STREETWORK AMBASSADORS

DR JODIE LOWRINGER - CLINICAL AMBASSADOR

Dr Jodie Lowinger is passionate about helping business leaders, organisations and schools reach their pinnacle of success and wellbeing.  She is sought after by the media, organisations and schools as a thought leader in peak performance, smashing anxiety and fear and boosting resilience. Jodie’s media engagements include Channel 7 Sunrise, Channel 9 Today Show, 2GB Radio and Marie Claire Magazine amongst others.  She is often engaged by successful business leaders as a valued coach and has regular corporate and school engagements as a keynote speaker and workshop facilitator.
 

Jodie has a Doctor of Clinical Psychology (USYD) and University Medal (UNSW). She is the CEO and Founder of Mind Strength Coaching and Consulting and Founder of the Sydney Anxiety Clinic in Bondi Junction, a leading anxiety treatment clinic for adults, children and teens. She has worked at PwC, Macquarie Bank, Harvard Medical School and has consulted to a multitude of organisations and schools.  She speaks and coaches passionately on topics around resilience, emotional intelligence, standing up to fear and anxiety, stretching and redefining the comfort zone, fostering a growth mindset and embracing peak performance. She also provides expert commentary on mental health for adults, children and adolescents.  Jodie is committed to helping business leaders, entrepreneurs, organisations and schools and would love to offer her expertise to you and your team. Please contact her at Jodie@mindstrength.com.au 

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RACHEL CHAPPELL

Rachel Chappell created North Shore Mums as a Facebook group in 2012, when she moved to the North Shore with her young family and wanted to connect with other local mums for trusted recommendations, support and advice. With a background in magazine marketing, she quickly realised the huge demand for a more structured resource for local mums, so decided to launch a website. Six years later, this website now attracts over 85,000 local parents every month, and features the latest news, What’s On Guide, a Directory and Job Board. In recognition of her achievement in creating a much-needed platform to support local mums, she was awarded the Hornsby Local Woman of the Year by Matt Kean MP in 2018.

AMBASSADORS - Northern Beaches local Board

Tani Ruckle

Tani is a former Australian representative marathon runner having competed at World Championships and Commonwealth games. Highlights of her career were winning a Silver Medal at the 1990 games in Auckland, winning the City to Surf and being chosen as one of twelve recipients of the 'Spirit of the Games' award in Canada in 1994. Tani came to Australia by herself as a naïve 18 year old from a country town in Canada and recognises how easily it would have been to make poor choices and possibly ending up needing the help of an organisation such as Streetwork. However she was fortunate to have been guided by good people in the community and is now inspired to give back as an acknowledgement of that assistance. Streetwork is the perfect fit for her.

Michael Lynch

Michael grew up on the Northern Beaches and has been a personal trainer for 20 years. He is a keen masters athletics competitor and trains with a group at the Narrabeen Academy of Sport where he recognises the importance of having the support and camaraderie of like minded  people.  He is impressed with the ability of Streetwork to provide support, companionship and mentoring to young people at what is a crucial point in their lives and is honoured to represent Streetwork as an Ambassador.

Mike Pawley OAM

Mike is a businessman, family man, sports enthusiast and philanthropist whose life’s maxim is “never give up and always give back”.   Mike describes his early family life living in social housing as “very poor” and credits his father’s generosity in giving away all he had as the inspiration of his own benevolence.  Mike attended Sydney University on a bursary from Manly Leagues Club and completed a Bac Science & Diploma of Education.  Mike’s love of sport motivated him to open a sports store in Balgowlah in 1978.  Four additional stores have followed and 40 years later, Mike Pawley Sports is a household name on the northern beaches.   In 2012, Mike was awarded an OAM for services to cricket and the Manly-Warringah area.   In recent years, Mike’s compassion has extended beyond the local area as the major supporter of Happy Days – an Australian NFP organisation proudly supporting a rural village community in one of the poorest regions in Cambodia.  Mike’s willingness and commitment to the community is limitless and well matched to our Streetwork mission supporting young people