Our Board
Yerin is governed by a voluntary Board. This group of individuals is selected by our members to represent the community and to provide leadership and corporate governance for our organisation.
We are proudly led by the following Board Members:
Our Mob
Yerin employs a dynamic, highly qualified and dedicated team. Our mob is proud to serve the local Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander community, delivering culturally responsive health care services.
Belinda is a Wiradjuri woman but has lived on the Central Coast for 34 years. While the Darkinjung Nation is not Belinda’s birth country, she believes it is her essence country.
Belinda became CEO with Yerin Aboriginal Health Services in August 2015, bringing high level leadership skills, and over 20 years of experience working in Government and non-Government agencies, as well as in the classroom as a fully qualified teacher.
Paul was born in Fiji, came to Australia in 1981 and has lived on the NSW Central Coast for 21 years.
Paul has worked in the healthcare system for more than 24 years, most recently in community health providers. His expertise is looking at community needs, supporting people to navigate the health system and raising issues on the community’s behalf to develop meaningful programs.
Georgee Moore is a mother and Registered Nurse. Previously Team Leader of the Yadhaba Social Emotional Wellbeing Team, she has now moved into role of Programs Manager.
She is a proud Guringai woman who has resided on Darkinjung land for over 12 years. She is passionate in supporting and advocating for people who experience drug/alcohol and mental health issues and since leaving school, has worked in mental health and drug and alcohol services. She feels privileged to become part of the Yerin community.
Jo was born and grew up in the Wide Bay Region of Queensland, and has family connection to the Gangulu and Darumbal people.
Jo has served in the Royal Australian Navy and remains an active Reservist. She has obtained Certificate IV in Human Resources, Business Administration and Work Health and Safety. Jo joined team Yerin in 2017 and is interested in empowering the community to take care of their own health.
Originally from England, Carisa migrated to Australia with her family in the early 60s. She has lived on the Central Coast for much of her life in the small community of Mannering Park.
She has a long-standing commitment as a Primary Health Care Nurse and is proud to be working as a part of the team at Yerin in providing holistic health care and facilitating and empowering community in achieving positive health outcomes.
Jessica has lived on the Central Coast her entire life, along with her mum and sisters. Jessica believes family is central to everything.
Jessica loves working at Yerin because it gives her the opportunity to work with her community. In 2017, she obtained her Diploma in Practice Management with GP Synergy.
Vicki is a proud Wiradjuri woman who grew up in inner city Sydney and has resided on Darkinjung country for 30 years. She has a Cert IV in Disability and has worked in the industry for 18 years.
Vicki loves yarnin and is passionate about positive health outcomes within the community. She is thankful Yerin has given her opportunity to work within the community.
Belinda is a Ngiyampaa woman from Ivanhoe and has lived on the Coast for 20+ years. Her son is the joy of her life and she is working hard to set an example for him.
Previously employed as Youth Mental Health Worker, she is now Yadhaba’s Social & Emotional Wellbeing Team Leader. She recently completed a Diploma in Counselling and is passionate about working in Mental Health/Drug & Alcohol in her community and is always looking for new ways to connect and make positive changes for our people.
What drives Jaimie as an Aboriginal woman in this community is being able to support Aboriginal families stay together and live happy healthy lives. Which works well, since Jaimie is the Team Leader of the Dhanggang Gudjagang Team (Mums and Bubs).
Jaimie has achieved a Certificate III and IV in Community Services, is a qualified Triple P facilitator, achieved her First Aid Mental Health and completed an Accidental Counselling course.
Darren was born and raised in Western Sydney, and moved to the Central Coast 23 years ago.
He is a qualified accountant with extensive experience in the not-for-profit sector. He also has been a business manager of medical centres in Sydney and the Central Coast over the past 23 years. He is particularly interested in compliance, risk and governance and is committed to informing and supporting Boards to meet their responsibilities and ensuring sustainable services for the community.
Breannon is a proud Wiradjuri woman however, was raised and nurtured on Darkinjung country.
Previously at Yerin, she was the Aboriginal Family Health Worker within the Dhanggan Gudjagang Team. She is now Acting Manager for PSP. She is passionate about early intervention with families, cultural connections and ongoing support for children and young people. She enjoys the creativity and the cultural connections that Yerin provides within the workplace and the community.
Kylie grew up on the Central Coast, then raised her own family in the central west of NSW. She studied as an Endorsed Enrolled Nurse at Parkes hospital and later moved to Orange Base Hospital where she gained many skills across a wide variety of nursing disciplines.
Kylie originally joined Yerin’s ITC team as a care coordinator, then naturally migrated to Health Promotions to deliver health education to our community.