CFC Executive Management and Committee of Management

Louise Ippolito, CFC Executive Director
B Ed, M Ed, M Bus - Appointed 2022

Louise is a highly qualified teacher with over 40 years’ experience in the field of Early Childhood Education in both long day-care and kindergarten settings. She has worked in various leadership and management roles for 25+ years.

Louise has well-developed leadership skills - her approach is inclusive and collaborative. She is passionate about advocating for children’s safety, education and overall wellbeing.

Louise was appointed Executive Director in February 2022.

In her spare time, Louise loves to travel and take long cruises with her husband. She also enjoys jewellery making and tapestry and spending time with her great nephew - who has just become a big brother!

Lil Barac-Macey, CFC Chair
​M Bus, B A., MAICD – Appointed 2017

Lil has over 20 years’ expertise is in corporate responsibility, sustainability and marketing communications. She has also worked with non-profits to deliver health outcomes for remote indigenous communities and has enjoyed visiting these communities on numerous occasions. 

Lil currently manages a consulting business that helps companies improve their social and environmental impacts.  Her goal today is to guide organisations and their people to become more sustainable in the long-term, no matter the industry they work in.  
 
Lil’s interest in joining the Craig’s Committee of Management was sparked after her children graduated from the Centre’s kindergarten program. Outside of work, she is a big advocate of lifelong learning – for all generations! In her downtime, Lil enjoys photography, time with her young family and taking in sights in and around Melbourne.  

Joy Vogt, CFC Vice Chair
​M Ed – Appointed 2006

Joy has had extensive experience in the education field. She has taught for more than 40 years from Prep to TAFE, gained an insight into the whole Victorian state education system from early childhood education, primary, secondary and TAFE sectors during more than 10 years as an Australian Education Union State Councillor.
 
During her time as a project officer at the Department of Education and Training Joy facilitated projects across private, Catholic  and State schools. 
 
Joy has also worked in Koorie Education. Her Masters in Special Education enriched her contribution to Prep to Year 12 students with special needs.  Her special interest is developing positive, equitable educational outcomes for all ages in our Craig community. 

Bob Stensholt, CFC Secretary
B A., B Div (Hons), M Int Law, Dip Phil - Appointed 2002

​A Victorian MP for over 10 years holding diverse roles, including Parliamentary Secretary for Treasury and Finance and Chair of Public Accounts & Estimates Committee, Bob has also held senior management roles in Federal and State Governments, both in Australia and abroad.
 
With extensive experience in international diplomacy, health and education, justice, industry and resources, project evaluation, international water law, environment policy and international development, Bob brings a wealth of knowledge and insight to the Craig Family Centre.
 
Bob is now retired however remains involved in a wide range of local community organisations and activities.

Dr Winnie Waudo, CFC Committee Member
Ph D, B Sc., MAICD – Appointed 2020

Winnie has extensive strategic and operational experience in public and private sectors, with a focus on leading and delivering business transformation programs, organisational capability and business improvement.  
 
Winnie is particularly interested in education and community development programs, which she believes are the backdrop against which resilient and adaptable communities are borne. She is the Chair of Governance at The River Nile School (RNS), a Victorian Certificate of Applied Learning (VCAL) setting focussed on re-engaging refugee and asylum seeker school aged women who have had disrupted schooling.
 
Winnie holds a PhD in Renewable Energy and a BSc in Biochemistry.

Eva Conley, CFC Committee Member