Staff

Maia Faulkner, New Zealand, World Centre Manager

Maia is from New Zealand and has been involved in Girl Guiding her entire life. She comes to Pax Lodge from a staff role with GirlGuiding New Zealand and previous roles working in management positions in the events and not-for-profit sports sectors.

She enjoys working as the World Centre Manager to ensure that everyone who has the opportunity to visit Pax Lodge experiences a warm friendly welcome and knows a little more about the work of the World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts.

 

Susan Newton, UK, Deputy World Centre Manager: Guest Services

Susan is from Nottingham in the UK and has been involved in Guiding for what seems like forever. She loves the international aspect of Guiding and has acted as a unit leader for Brownies, Guides, and Senior Section. Previously, she worked in a Private Day Nursery as the Deputy Manager. Her favorite part of this job was the ability to use her outdoor Guiding skills of lighting fires and climbing tree’s during Forest school sessions

Susan is looking forward to the challenges she will face as the Deputy World Centre Manager: Guest Services. In addition, she is excited by the prospect meeting, interacting, and working with people from all over the world. And hope’s that each and every guest has an amazing time here at our World Centre.

 

Tirian Eynon, Canada, Deputy World Centre Manager – Programme

Tirian has been involved in Guiding since she was a child living in Norway.  Over the years she has held many positions from unit Guider, Commissioner, Area International Advisor, trainer, Provincial committee member and much more. She has also volunteered her time for other community events and agencies such as The Steven Lewis Foundation and Unicef.

She has worked in Calgary, Alberta Canada for the past 10 years in the non-profit community, focusing on youth and youth volunteerism, and Youth Justice. For the past six years she has worked for the Duke of Edinburgh’s Award in Canada and is a Gold Award achiever.

She enjoys singing, camping/hiking in the Rocky Mountains near her home town, and she also has a huge passion for travelling and meeting people from over the world!

 

Andrea Ausserwinkler, Austria, Assistant Programme Manager

Grüß` euch! My name is Andrea and I am from Salzburg, Austria. I am 24 years old and I just finished university. I did my degree in educational science. I have been involved in scouting since I was in the age of eight and have always been a very enthusiastic scout, impassioned by the concept and ready to pass on my personal scout philosophy.

I have been in leading brownies for seven years and now I am at Pax Lodge. I like travelling, being out in the nature and making music together.

I'm having fun in guiding games, organising activities and entertaining on cozy evenings with my guitar.

I am looking forward to work as a part of the Pax Lodge team, to experience the international idea of guiding and to organise and share activities and games. I`m lucky to have the opportunity to explore different cultures, to meet people from all over the world, to improve my English and to experience the big-city-flair of London.

 

Rachael Marchese, Assistant Guest Services Manager, Australia

Rachael is from Melbourne, Australia and has been a member of WAGGGS since 1991 when she first became a shy little brownie. Since then, much has changed! Having been selected to represent Australia at SOAR 2001 and UNITY 2002, then volunteering at Pax Lodge for 14 months in 2005-2006 she became very aware just how global our movement is.

 Guiding has kept her busy over the years as a leader of youth, a member of the State International Committee and the Coordinator of an educational puppeteering programme called Kids on the Block. Prior to her current position at Pax Lodge she worked for a Chiropractor here in the UK and before that was a Public Servant for the Police Force in her home city. 

She currently works with a Guide unit in Sanderstead, Surrey close to her home in Riddlesdown and in her spare time enjoys Creative Writing, Photography and Travel.

 

Katie Sheppard, Guest Services Co-ordinator: Events, UK

Hey! My name is Katie and I am 21 years old and from Nottingham in the UK. I have previously been a volunteer at Pax Lodge and I am now the Guest Services Co-ordinator: Events.

I have been in Guiding since I was 5 years old and I am a qualified Brownie and Guide Leader. In Guiding I have gained my Baden Powell Award, my Chief Guide Award and more recently I finished my Queen’s Guide Award, which is the highest award in Guiding in the UK.

I enjoyed my time here so much last time that I have decided to return to Pax Lodge and gain more experience, make more friends and have a lot more fun in London with new people. I am really looking forward to the new challenges ahead of me at Pax Lodge.

 

Laura Hadland, Guest Services Co-ordinator: Office, UK

Laura comes from Gosport on the South Coast of the UK. She was a Brownie before moving abroad to Norway. It was while attending secondary school in Scotland that she obtained her Duke of Edinburgh Gold Award – after enduring many a night in a rain soaked tent.

After deciding to study French at Bangor University in North Wales Laura was required to spend a year abroad working as an English assistant in a secondary school which she loved so much she extended it to two years.

She is looking forward to her time at Pax and learning more about WAGGGS and the great work it does around the world supporting girls and young women.

 

Garry Poon, Phillipines, Chef

Garry, from the Philippines, is a chef at Pax Lodge working on weekends. After working for 15 years in his home country, he now finds it very nice to have people, with different cultures and nationalities by his side, assisting him in the kitchen.