Our People

Rebecca is a primary school teacher with more than a decades experience in the eLearning space. With her unique skill set and experience in both the classroom and educational technology space, developing online education programs is her speciality. Rebecca has supported many institutions from schools through to universities, in their online learning deployments ensuring student engagement and educational outcomes are prioritised.

Throughout the years, Rebecca has led product development strategies for the world’s biggest Moodle businesses. She has held responsibility for customer acquisition and retention, IT roadmap development and execution, and excellence in service delivery. Rebecca also has extensive experience in running service desks and in project management and IT coordination. 

Rebecca’s passion lies in utilising technology to improve educational outcomes. Recently, Rebecca has also worked with Inclusiv Education, a social enterprise of Save the Children Australia, to incorporate the use of education technology to meet UN Sustainable Development Goals in developing countries. These projects have pushed the boundaries of the traditional use of technology delivering online education in areas with little to no Wi-Fi connectivity and low digital literacy. 

When she is not at work, she enjoys spending time with her young family, reading, and getting outdoors.

Nicky is a behavioural scientist with over 20 years’ experience in the youth sector developing evidence-based programs and building capacity in organisations, both in Australia and the UK.  She has a passion for social justice and designing programs to make meaningful and sustained change for the most disadvantaged in our society.  

Researching current literature on ‘what works’ is a significant part of Nicky’s role to provide thought leadership and develop content that is contemporary, relevant and effective. In addition, she echoes the sentiment “measure what you value, and value what you measure” in developing monitoring tools, evaluation frameworks and program logic models. Nicky’s expertise has been demonstrated through formal evaluation of programs for the federal Department of Health and the South Australian Department for Education.  

Responding to the market with agility is a key driver for Nicky in leading a small team of experts to meet contemporary needs, leveraging current technology, whilst maintaining program integrity and fidelity. This enables Marshman Foundation to produce high quality products and services that develop personal leadership which, in turn, enhances life skills, employability skills and psychological health to a diverse audience.   

Other professional interests include psychometric-based leadership coaching and team development. Personal interests include travel and improving her French language skills.  

Nina has trained the program for over 7 years and has an educational background in youth development specialising in substance abuse and juvenile delinquency. At MF Nina measures student outcomes and maps the personal changes of each student to a large scale to provide insight into the community change. As a central element to the training team, Nina works with trainers and students as well as understanding the current needs of our young people to review and enhance the training delivery and materials. For Marshman Foundation, this continual improvement is key for students success. Each tool has maintained its integrity for over 20 years and with a keen eye on program development, Nina helps the organisation respond to a changing world by adapting the tools to suit students challenges.

Nina believes each student’s personal leadership journey is one to be celebrated. By working in all areas of the organisation and having a deep knowledge of the program tools, Nina helps coach the training team and leads the organisation to a high training standard by ensuring our training programs are consistent whilst ensuring each trainer’s personality and personal story connects with the young people we serve.

Out of work, you’ll find Nina outdoors in any form – whether it is cycling, walking or gardening  – Nina enjoys the Australian landscape in any form.

Tanysha is a teacher and has worked as an educator in Australia, New Zealand and the UK. She has a passion for teacher wellbeing, research, development and using codesign methodology to achieve outcomes fit for purpose. In 2014 she was a finalist in the SA Young Achiever Awards and lived and worked on the Eyre Peninsula for seven years. She is a former board member of Sanctuary On Eyre, and in 2021 organised Adelaide’s March4Justice to bring awareness to the gendered violence against women and create change in public policy both at a state and national level.

Other professional interests include personal leadership and helping young people be the best version of themselves they can be. Personal interests include travel, and she is currently writing a historical fiction novel.

Elliot first embarked on his journey into Personal Leadership as a Program Trainer, delivering Youth Opportunities' services and witnessing firsthand their transformative impact on the lives of young people. Through extensive experience in program delivery and coaching, Elliot has cultivated a passion for fostering positive change through evidence-based best practices — identifying what works, evaluating it, and remaining committed to it.

With 4 years of tertiary psychology education culminating in first-class Honours, Elliot champions robust and targeted evaluation as the driving force behind successful outcomes. Testing assumptions and measuring success not only generates knowledge but also empowers the utilisation of data to make informed decisions. As a skilled facilitator and collaborator, Elliot thrives on sharing knowledge and is always pursuing innovation.

At Marshman Foundation, Elliot utilises his expertise in program delivery and proficiency in data and psychological research to empower organisations to optimise their service fidelity and evaluation processes, ensuring they reach their full potential.

Tarsh is a psychology graduate with several years’ experience of measuring and evaluating outcomes, including program logic modelling and training other organisations in how to measure program impact. Tarsh is a member of the Flinders University Psychology Course Quality Advisory Group.

A successful business leader turned social entrepreneur, Peter Marshman is passionate about changing young people’s futures for the better. After running several prominent South Australian businesses including Modern Home Improvements and Burns for Blinds, Peter turned his attention to the training programs he had previously used to upskill his staff; asking himself, what if young people were given the opportunity to build their confidence and resilience, and become personal leaders in their own lives?

In 1997, Peter Marshman founded South Australian non-profit Youth Opportunities, with the aim to improve wellbeing, enterprise skills and resilience for young people experiencing adversity or disadvantage.

Peter’s work with Youth Opportunities has seen him recognised both on a state and national level including being awarded an OAM, and winning the 2007 Rotary Paul Farris Fellow award and the 2010 South Australian of the Year Award in the community sector.

Since its inception, Youth Opportunities has now engaged over 14,000 young South Australians, positively impacting not only their lives, but their families and communities. Peter believes so strongly in the difference that Personal Leadership makes to young people and it is his kind, generous and passionate belief that has enabled our programs to change so many lives.