About Us

Danny is a director of Hawker Britton where he works with some of Australia's leading corporations. Danny’s prior board experience includes the Melbourne Fringe Festival. Combined with his broad understanding of the Victorian Government's policies and priorities and extensive campaign experience, Danny brings a strong grasp of legislative and political priorities to the KPV Board. Danny is a father of two daughters; the elder commenced kindergarten this year.

Shane has been Head of Sustainable Development for ANZ Group since May 2010. Previously, Shane has held executive and senior management positions in the Victorian Government; worked as an immigration advocate, specialising in refugee and humanitarian cases; and as an industrial officer with the Finance Sector Union of Australia. Shane is a graduate of Monash University and a Leadership Victoria Williamson Fellow (2007). Shane and his wife, Marissa, have three young boys attending primary school, kindergarten and childcare respectively.

George Andreola is a Corporate Advisor and Chartered Accountant. Currently a Partner of PKF Melbourne and Director of PKF Corporate Advisory Services, George’s client base has included a diverse range of industries including banking and finance, mining, manufacturing, retail, tourism and hospitality, health, IT, automotive and construction.

Megan Lewis has had a career in Education spanning 40 years. Initially an infant teacher, she later worked in the field of special education working with children in care and those with special learning needs. Following a period as a specialist curriculum consultant she moved into the field of school leadership and has most recently spent more than 20 years as principal of a primary school, facilitating the establishment of an on-site kindergarten nearly a decade ago. Megan joins the board with a systemic over view of the Education sector. She is passionate about the provision of quality, on-going professional learning opportunities for Early Childhood Educators in order to assure the delivery of excellent early learning opportunities for children.

Joanne’s career background is in retail and business management and has an Advanced Diploma of Business Management and Certificate 4 in Business Governance. Joanne was first involved in kindergarten as a parent of preschool aged children in 1996, and was involved in the Kirby review. She has been employed in kindergarten management support for 11 years and is the Executive Officer of Eureka Community Kindergarten Association Inc which currently manages 17 kindergartens. Joanne is a member of the DEECD Cluster Management Advisory Group and the DEECD Early Childhood Development Advisory Group.

Working in legal aid and as joint Chief Executive Officer of the Public Interest Law Clearing House gave Emma considerable experience of community sector organisations. She currently works part time as a senior legal policy officer with the Department of Justice. With three young children, two of whom currently attend an early childhood education and care centre, Emma Hunt’s personal and professional experience underpins her belief in the importance of universal access to kindergarten programs for all children.

Karalynn has a Diploma of Teaching (Early Childhood), Graduate Diploma in Special Education; a two year Certificate in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and is soon to commence a Play Therapy Course. She has taught three and four year old Kindergarten; set up an Occasional Care program and worked as a Family Support Worker. She was the Chair Person of the Victorian Preschool Field Officer Association for two years. Employed for the last 12 years as a Preschool Field Officer, Karalynn is a committed early childhood advocate.

Nicole Pilsworth is an Early Childhood Educator, with a Bachelor of Education (EC) and Certificate IV in Workplace Assessment and Training. She has been working in Children’s Services for the past 20 years. Nicole has worked in a variety of child care and preschool settings in both NSW and Victoria. More recently she has been employed as a TAFE teacher and Early Childhood trainer. Currently Nicole works in local government as an early childhood development professional, supporting the implementation of the national quality reform agenda with educators across both preschool and childcare programs. She also works as a manager with a growing not-for profit organisation that provide early childhood education programs in preschool and childcare settings. Nicole is a member of ECA and a strong advocate for the rights of young children.

Katie Wyatt is the Head of People Strategy and Organisation Development at Australia Post, and has more than 10 years of experience in management consulting and human resources across a variety of industries. Katie’s prior board experience includes NTS Corp, a not-for-profit Native Title Service Provider, and she is also a Graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors (AICD). As the mother of a lively one-year-old Katie has a strong passion for early childhood education, combined with a strong interest in quality board governance for the not-for-profit sector.