Our team

Caroline Milburn, CEO and Co-founder of Ourschool

Caroline spent more than 20 years working as a journalist and editor with The Age newspaper before establishing Ourschool in 2017. Caroline is a state school graduate and former state secondary school teacher. She established Ourschool to help public high schools build strong alumni networks in order to benefit students and public school communities. Caroline manages the Ourschool alumni development program.

Michelle Buxton, Operations manager

Michelle manages Ourschool’s administration and operations. Michelle is a former high school teacher, with extensive experience in classroom teaching, school leadership roles and staff management.

Sally Davis, Alumni program coordinator

Sally delivers our program to schools in Melbourne’s outer east. Sally is a former marketing and communications consultant, with extensive local and international experience working in schools, the media and not-for-profit organisations.

Jaimee Kindt, Alumni program coordinator

Jaimee delivers our program in Melbourne’s west. She has extensive experience improving outcomes for young people. She has worked in the education and community sectors, as well as the public and private sectors in program management and financial capability programs and research.

Jenny Hammond, Alumni program coordinator

Jenny delivers our program in Melbourne’s south-east. Jenny has significant experience in marketing and project management and has worked in education in a community development role.

Nancy Manders, Alumni program coordinator

Nancy is delivering the Ourschool program in Melbourne’s east. Nancy has an extensive marketing communications and digital marketing background in corporate, SMB and start-ups.

Alison Meredith, Alumni program coordinator

Alison delivers our program in Geelong. Alison comes from a print publication background, previously working in advertising and copywriting.

Gerard Keen, Alumni program coordinator

Gerard delivers our program in Melbourne’s outer east. Gerard’s expertise and experience includes former roles in project administration and customer service management at a state and national level.

Natalie Brockway, Alumni program coordinator

Natalie delivers our program in Melbourne’s west. Natalie has national and international experience as an operations manager and marketer for several leading national retailers. She is also a qualified dance teacher.

Rhiannon Slatter, Alumni Program Coordinator

Rhiannon delivers our program in Victoria’s Mornington Peninsula region. Rhiannon has expertise in project and business management and community-building for local and national organisations.

Marina Penderis, Alumni Program Coordinator

Marina delivers our program in Melbourne’s inner east. Marina has broad experience in communications, community-building and change management working for corporates and non-profits in Australia and overseas.