Meet our Education & Learning team
12/11/2026
Great learning requires high-calibre facilitators. We have a dedicated team of facilitators who bring decades of industry expertise, instructional design knowledge, and engaging learning strategies to every workshop.
Sarah Konig
Senior Facilitator
Sarah is an experienced facilitator specialising in relational practice, capability building and strengths-based communication, drawing on contemporary, evidence-informed frameworks. Her work focuses on family engagement, reflection, trauma informed and neurodiversity affirming approaches, and building practitioner capability across early childhood, health and community services. She designs and facilitates evidence-informed workshops that build confidence, communication skills and relational capability, supporting practitioners to navigate complex situations and strengthen partnerships with children and families.
Sarah’s practice experience builds on her facilitation and capability-building work, with 15 years across early childhood education, health and community settings. Sarah co-designs and delivers workshops on engaging families, difficult conversations, reflective practice, small-group facilitation and relational leadership. She provides professional supervision for clinicians, supporting reflective thinking, confidence and professional identity development. She also facilitates focus groups and learning circles to support collaborative insight-gathering and co-designed problem solving. Her work draws on frameworks including the Family Partnership Model, strengths-based communication, experiential learning and contemporary trauma and neurodevelopmental research. She contributes to psychologically safe learning environments that help practitioners respond to complexity, strengthen partnerships and foster meaningful collaboration.
Erin Johnson
Senior Facilitator
Erin brings over 25 years of experience as a social worker, facilitator, trainer, and community development practitioner. Since graduating from Social Work, she has worked across a diverse range of community settings, with a particular focus on the mental health, youth, and early years sectors. Her strength lies in listening to individuals and communities, understanding their aspirations and challenges and supporting them to drive positive change. Forming meaningful connections and trusted relationships has been a consistent source of professional fulfilment for Erin throughout her career. She is guided by the values of compassion, kindness, respect and curiosity.
Erin has extensive experience designing and facilitating training for parents, carers, community members, practitioners and organisational leaders. She is skilled at creating engaging learning environments that encourage reflection, participation and practical application. Her facilitation style draws on both evidence-informed practice and the lived experience and wisdom of participants. Erin believes that people learn best when they feel relaxed and included. She creates welcoming, fun spaces where participants can connect, share ideas and learn together.
A strong advocate for prevention, early intervention, and community-led approaches, Erin has contributed to initiatives that strengthen family wellbeing, build workforce capability, and foster social connection. Her work is grounded in relational practice and a commitment to collaboration. She recognises that lasting change is built through trust, respect and authentic partnerships. Erin strives to support individual and collective wellbeing by building on strengths and creating opportunities for learning, connection, and growth.
Jody Kingston
Senior Facilitator
Jody’s work is arts-led and relational, centred on bringing diverse voices together to shape systems that better support children, families and communities. A creative arts therapist and PACFA Certified Practising Counsellor, she holds a Master of Therapeutic Arts Practice (MIECAT) and a practice-led PhD (QUT). Jody has facilitated engagement and co-design processes across government, community and health settings, most recently with MosaicLab. Earlier roles include Clown Doctors (RCH) and Reggio Emilia Australia, where she gained a deep understanding of the Reggio Emilia approach to early learning.
Kerrin Smith
Senior Facilitator
Kerrin brings more than 15 years of experience across education, leadership development, facilitation and professional learning. He has worked across school, early childhood and higher education settings, supporting educators and leaders to strengthen their practice, leadership capability and wellbeing. Kerrin holds a Master of Applied Positive Psychology, alongside postgraduate qualifications in educational leadership and education. His work is grounded in evidence-informed practice and a commitment to translating research into practical approaches that support people, teams and organisations to thrive.
