Merri prides itself on the quality of our Educators and encourages excellence. 
On average most of our Educators have been at Merri for 7 years with the over 80% holding a qualification of Diploma or above.

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Adriana Pirvu
Protected: Adriana Pirvu
Four Year Old Kindergarten Teacher

(Pronouns: She, Her, Hers)

Adriana Pirvu joined…

Alex Lidyard
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Room Leader Educator Explorers Room

(Pronouns: She, Her, Hers)

Alex joined the Merri…

Amanda Hutchinson
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Casual Cook & Casual Educator

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Amanda (aka Cooker)…

Angela Kent
Protected: Angela Kent
Casual Educator

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Angela is a long-time…

Anna Muharem
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Explorers Room Educator (Mon, Tues, Wed, Fri)

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Anna has been at…

Betty Kusumawaty
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Full time Educator - Inventors Room and Breaks

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Betty has her Diploma…

Chelsea Ford
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Three Year Old Kindergarten Teacher- Inventors Room

(Pronouns: She, Her, Hers)

Chelsea began working…

Christine John
Protected: Christine John
Full time Educator - Inventors (3-Year-Old Kindergarten) Room

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Christine has been…

Chrys McLean
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Part Time Educator - all rooms

(Pronouns: She, Her, Hers)

Chrys has been an…

Protected: Dorothy Lloyd
Casual Educator

Dorothy joined the Merri casual team in 2023 and…

Elaine Cirona
Protected: Elaine Cirona
Room Leader, Full time Educator- Discoverers Room

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Elaine first joined…

Emily Murray
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Full Time Educator- Explorers Room

(Pronouns: She, Her, Hers)

Em is proud to have…

Emily Muschol
Protected: Emily Muschol
Full Time Educator - 4-Year-Old Kindergarten Room

(Pronouns: She, Her, Hers)

Emily joined Merri…

Protected: Helen Els
Casual Educator

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Helen Evdokimou-Mina
Protected: Helen Evdokimou-Mina
Centre Director

(Pronouns: She, Her, Hers)

Helen has over 32…

Helen Papoulis
Protected: Helen Papoulis
Explorers Room Educator (Thurs) and Casual Educator

(Pronouns: She, Her, Hers)

Helen has been a…

Hua Yun Chen
Protected: Hua Yun Chen
Full time centre cook and Educator

(Pronouns: he, him, his) 

Chen joined Merri…

Isabella Henty
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Casual Educator

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Isabella joined the…

Julie-Anne Fisk
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Casual Educator

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Julie-Anne is our…

Kathleen Shephard
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Assistant Director and Educator

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Kathleen joined the…

Lillian Thomas
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Casual Educator

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Mai Sugino
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Casual Educator

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Mai joined the Merri…

Marija Djurdjevic
Protected: Marija Djurdjevic
Casual Educator

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Marija works at Merri…

Melissa Murray
Protected: Melissa Murray
Full time Educator- Kindergarten (4-Year-Old) Room

(Pronouns: She, Her, Hers)

Mel joined the Merri…

Michelle Martin
Protected: Michelle Martin
Casual Educator

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Michelle joined Merri…

Sheridyn Donaghy
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Office Admin (Tues, Fri) and Casual Educator

(Pronouns: She, Her, Hers)

Sheridyn has been…

Sullivan Krueger
Protected: Sullivan Krueger
Casual Educator

(Pronouns: he, him his) 

Sully first came to…

Supattra (Jay) Patthanaraj
Protected: Supattra (Jay) Patthanaraj
Full Time Educator- Discoverers Room

(Pronouns: She, Her, Hers)

Jay joined Merri…

Protected: Tina Nguyen
Full Time Educator - Discoverers Room

(Pronouns: She, Her)

Tina joined Merri in a…