Our Board

Lisa has lived in Kensington for 25 years and her family has attended programs at KNH. She has joined the KNH board to give back and support the local community. 

Lisa is an experienced executive with a keen interest in organisational and leadership development. She has worked in Defence, Management Consulting, Research, Emergency Management, and Public Service. Lisa is currently putting her qualifications in psychology and workplace education to good use as an independent consultant.

Capucine is a telecommunications lawyer, with a strong interest outside of work in art and fundraising for arts projects. Originally from New Zealand, she has lived and worked in the UK, US, Singapore and Sydney before finding her way to Melbourne and then the Inner West, in 2021.Capucine is a keen gardener and is interested in cultivation of community gardening and green spaces in the Kensington neighbourhood.

Julie and her husband George moved to Kensington twenty years ago, where they still live with their two teenagers. Julie has volunteered locally including at local schools, community groups and sporting clinics. Julie was first introduced to the Kensington Neighbourhood House through the herb garden and a course on herbal remedies. Julie is a public policy specialist and has worked in health, emergency services and social policy areas. Julie brings expertise in project management, organisational transformation and design, financial management, risk management and governance.

Sophie is a new Kensington resident, who moved to the area in mid-2022. She currently works at Assemble, a Melbourne-based housing developer, as Head of Brand. Prior to Assemble, Sophie worked in public relations, communications and activations for arts and architecture organizations in Australia and Europe. Trained in social design, she brings design thinking to organisational strategies – by putting people at the centre.

Originally from Hobart, Claire has lived in Kensington for the past 10 years. Claire is an urban planner with experience in local and state government, private consultancy and not for profit. She has a strong interest in the environment, community and loves living in Kensington.   

Molly has spent most of her life in Melbourne’s inner suburbs, and currently lives in the CBD. She currently holds a position managing support services at VincentCare and has worked for over 20 years in community organisation and government roles in program delivery, policy and sector development. Molly’s professional experience spans diverse areas including children’s services, family violence, health, education and housing.

Matthew has only been part of the Kensington community since 1997.  He liked the area so much, he has moved house once, in the same street.  With three boys in tow, Matthew helped get the 6th Melbourne scout group going again. 5 years later and no better at tying a reef knot he hung up the woggle, leaving behind many Kensington youth with a better appreciation of an outdoor fire and a keener sense of safety.  Currently volunteering as a Learner-driver mentor helping young people to obtain their license through the VicRoads L2P program.  Matthews vocation of adult trainer has seen him work for different sectors, including, as he has been heard to say 'a four year stint in prison'.  Currently working in the rail sector ensuring signal maintainers know how to turn equipment off, and back on again.

Sara Newton is a former (and hopefully future) Kensington resident. She first connected with KNH after the lockdowns with a desire to be social in the local community, but ended up with a regular fitness routine and new cooking skills. Sara works as a researcher at the University of Melbourne in the School of Population and Global Health. She lives in West Footscray with her husband and dog and enjoys all of the inner West's proximity to good coffee and day hikes outside of the city.