Dr David Rodgers - President - General Practitioner Expand Co-founder and president of Capability Building Inc (www.capabilitybuilding.org.au), a charitable organisation providing support for families and individuals with disability in NE Victoria, and co-founder of EdSpace Specialist School, an independent school for adolescents with disabilities in Benalla Victoria David has held a wide range of public and private health positions in rural areas in 5 states and territories, interspersed with procedural medical training in major regional and metropolitan hospitals. Public positions included resident and registrar positions in public hospitals, medical officer in an Aboriginal controlled health organization, STI/AIDs control officer in North Queensland, medical officer for the Royal Flying Doctor Service in Central Australia, and medical officer on Christmas Island. He has worked since 1998 as a general practitioner in the rural city of Benalla. Current interests are in teaching health workers and trainees, advocacy and support for people with disabilities, both adult and child, learning disorders, and promoting coordination between the health and education sectors to promote best outcomes in schools.
Maggie Fanning - Secretary - Registered Nurse Teacher Expand Maggie Fanning, RN, Post Graduate Certificate in Child Adolescent and Family Health, Registered teacher and co-founder and Principal/CEO of (CBI)Capability Building Incorporated trading as EdSpace Education and Training Centre. Previous Board experience in 2021-22 on Cooinda Village Aged care facility. I have had experience in rural areas working in nursing and midwifery. I have a passion for supporting young people facing difficulties in their lives who have disengaged from mainstream education through no fault of their own.
Jennifer Wellard - Minutes Secretary - VET Teacher Expand Jennifer is a founding member of Capability Building Inc. Jennifer has a certificate IV in Hair and Beauty, Business, TAE. Certificate III in Hospitality. I have sat on Business Womens's association, Kinder, Benalla East public School, Children with Disability, boards over the last 40 years.
Mark Wellard - Finance Officer - Disability Support Expand Mark is a founding member of Capability Building Inc, and a past employee of EdSpace, he has a certificate IV in Disability Services, certificate in test and tag and was a locomotive engineman. Mark has sat on football club boards for over 20 years.
Shantell Kocwin - Hospitality Support Expand I have been honoured to serve as a Board Member for EdSpace since 2018 I feel my personal experiences of disabilities plus my advocacy skills, are an asset to the board. The needs of our students are my top priority. I have lived in Benalla for 4 years. I have 3 children who I adore, two currently attend EdSpace. I have previous experience on kinder boards as the fundraising coordinator for a period of 5 years in total. I currently have a Certificate III in Hospitality and am hoping to achieve my TAE soon.
Jodie Feehan - Teacher Expand Personal Interests : I have been on the board of both Capability Building and EdSpace since 2012. I have held positions on both boards over the past years .I have also been involved in local Netball Basketball and football committees being involved in the running of the clubs as well as fundraising . Professional I am currently the director /educational leader of the Gumnuts Resort Day care and Kinda, servicing over 140 children . Education Diploma of Early childhood Bachelor of Education Diploma of special Education
Lise Ravn - Teacher Expand Lise completed a Bachelor of Applied Science (Health Information Management) at Sydney University in 1999 and received a Graduate Diploma in Education from the Australian Catholic University in 2003. Lise has served on various boards in a volunteer capacity since 1999. In 2018 Lise moved with her children to Benalla where her eldest son attends EdSpace. Lise has been a school board member since 2018, Chair since 2019 and a board member of CBI since 2020.