Meet our team
Rachel is a Social Worker with over 26 years’ experience working directly with children and families. Rachel has held frontline and senior leadership roles in government and the not for profit sector. Rachel is passionate about seeing young peoples lives changed as young people connect with nature and challenge themselves.
Rachel's skill set includes leadership, working within organisations to develop staff to be the best they can be, and working with young people across statutory and non-statutory services. Rachel values partnerships and loves connecting with different stakeholders and providers.
Rachel co-developed an adventure therapy program she implemented and volunteered at whilst working at Churches of Christ and has a passion for working with young people in the outdoors.
She has worked with young people to train and complete: Bridge to Brisbane, four Kokoda Challenges, two Brisbane to Gold Coast 100 km bike rides, many Adventure therapy camps, too many to count Mountain climbs, and close to a million forest walks with young people.
Rachel’s strong focus on remaining current with best practice in working with children and young people combined with a strong social justice, trauma informed framework for practice makes her a strong practitioner who can work with you to achieve shared outcomes.
Brent has worked with a diverse range of complex and challenging children and young people in the Victoria and Queensland child protection systems and alternative education programs for more than 20 years. Before starting MySUMMIT, Brent has honed his skills and knowledge in range of roles from a youth worker to his last role as the Program & Practice Manager for all services for one of the largest Out of Home Care providers in Queensland.
Brent established strong partnerships and relationships both internally and externally and is a strong communicator as well as advocate. Brent is renowned for his integrity and clear, strong leadership.
Brent is a highly motivated practitioner who thrives when working with vulnerable children and young people who are shackled by their past trauma from living a fulfilling and adventurous life. Some of Brent’s fondest memories and motivators stem from when ex-young people have reconnected years later to share the achievements and reminisce on the challenges they over came.
Brent's calm competence and solid dependency made him a favourite with the young people he worked with.
