Our People
Founder and Patron
Fr Joe Giacobbe
Father Joe set up the Doxa Youth Foundation in 1972 after his ecclesiastical work in Melbourne’s inner suburbs highlighted the plight of young people who did not have the financial resources, support or opportunity to have access to educational and recreational opportunities in a rural setting, thus the establishment of the Malmsbury Camp in 1976.Father Joe’s original vision is still very much at the core of the Doxa Youth Foundation. Since its inception over 50 years ago, the Victorian not-for-profit has grown from humble beginnings to an established and well-respected charity which operates across multiple sites and supports over 6,000 young people each year.
Board

Susan Barbour
Chair
Susan audits a diverse range of entities including many in the not-for-profit sector. In her role as chair on the Doxa Youth Foundation Board, Susan brings her commercial experience and a proven track record in assisting organisations to achieve maximum results.[/caw_accordion][/caw_accordion_c]

Rebecca Pizzuto-Nguyen
Director

Chris Gatt
Director

Denise Clark
Director
As a Director, Denise brings significant experience in strategic planning and implementation, program evaluation, policy development and financial management to Doxa. Denise is keen to ensure that policies reflect fair and effective distribution of resources so that Doxa can gain maximum benefit from our programs for the most disadvantaged young people in our community.[/caw_accordion][/caw_accordion_c]

Nikki Bull
Director
Staff

Tim
Chief Executive Officer

Tom
General Manager – Camps

Stephanie
Finance Manager

Amie
Cadetship Coordinator

Nikita
Administration Coordinator
Malmsbury Camp Team

Michael
Camp Manager

Patrick
Programs Coordinator

Kellie
Activities Instructor

Bevan
Activities Instructor

Sarah
Admin Coordinator

Sarah
Catering Coordinator
City Camp Team

Kennedy
City Camp Manager

Shannon
Programs Coordinator

Jess
Activities Instructor

Loretta
Activities Instructor
