ABA Senior Management Team
Victoria Marshall-Cerins, Executive Officer
BA Hons, MSc, Grad Dip Community Education, Prof Cert Not-For-Profit Management, Grad Dip Childbirth Education, Dip AMI Montessori Early Childhood Education 0-3, 3-6.
Victoria is a passionate and strategic not-for-profit leader with over 14 years’ senior management experience in the areas of volunteering, education and health, both in Australia and internationally.
Since becoming a mother in 2001, Victoria has supported pregnant women and their partners through the transition into parenting, as a qualified independent childbirth educator, doula and early childhood educator.
Victoria lives in Melbourne with her husband and two teenage children.
Nerida Haines, Senior Manager Helpline Services and Volunteer Support
Nerida is a volunteer breastfeeding counsellor and educator with ABA and has been managing the National Breastfeeding Helpline Services since their very beginnings in 2008. Nerida is proud of and inspired by the work of ABA’s volunteers, admiring their dedication and passion for supporting Australian mums, their babies and families to reach their breastfeeding goals. Prior to working with ABA, Nerida was an Assistant Principal and enjoyed time in Kindergarten classrooms, working alongside Australia’s little learners. As a mum of 3, family is her life and catching up together on bushwalks, at the beach and over family games and mealtimes remain very precious moments.
Melanie Fuller, Senior Manager Growth and Engagement
Diana Abelardo, Senior Manager Finance
Lauren Bukowski, Senior Manager Operations
Lauren joined ABA in 2022 and is responsible for management of the National Support Office finance and operations including human resources, information technology, office administration, and risk.
Her professional background is in Operations and Project Management. Most recently as the Operations Director for Hey Tiger. She enjoys providing teams with resources and streamlined processes so they can get on to the work that really matters.
Originally from Denver, Colorado in the United States, Lauren has lived in Melbourne with her husband for the last decade. She has two young children who keep her busy and fill her days with laughter. Lauren is a book worm and is always planning her next holiday destination.
Melanie Carter, Senior Manager Learning and Innovation
ABA Branch Presidents
Jennifer Hurrell, Victoria Branch President
Jennifer joined ABA in 2005 following the birth of her second child, having moved from Melbourne to a regional city drive the birth of her first child. At her first ever local group meeting, Jennifer realised that the mums in the local ABA group were likely to become her new village.
Within the first year of membership, Jennifer had decided to train as a Breastfeeding Counsellor, and took over as the local group leader just as she qualified. Jennifer ran weekly meetings in Bendigo for almost 6 years and loved connecting with local mums and supporting so many different families. Jennifer has also completed training to be a Breastfeeding Educator as well as providing training for new volunteers.
Jennifer joined the Victorian Branch leadership team in 2017 and became the Victorian Branch president in 2021. She feels privileged to work with our amazing Victorian volunteers, and to be part of the national leadership team. She is sometimes described by friends and family as the "boob lady", and loves sharing the fascinating science of breastfeeding when the opportunity arises.
Kirsty-Anne Randell, South Australia / Northern Territory Branch President
Julia Moore, Western Australia Branch President
Kylie Miller, Queensland Branch President
BMid, BA, Grad Dip Education, Cert IV Breastfeeding Education (Counsellor), Cert IV Breastfeeding Education (Educator), Cert IV Training and Assessment
Kylie joined ABA in 2011 upon returning to Australian for the birth of her second child. Kylie is a Registered Midwife and now mother of four (biological and foster children). She has moved extensively around Australia and draws on the Australian Breastfeeding Association as a support network in every location. Within the first year of membership, Kylie took on the role of National Training Manager Learning Programs and decided to train as a Breastfeeding Counsellor. Following on she extended to qualify as a breastfeeding educator and continued as a trainer and assessor. Kylie has been group leader for two group in different branches and supported the TalkAbout Team as an assistant editor.
Kylie became the Queensland Branch president in Dec 2022. She feels privileged to work with our amazing volunteers across the association, and to be part of the national leadership team. She is always passionate to share her journey as a mother and volunteer and firmly believes it is not about what she does for the Association but everything the volunteers of ABA have done for her.
Laura Anderson, Tasmania Branch President