Meet our Youth Ambassadors

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Pix Jonasson serves as President and Board Chair. She is affectionately known as The Couragepreneur. Overcoming significant life challenges, she is an ever positive, fun loving, community minded leader, entrepreneur and passionate health and wellness advocate. In addtion to her own podcast, The Couragepreneur, Pix is a sought-after speaker and guest on various podcasts around the world. https://www.pixjonasson.com

Scott Moran is our VP and Safety Coordinator. He has been working with Lifeline for over a decade and also teaches and practices  meditation. Scott brings a wealth of knowledge and lived experience regarding suicide, youth  assessment and training, and a lifelong dedication to mindfulness  to the  Spark team. 

Sandrine Levallois is our Secretary and Marketing Coordinator. She is an experienced artist with many group and solo exhibitions to her credit. She is also a graphic designer and has taught art to  young people throughout the Northern Beaches. She wants to give our youth a reason to be self-confident and happy. 

Neil Webster is our Finance Director.

He has been CEO of Mills Group for the past 8 years, working with many of Australia’s best known retailers and brands across a wide range of products and services.

Outside of his most important role as a husband and father of 3 boys, his other passion is football (soccer) and he is involved with his local club as vice-president, coach and player. 

Preeti Parmar serves as our Director, Community Development. Preeti is passionate about supporting, empowering, and enabling individuals to make choices that support their current development and future aspirations by unleashing their true potential through a thought-provoking and creative process — also known as an instigator for change! 

Dane serves as our Business Development Director. 

He was born and raised on the Northern Beaches and is passionate about mental health. 

He is currently working as an environmental scientist, and values the impact mentoring can have professionally and personally. 

Maria Nizeti serves as Treasurer, and manages our Social Media.  She is a northern beaches local who has worked with young people most of her life. She has taught many young people piano and theory over the years and also spent years working with abandoned children in the Philippines. She is currently working as a marriage celebrant and loves helping couples with their special day.

Claudine is our Communications Officer.  She is a  Microsoft Office Specialist,  with experience in Visual and Workflow Coordination working with high profile clients in various capacities over the last 20 years both in Europe and Sydney.  She is passionate about young people and ensuring that they have the tools and freedom to enjoy life. 

 Bob Moran serves as our Senior Advisor. He founded and curates the Discovery Shed and voluntarily delivers S.T.E.M. programs to young people. He has dedicated many years to igniting the spark of purpose, creativity and inspiration in Australian youth.

Kimberly Clouthier is Sparks founder and Program Director and likely the first person you will speak to when you contact us! She is also a corporate futures strategist, sailor, and 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.