Meet The Team | Grassroots Collective

WE ARE HERE TO MAKE AN IMPACT

We are a diverse team of volunteer professionals, united in our passion to support vulnerable communities around the world.

George

George is the founder and director of Grassroots Collective. After completing his Masters of International Development Practice, he quit his job as a paramedic in Australia to explore Latin America by motorcycle. Driven by a shared passion for community development and adventure, Grassroots Collective has remedied both his insatiable curiosity, as well as a desire to support developing communities.

George visits all our local partners in person; hearing stories, taking photos, making videos, and employing our growing library of learning resources to help foster local capacity. He also manages our Grassroots Hub, coordinating a diverse team of volunteer professionals and development practitioners to create learning resources that are directly accountable to the real needs of local organisations.

Sean & Citizen by Design

Sean has breathed fresh air into our brand and identity, designing our logo, planning our website and creating the beautiful layouts for our development handbooks. He is a talented Melbourne-based graphic designer with an eye for captivating visuals and considered design. When he's not donating his time to the Grassroots Collective, he can be found exploring South East Australia in his ageing Toyota Hiace.

HWL Ebsworth Legal

In 2017 we were lucky enough to receive the support of Tresscox legal firm who later merged with HWL Ebsworth as our pro-bono legal support. We are incredibly excited to have them on-board, guiding us through the nitty gritty of legal accountability. Their team has been amazing to work with and we hope we don’t cause them too many headaches...

Ollie, Tom and Rachel

Whilst we are not a registered organisation, we think it's important to have the same levels of transparency and accountability in place. Ollie, Tom and Rachel are our team of faux-directors, keeping the team on track and drawing upon their wealth of experience to provide advice and guidance to help Grassroots Collective maximise its impact.

We collaborate with a diverse team of experienced professionals to create learning resources that reflect best practice.

Tobias has worked with a variety of community development organisations throughout Central America during the past 11 years. He currently works as a freelance consultant and writer while also managing his family´s agro-ecology farm in El Salvador and participating in a community eco-tourism cooperative.

Paul is a Development Practitioner currently working in the Philippines as a project management consultant for a variety of International NGOs throughout the Pacific Island countries and territories. His areas of expertise include community mobilisation, grant management, and monitoring and evaluation.

Natasha is and experienced international development project manager and consultant based in the UK. She has worked with a variety of donors, including USAID, DFID, Danida, Sida, The MasterCard Foundation, Gates Foundation, and Oxfam. She believes in the power of communities to drive successful development processes that meet their needs.

Katlyn is a media consultant specialising in work for humanitarian aid and development organisations. She has worked on disaster response projects with USAID, IOM, Micronesian Conservation Coalition, and Young Pioneer Disaster Response, among others. Katlyn wants to tell stories that will change the world.

Corie is a writer and digital marketer who’s spent her career sharing stories: first, to raise funds for an international humanitarian organisation and then to support an Indonesia-based social enterprise. Today, she leads a nonprofit startup in Florida, USA and is honoured to witness the transforming power of stories in her local community every day.

Lynn is an expert freelance writer at several nonprofit websites. She lives in Chapel Hill, NC with her husband, four children, and three dogs. When Lynn is not writing or taking care of her family, she can be found on her Nook reading, listening to podcasts, or gossiping with her friends. Lynn is also Marketing Advisor and Board Member at Roots Ethiopia.

Anita started her professional career with a degree in computer science engineering, but over the last 8 years, has helped various corporate and nonprofit organisations develop their marketing strategy. She is passionate about conceptualising and implementing innovative campaigns that help build powerful brands.

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