Meet The Team

Wendy Pizzol

Active Kids Director

 Wendy took over Active Kids in 2012 and transformed it from one small centre to 5 fantastic  centres across the Northern Rivers! Wendy runs Active Kids alongside her daughters, Briana and Davina as well as fantastic staff body. 

Wendy has a great love for children and creating  happy, nurturing environments where children can feel comfortable, safe and free to be themselves. 

Prior to going into the childcare industry Wendy worked in a variety of different fields, including the building industry . Wendy loves water sports, painting and loves to cook for family and friends. 

Briana Pizzol

Active Kids Management Team

 Meet Briana who runs the administration side of Active Kids, you may have met her over the phone or email if you haven’t seen her in a centre before. Briana creates all our programs which is her favourite part of the job! Briana worked in the centre’s for 5 years before moving into the office full time. From time to time though you will still see Briana working in the centres.

Briana is a fully certified Responsible Person, she has her first aid certificate, working with children check, working with young people at risk certificate as well as her cert IV in school age education and care. 

Briana is a mum herself to a little baby girl who's become our cutest office sidekick! Her favourite hobbies are cooking and painting and she loves water skiing and snow skiing when she can! 

Davina Pizzol

Head Educational Leader

 Meet Davina our St Francis Centre’s Educational Leader.  Davina has been working at Active Kids since 2012. Davina is a fully certified Responsible Person, she has her First Aid Certificate, Working With Children Check and her Working with Young People at Risk Certificate. 

Davina has a huge love for sports and you’ll often catch her running around with the kids. Out of work Davina loves an adventure and getting outdoors with family and friends and her cute puppy - Romey!

Davina also loves creating something fun at work with the kids whether it's a wild new craft activity or something cool in the kitchen! And if you didn’t know already Davina is a major Star Wars geek. May the Force be with you!

Adrian

Coordinator at Active Kids GSAC

Say G'day to Adrian who works part time at AK GSAC. Adrian creates an awesome atmosphere at our AK GSAC Vacation Care centre and keeps the energy high! Adrian holds all Educational Leader qualifications. 
At home, Adrian loves tinkering in the garden, working with timber and spending time with family and friends. Adrian is a sports enthusiast and you'll often hear him cheering on his favourite team.

Educational Leader of AK SCC

Kerryn

Educational Leader at AK St Mary's

Say hello to Kerryn our awesome Educational Leader at AK St Marys. Kerryn is a fully certified Responsible Person and holds all necessary qualifications. As well as this Kerryn is a fully qualified hairdresser and holds a degree in Business Management.

Outside work Kerryn loves cooking and entertaining. She is passionate about fitness and loves camping and outdoor activities. Kerryn is married with two beautiful children. 

Maria

Educational Leader at AK St Mary's

Meet Maria, our regular Educator at AK St Mary's and GSAC. Maria has all necessary qualifications to be a Responsible Person. Maria is half Greek and can read, write and speak Greek! As well as being fluent in Greek she also has her Certificate III in Auslan (sign language). Maria has worked for many years as a teacher’s aid, she worked with primary and high school children with disabilities and loved it. Maria loves reading, writing, drawing and camping. She is married with 2 lovely boys and 3 dogs.

Alaina

Educational Leader at AK St Carthage's

Meet Alaina our Educational Leader at AK St Carthage's! Alaina has been a part of the AK family for years now. She started off as a junior educator at AK SCC before moving into a 'second in command' role at SCC and GSAC. She is super excited to be stepping into the Educational Leader role at AK St Carthage's in 2021!  Alaina is currently at SCU studying for a Bachelor of Primary Education. Alaina loves sports and plays touch footy in the local comp. She has competed in the Samson Challenge 3 years in a row! Alaina also loves craft and creating new artistic projects. In her spare time you'll find Alaina hanging out with family and friends.

Paolo

Say hey to Paolo one of our Active Kids Educators! Paolo is a lover of the outdoors and is also an avid Basketball player. His favourite things to do are to get out of the house, go to the gym, play sports and hang out with friends, he also loves meeting new people. Paolo is currently studying a double degree in Primary and Secondary Education. Like Davina, Paolo is a HUGE Star Wars fan but also loves Superhero movies. An interesting fact about Paolo is that he is NOT a fan of sweets (what!?) in fact, it's been years since he’s eaten a single lolly!

Shontae

Say hello to lovely Shontae! Shontae is an animal lover and her favorite thing to do is take her dog Arlo for walks on the beach. Shontae enjoys trying new foods and eating healthy. Shontae loves to do arts and crafts with the kids.

Lilibeth

Educator at AK GSAC

Meet Lilibeth an educator at Active Kids, you can find her at a couple of our centres. Lilibeth has always loved working with children and teenagers which has driven her to study a Bachelor of Secondary Education at Southern Cross University. Besides work and her studies Lilibeth enjoys spending time with her family and friends, shopping and playing soccer and basketball!

Ellie

Educator at AK St Francis

Say hello to Ellie! Ellie is studying a bachelor of high school education with biology, chemistry and marine studies. Ellie as you may have guessed loves science! When she isn't at work or uni Ellie loves spending time with friends and families and being outdoors, especially at the beach. Ellie is a big Star Wars and Marvel fan too!

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Ellie

Educator at AK St Francis

Say hello to Ellie! Ellie is studying a bachelor of high school education with biology, chemistry and marine studies. Ellie as you may have guessed loves science! When she isn't at work or uni Ellie loves spending time with friends and families and being outdoors, especially at the beach. Ellie is a big Star Wars and Marvel fan too!

Coco

Junior Educator at AK St Carthage's

You'll find Coco's friendly face at our AK  St Carthage's centre. Coco was once an Active Kid herself and since becoming a high schooler has joined the AK team as a junior educator. Coco loves being outdoors, surfing and being on the water. Coco is a Surf Life Saver too and holds her Surf Life Saving Certificate (SRC). At school Coco loves Science and Textiles.