Meet The Team
This is Tracy. When she’s not crafting content to showcase the region, she is leading the charge to develop new strategies for Team Tourism. She spends a lot of of time wordsmithing our corporate communications, and indulging her love of puns, rhymes and tautograms. When work is over she exhales, inhales and shouts at the footy. Go Cats! This is Narelle. When she’s not working with media to plan the next way to get our region up in lights, she is promoting our food and wine products. She spends a lot of time on our Destination, Visitor and Map guides and loves cutting office laps, a belly laugh and a good yarn! When work is over she enjoys a glass of local wine, long walks, the footy in winter and the tennis in summer. This is Simone. When she is not working with the Study Geelong Ambassadors to celebrate our region, she is creating content to help our international students become fantastic hosts. She spends a lot of time helping them learn, love and explore Geelong & The Bellarine. When work is over she is hanging out with her horses or in the veggie garden. (She loves her family too!) This is Brendan. When he’s not balancing the books he is busy planning strategies for the future, ensuring our region flourishes as a sustainable destination. He spends a lot of time researching the latest data to make informed decisions, and loves helping inbound agents create dream experiences within our region. When work is over he dives straight in for 40 laps of the pool. This is Elise. When she’s not coming up with new ideas to educate industry professionals, she is cheer-leading for the industry. She spends a lot of time finding fun regional stories to share, and truly loves a good spreadsheet. When work is over she’ll be out enjoying the sun, the beach and posting photos of her pug Bob. She really loves Bob. This is Felicity. When she’s not at the front desk busy being the Face of Tourism™, she is managing multiple diaries and directing your call. She spends her time administrating, and loves taking care of our members, our staff, and our office rainforest. When work is over, she continues to support the region by drinking lots of local wine and eating generous amounts of local produce. This is Carla. When she’s not juggling a bunch of different Tourism projects, she is thinking about the next one. She spends a lot of time helping our Business Manager and loves when the books add up. When work is over, she spends times with her two girls, doing all things girly! This is Abbey. When she’s not chatting with members she is working tirelessly to ensure they enjoy everything Team Tourism membership offers. She spends a lot of time organising spreadsheets and loves writing ‘to do’ lists. When work is over she loves spending time with her family and friends, and coaching her daughter’s netball team. This is Fiona. When she’s not talking all things membership she is working behind the scenes assisting our members. She spends a lot of time on ATDW profiles and loves getting out and about to meet new members and experience their fantastic new ventures. When work is over she juggles a growing family of soccer, dance and netball enthusiasts. This is Josh. When he’s not working alongside our team of volunteers he’s making sure that our Visitor Information Centres are well informed with everything happening in the region. He spends a lot of time making sure that our VIC’s are fully operational and loves getting great feedback from visitors. When work is over he’s likely at the beach, spending time with family and friends or discovering something new! This is Isla. When she’s not busy helping visitors and assisting our army of Volunteers she is out and about delivering brochures. She spends a lot of time working at different regional events and loves celebrating the region with our visitors. When work is over she is practising her Mandarin, dominating her husband in a Scrabble match and enjoying some hedgehog slice. This is Fiona. When she’s not assisting visitors at our Waterfront Visitor Information Booth she is restocking our VICs and working closely with our volunteer team. She spends a lot of time providing extra support during the peak holiday period and loves assisting with live activations. When work is over she enjoys a bike ride with the family, a good coffee and planning her next holiday adventure. This is Mark. When he’s not hustling to bring meeting, conference, incentives and exhibitions (MICE) planners from around the world into the region he is brainstorming new ideas with his team. He spends a lot of time showcasing the region as a first choice destination for MICE events. When work is over, he logs off and shuts out the world. This is Brooke. When she’s not spruiking the region to business event organisers from around the globe she is strategising the best way how. She spends a lot of time establishing strategic partnerships and loves creating events that impress. When work is over she enjoys a nice glass (or three) of Pinot Grigio and spending time with her three boys. This is Bonnie. When she’s not dreaming up new ways to promote our region to corporate event planners, she is publishing stories about our amazing operators on the Business Events Geelong blog. She spends a lot of time jazzing up the BE social media presence and loves networking at our corporate famils. When work is over she loves to read trashy novels and kick back with a cup of tea. This is Claudia. When she’s not out singing Geelong’s praises to conference & event organisers (and anyone who’ll listen), she is out and about sampling all our region has to offer. She spends a lot of time representing Geelong & the Bellarine on a global stage and really really loves to travel. When work is done for the week she can be found having a sneaky G&T on the Torquay foreshore, whilst watching her kids sail by.
Brett Ince
Executive Director
Tracy Carter
Deputy Executive Director Marketing & Communications Manager
Narelle Needham
Marketing and Communications Officer
Simone Budd
Study Geelong Student Engagement and Project Officer
Brendan Sanders
Business Manager
Elise Getson
Industry Development Officer
Felicity McKenzie
Senior Administration Officer
Carla Garner
Tourism Project Officer
Abbey Jones
Membership Engagement Officer
Fiona Tuddenham
Membership Engagement Officer
Joshua Harris
Visitor Services Coordinator
Isla Foy
Visitor Services Officer
Fiona Rushbrook
Visitor Services Officer
Mark Day
Business Events and International Manager
Brooke Jaworski
Business Events Trade and Partnership Executive
Bonnie Van Dorp
Business Events Marketing and Communications Officer
Claudia Baranski
Business Development Manager – Business Events & International
Brett Ince
Executive Director
Tracy Carter
Deputy Executive Director Marketing & Communications Manager
Narelle Needham
Marketing and Communications Officer
Simone Budd
Study Geelong Student Engagement and Project Officer
Brendan Sanders
Business Manager
Elise Getson
Industry Development Officer
Felicity McKenzie
Senior Administration Officer
Carla Garner
Tourism Project Officer
Abbey Jones
Membership Engagement Officer
Fiona Tuddenham
Membership Engagement Officer
Joshua Harris
Visitor Services Coordinator
Isla Foy
Visitor Services Officer
Fiona Rushbrook
Visitor Services Officer
Mark Day
Business Events and International Manager
Brooke Jaworski
Business Events Trade and Partnership Executive
Bonnie Van Dorp
Business Events Marketing and Communications Officer
Claudia Baranski
Business Development Manager – Business Events & International