Peter Feeney
Chairperson
A retired IT specialist worked for large corporates and then ran his own software business. For the last 20 years, Peter has been involved in a wide variety of community groups and networks including Maroondah HomeBiz, Croydon Chamber of Commerce, Ringwood Chamber of Commerce, National Seniors Australia, Maroondah Photographic Society, and Maroondah Healthy Ageing Network. He is currently Treasurer of NSA Maroondah and CMaP Inc and Chairperson of the Committee of Governance at Yarrunga Community Centre. Peter believes that quality community connections are the secret to a long and happy life.
Edwina Ricci
Deputy Chairperson
Edwina has lived and worked in Maroondah for 56 years and is passionate about creating environments to enable and empower people to be the best versions of themselves. Whether in her own family, classrooms or the community, Edwina uses the science of Positive Psychology to inform her thinking, language and behaviour. She believes that everyone can be transformed to take agency over their own wellbeing and in so doing develop a deep sense of belonging and a strong sense of meaning and purpose to support their own and others wellbeing.
Gail Woods
Treasurer
I am a CPA having practised and worked in the Maroondah and Knox areas since 1996. Accounting is a relationship issue and having a good connection with clients is imperative in a good working relationship where trust is paramount as is the ability to speak freely about matters. We work with all levels of business with the aim to assist them to achieve both their business and personal goals – impossible to separate as they are so intertwined.
Maria Allison
Secretary
Maria is an Assistant Principal at Ringwood Secondary College, teaching in the visual arts, and previously a VCAA Visual Communication Design Exam Setter and Examiner. She has been actively involved in many Maroondah sporting clubs (Basketball, Netball, Little Athletics, Football), as a coach and or committee member.
Janni Haskin
Committee Member
Janni migrated to Australia from Denmark in 1990. After 20 years working in palliative care nursing, she studied counselling and community services and worked in a mental health setting providing psychosocial rehabilitation support. Throughout her working years, wellbeing has played a big part of her passion and she always cared as much for her colleagues as the patients and clients she supported. She believes everyone is unique and is passionate about supporting and empowering people to live their best lives.
She hopes to inspire people around her to live in peace and harmony based on respect, transparency, consideration, hope and fairness.
Peter Gaze
Committee Member
Peter has had a long career in IT in large organisations. He is very empathetic and
has a strong interest in psychology, health and wellbeing.
Always learning and growing, he is currently completing a Diploma in Counselling
that adds to Life Coaching, Hypnotherapy and Training certifications.
Marijke Graham
Committee Member
Marijke is a mum of 2 and secondary school teacher. She is a graduate of the Maroondah Certificate in Creating Wellbeing and her top character strengths include love of learning and fairness. She is a former Ward Councillor and Deputy Mayor at the City of Maroondah. Marijke enjoys gelli plate printing, spending time at the beach and listening to podcasts in her spare time.