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Meet The Team

The Feel the Magic team were all once volunteers. From being part of our community, they are now the team who guide our organisation. This is testament to their belief in our programs and the difference they make to Australian grieivng kids. Find out more about them below.

Gavin Fingleson

CEO / Director

Gavin Fingleson

Kristy Thomas

Co-Founder & COO

Kristy Thomas

Paul Bennell

Fundraising & Relationship Manager

Paul Bennell

Nicole Suffling

National Program Delivery Lead

Nicole Suffling

Lauren Galbraith

Family Liaison Officer

Lauren Galbraith

Leanne Pearce

Administration Manager

Leanne Pearce

Bede Curran

Facilitator Manager

Bede Curran

Mandy Harvey

Programs Assistant

Mandy Harvey

 Volunteer Content Creators

Feel the Magic is incredibly fortunate to have more than 2,500 dedicated volunteers. Below are some of the volunteers who help us shape our program content. They come from a variety of professions and are long term members of our community with lived experience of significant loss and grief. 

Ali Lutz

Volunteer, Social Content Creator

Ali Lutz

Ally Artis

Volunteer, Volunteer 
Coordinator

Ally Artis

Amber Waksman

Volunteer

Amber Waksman

Esther Wong

Volunteer

Esther Wong

Janet Gorsch

Volunteer

Janet Gorsch

Jules Brunell

Volunteer

Jules Brunell

Kelly Drover

Volunteer, Ambassador, Camp Mum

Kelly Drover

Lee Hughes

Volunteer

Lee Hughes

Maddie Bourke

Volunteer,
Former
Camper

Maddie Bourke

Megan Gerick

Volunteer,
Former
Camper

Megan Gerick

Paula Laing

Volunteer

Paula Laing

Rob Armstrong

Volunteer

Rob Armstrong

Sarah Roberts

Volunteer

Sarah Roberts

Seamus Byrne

Volunteer

Seamus Byrne
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