Merri prides itself on the quality of our Educators and encourages excellence.
Our current team of educators have been at Merri for an average of 10 years (current as of February, 2024) with the over 80% holding a qualification of Diploma or above.
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Protected: Adriana Pirvu
Early Childhood Teacher: Four-Year-Old Kindergarten (Balam Balam) Room
(Pronouns: She, Her, Hers)
Adriana Pirvu joined…
Protected: Alex Lidyard
Room Leader Educator Guyip Guyip (2-3) Room
(Pronouns: She, Her, Hers)
Alex joined the Merri…
Amelia Whitehead
Full Time Educator - Three-Year-Old Kindergarten (Barrawang) Room & Breaks
(Pronouns: She, Her, Hers)
Protected: Betty Kusumawaty
Full Time Educator - Four-Year-Old Kindergarten (Balam Balam) Room and Breaks
(Pronouns: She, Her, Hers)
Betty has her Diploma…
Protected: Chelsea Ford
Early Childhood Teacher: Three-Year-Old Kindergarten (Barrawang) Room
(Pronouns: She, Her, Hers)
Chelsea began working…
Protected: Christine John
Full Time Educator - Four-Year-Old Kindergarten (Balam Balam) Room
(Pronouns: She, Her, Hers)
Christine has been…
Protected: Elaine Cirona
Room Leader Educator Murrum (0-2) Room & Educational Leader
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Elaine first joined…
Protected: Emily Murray
Full Time Educator Guyip Guyip (2-3) Room
(Pronouns: She, Her, Hers)
Em is proud to have…
Protected: Emily Muschol
Full Time Educator - Murrum (0-2) Room
(Pronouns: She, Her, Hers)
Emily joined Merri…
Protected: Felicia Wylie
Casual Educator and Inclusion Support - Balam Balam Room
(Pronouns: She, Her, Hers)
Protected: Hua Yun Chen
Full time centre cook and Educator
(Pronouns: he, him, his)
Chen joined Merri…
Protected: Kathleen Shephard
Assistant Director and Educator
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Kathleen joined the…
Protected: Leilani Curtis
Full Time Educator - Guyip Guyip (2-3) Room
(Pronouns: She/Her)
Introducing Leilani, a passionate…
Protected: Melissa Murray
Full Time Educator - Murrum (0-2) Room
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Mel joined the Merri…
Protected: Sheridyn Donaghy
Office Admin Support & Casual Educator
(Pronouns: She, Her, Hers)
Sheridyn has been…
Protected: Supattra (Jay) Patthanaraj
Full Time Educator - Three-Year-Old Kindergarten (Barrawang) Room
(Pronouns: She, Her, Hers)
Jay joined Merri…