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!
Luke Miskimmin
Session Facilitator, Queensland
Favourite Sandwich:
Untoasted but loaded! Avocado, chicken, lettuce, capsicum, pickles and relish
Juliette Cox
Session Facilitator, Western Australia
Favourite Sandwich:
Vegemite and avocado
Nathan Waterhouse
Session Facilitator, Victoria
Favourite Sandwich:
Egg and lettuce
Michelle Despot
Session Facilitator, Victoria
Favourite Sandwich:
Chicken and Avo Toastie
Janvi Kumar
Session Facilitator, New South Wales
Favourite Sandwich:
Tuna and cheese melt!
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.