Mona Vale, New South Wales, Australia
Our Purpose
Our purpose is to reduce suicide and ignite a spark for life in at risk youth. We do this by
- Suicide screening, educating & safety planning for at risk youth
- Training all our thoroughly screened volunteer professionals on suicide prevention
- Developing supportive connections with volunteers in a safe environment
Meet Our Board
Kimberly Couthier
Kimberly Couthier
Kimberly Couthier
Kimberly Clouthier is Spark's Founder. She started Spark in 2017 and has been thrilled to watch it grow and expand over the years, enabling so many young people to shine!
She is also a corporate futures strategist and executive coach, a sailor, and a sculptor. Kimberly has had personal experience with isolation and loss as a young adult and wishes to help young people find ways to make meaningful connections that give them reasons to thrive.
Oliver Georgelin
Kimberly Couthier
Kimberly Couthier
Oliver is our President. He brings two decades of leadership experience and a passion for empowering young people to Share the Spark. As Managing Director of CEIA Pacific, he leads operations across the Southeast Asia-Pacific region. He holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Business (Marketing), a Post-Graduate Certificate in Asian Studies, and an Executive MBA from AGSM, along with the GAICD designation, reflecting his expertise in governance and strategic leadership.
Oliver believes in the transformative power of passion and connection—values that resonate deeply with Share the Spark’s mission. Beyond his professional life, he is a dedicated runner and enjoys spending time on the trails with his wife, finding inspiration in the shared experience of pushing boundaries. He is also a proud father of two amazing kids, a 12-year-old daughter and a 10-year-old son, who constantly inspire him to help young people discover their spark.
Chris Do
Kimberly Couthier
Becca Meehan
Chris is our VP. He’s had 20 years of experience leading teams across global markets, trade and investments. Having had some challenging years following emergency brain surgery as a young adult, Chris is passionate about mental health and helping young adults find their spark. In his spare time, he is an avid snowboarder, a foodie and a keen traveller, always on the lookout for the next adventure.
Becca Meehan
Melissa Neilsen-Gerber
Becca Meehan
Becca is our Secretary. She has almost 30 years of corporate marketing and sales experience. Becca has a particular passion for empowering women and has spent years leading and advocating for equality and equity as a Corporate Women's Network Founder & Steering Committee member in the Asia Pacific region. One of her passions has been designing and implementing mentoring programs within the corporate environment. This passion was a result of many years mentoring and coaching in the corporate arena and she hopes to transfer those skills to the youth at Share the Spark. Becca is also a Professional Holistic Wellness Coach, Food and Nutrition Coach, Natural Medicine Coach and a Certified Neurolinguistic Programing (NLP) Coach. Holistic Coaching (holistic-professional-coaching.com)
Gus Vanni
Melissa Neilsen-Gerber
Melissa Neilsen-Gerber
Agustin (Gus) is our Business Development Director, bringing over 18 years of diverse experience in business strategy and transformation across various industries and functions. Currently, he works in the Marketing function at Microsoft for the Asia Region. Outside of his professional role, Gus is a dedicated husband and father, passionate about spending time outdoors with his family. He is committed to making a positive impact in his community.
Melissa Neilsen-Gerber
Melissa Neilsen-Gerber
Melissa Neilsen-Gerber
Melissa is a results-oriented marketing executive with deep expertise across integrated marketing, sales enablement, and cross-functional leadership. She has a proven track record of delivering business outcomes, building high-performing teams, and leading with clarity and purpose in complex, high-stakes environments. Recognized for her integrity, adaptability, and decisive leadership, she thrives in fast-paced settings. She is deeply committed to mentoring others and championing initiatives that drive inclusion, growth, and community impact.
Brent Zurowski
Venkat Krishnan
Venkat Krishnan
Brent is our Treasurer with over 30 years of business experience focussed on working with teams of great people to solve all the problems and challenges of building and growing start-up businesses. He hopes to use his experience working with the Share the Spark team to ensure it flourishes and continues to make a meaningful impact in our community.
Venkat Krishnan
Venkat Krishnan
Venkat Krishnan
Venkat is our Marketing Director. He is an expert career acceleration coach, a psychotherapist, a technology leader and a social impact creator, driven by the mission to elevate people's lives by helping them find their ideal career – ‘One Mind at a Time’.
Venkat has championed transformative programs worldwide, creating waves of change in both technological, organizational landscapes and social equity. From steering corporate strategies to launching impactful products and social ventures, he looks forward to influencing SPARK in remarkable ways.
Matt Millett
Venkat Krishnan
Dangar Nguyen
Matt is our IT Director. He holds experience across public, private and community health with a current focus on digital health programs and solutions.
Matt possesses a deep understanding of the challenges facing today's youth and is passionate about enabling the community to have a positive impact on the lives of young people.
Dangar Nguyen
We could not be here without you
Dangar Nguyen
Dangar Nguyen is the head of our Events Committee. He is an excitable fellow who wishes to give back and do good for the world. He firmly believes the best way is through enabling youth to be the best they can be!
Dangar is also a logistics officer, serving in the Australian Army. In his spare time, he dabbles in languages (French & Korean), piano (somewhere between C major and Fur Elise) and video games.
We could not be here without you
We could not be here without you
We could not be here without you
Share the Spark thanks all our Board members for their guidance and thoughtful contributions over the years. Ours is a voluntary Board and we acknowledge the time they generously give to the organisation.
Meet our Youth Ambassadors
Chloe
Chloe is a Spark Ambassador because she thinks it is important for young people in the community to help out bigger organisations that are run by adults.
Eddie
My name is Edward Sethaphanich but you can call me Eddie. I was born in Singapore and lived there for 12 years coming to Australia in 2018. I am Chinese, Indian, Thai and Filipino by descent. I enjoy serving the community and being academically challenged (despite going to a sports school). Some of my achievements include writing two speeches to parliament and winning a ‘Special Visionary Award’ from Spark Tank. I am very honoured to be part of the Spark Advisory Board serving as a Youth Ambassador.
Tegan
Tegan
Tegan is a Spark Ambassador because she wants to make positive change and help teens all over the universe!
Further a life
Your support and contributions will enable young people to reignite their SPARK for life and explore their dreams for the future. Your generous donation will fund our mission to prevent youth suicide by connecting young people at risk with passionate professionals who can help them find new purpose and meaning.
Share the SPARK is a registered Australian charity and all donation gifts over $2 are tax deductible.
We are a registered charity!
