiring an army of volunteers that help us to feed hungry school kids across the country. He currently interfaces with our corporate and philanthropic supporters, media and the public to advocate for our cause.

Elise Cook

Elise is Eat Up’s CEO. She has a background in Dietetics and is passionate about nutrition and creating solutions to food insecurity. She has worked with Eat Up since 2016 and is proud of its success and outcomes achieved.

David Lurie

David is a Partner in the Commercial Law Firm, B2B Lawyers.

He has worked closely with and within the merchant banking, public company, education and charity sectors for more than 30 years.

Gemma Cooper

Gemma is an experienced Business and Strategic Advisor, having spent over 10 years working with Australia’s Small to Medium Sized (SME) sector. She has assisted businesses at all stages, from concept through to growth.

John Rickard

Professor John Rickard is a former Vice-Chancellor of two Australian Universities with a distinguished career in mathematics and management education. He is currently Chairman of a private Higher Education company in Melbourne and on the Board of an Education Company based in Singapore that innovates educational learning in Asia.

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