The Chairperson and Board of Directors would like to welcome our new

Chief Executive Officer !

Mr. Boyd Maplestone

Boyd brings considerable experience and expertise in working with a range of young people both within Australia and overseas. This has included working with some of the most disadvantaged young people in Melbourne, in Residential Care Units for Melbourne City Mission and Kildonan Child and Family Services.

Boyd has also worked as a Pastoral Worker (Welfare Co-ordinator) at Greenford High School a large Foundation school in West London, assisting a diverse range of students in Year 10 and Year 11.

Over the last few years Boyd has held a position as a Careers and Transitions Project Officer with Western Local Community Partnership, developing excellent partnerships with schools, community organisations and industry in the Western Metropolitan Region of Melbourne.

Earlier in 2009, Boyd become the Youth Transition Support Initiative Co-ordinator supporting four workers to manage the complex needs of disengaged young people.

Boyd's several years experience in working for Community, Education and Corporate organisations has given him many broad experiences that the Board believes will equip him well to maintain and expand the work of the association in the coming years. Boyd's extended biography can be found here.

Boyd began the handover phase this week and begins full time on Monday 12th of October. We look forward to introducing Boyd to our many partners, members and stakeholders.

On behalf of the Board and all members, we welcome Boyd to the position of Chief Executive Officer and wish him well in working across the Macedon, Mitchell and Murrindindi Shires to improve education, employment and training outcomes for our young people.

Andrew Hocking

Chairperson

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